The secret to my seemingly never-ending fount of ideas? Stealing. Oh, I’m no plagiarist, but I do steal. I see a call to action on someone’s website and think, “That’s a great way of doing it. How can I apply the concept to my site or a client’s?”
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What is the Role of the Believing Artist?
The role of the artist? Creator in a worship relationship to God, citizen in a worship relationship to God. – Bret Lott, Letters and Life
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How to be a Better Writer: Get to Know the Terrain
Adaptation is the key to survival, and the first step to that adaptation is to know your terrain. Every environment you encounter will have its own set of rules. These rules must be studied and respected at all times. This respect will determine whether that terrain becomes your ally or enemy. — from The Zombie Survival Guide
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Your Net Worth is Your Network
Your net worth is your network. — Lisa Lambert, UPWARD
I’ll be honest: networking is not my strong suit. I hold, maybe, one trump card. The temptation is to excuse it. “I’m an introvert.” “I’m busy.” “It takes time away from the work.” Et cetera, et cetera. The words ring hollow even to my ears.
Come and Make
Come—all of you you have skills—come and make everything that God has commanded. — Exodus 35:10, The Message
How to be a Better Writer: Do Something Scary
I have a problem with heights. I don’t much care for them. In particular, I don’t much care for being on the edge of them and looking down, down, down.
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