Exit Sandman
Exit Sandman Mo is leaving us. During the last 18 years, Mariano Rivera became the greatest relief pitcher in baseball history and he did it with the kind of poise, grace and simplicity that most often accompanies the best of the best. You may ask why I’m writing about a…
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Silver Linings
I saw Silver Linings Playbook on Friday and loved every minute of it. While I haven’t seen all of the award nominees, I can say that all of the films I did see had a really nice flavor about them. My motivation to go to the movies is starting to…
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Your Elevator Pitch
What is One River? People often ask me: “what is One River?” At that moment I think about what I was taught early on in sales training about an “elevator pitch”. In essence, an elevator pitch is how you would describe your service during the duration of one elevator ride…
Read MoreCreative Destruction
One of the cool things about running a school that teaches visual arts is you get to think about what creative processes people want to study and what they need to study. From a pure economic perspective it is plainly obvious that digital skills are the required core competencies for…
Read MoreThe Digital Age Rocks!
It’s just that simple. Think about what you were doing 10/20/30 years ago (if you are old like me you can go back longer). Now, think about how things get done today. The efficiency and speed at which we move is staggering. The tools at our disposal are unbelievable. When…
Read MoreLifelong Creative Learning
I am not sure what motivates everyone but I can tell you that most people are motivated to get smarter. They just don’t carve out the time and they can’t always conceptualize the benefits. Think about where we have come in such a short period of time. Remember when the…
Read MoreWinter Blues
I have a love / hate relationship with winter. On one hand, I love to ski, love to watch football, love to make a fire and chill at home, love to eat some comfort food and really love the change of seasons that winter puts the icing on (nice pun…
Read MoreNew Year = New Inspiration
It’s so simple for me to talk about new inspiration. I really believe in the power of reinventing yourself and fortunately I have had the ability to put my belief to work. I don’t mean you need to do something radical like start a new art school or gallery. Take…
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