There’s just something about a good performance, a job well done that inspires people. And dogs, apparently. When this cute bulldog hears Pavarotti on the TV, he sings along. Maybe not singing, but something. He seems to be inspired.
I hope you inspire people today, like Pavarotti inspires bulldogs.
Have at it.
Happy Monday, everyone!
You may know this about me, but I see faces in things. I’m not saying it’s normal. It’s just my reality. It may just be a creative thing. Or an overactive imagination. Whatever. It still happens.
In a recent trip to a vintage shop in Austin I ran across these friendly filing cabinet faces.
How about you? Do you see faces in things?
For three more posts of the faces I see in things click here, here, and here.
Ever wonder how an illusionist would propose?
Probably with his best illusion ever.
This video of illusionist Sean Emory proposing to his long-time girlfriend is cool, clever, smart, sweet and romantic.
Good for him.
And good for us.
Inspiring.
Guys, we still have a few days to plan something for Valentine’s Day.
{hint}
Ohio artist Dennis Wojtkiewicz created these amazing oversized luminescent images of fruit. That’s right, PAINTINGS. Outstanding. Inspiring. A great way to start your week. Enjoy!
via 22 words
For seven more of these paintings click here.
Image via TwistedSifter.com
I’m pretty sure Jack London knew a thing or two about inspiration. In his books are the stuff boys and men daydream about… man’s man stuff. You can’t have a career writing that kind of stuff without inspiration.
Yet he said “You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club.”
So much for any hope of validation for feeling sorry for yourself because you’re stuck. Yeah, I know what that feels like. Apparently Jack knew it too. And yet he advises the use of a club, as if to tell us a secret. His secret, and secret of all great and successful artists is this: you will have to relentlessly pursue inspiration all the days of your creative life. Sometimes it will be easier to find than others, but we must go after it and beat it down regularly.
Inspiration likes to hide. It’s a little game it plays with us. I think somehow it takes joy in being invisible, like the “hider” in hide and seek.
This concept isn’t easily understood by corporate types, whether they be bosses or clients. They think somehow we have a magic inspiration machine on the inside of us that causes the right idea to come whenever demanded. But you and I both know… it’s not that easy.
There are workarounds to this problem.
I like to store inspiration for moments when I will need them, Evernote being my shoebox of inspiration. I set aside times to hunt for things that inspire me and save them for the proverbial rainy days when I desperately need them. I use cameras, web links, voice memos and really, anything handy to capture the moments of inspiration for later visitation. I guess they are my club.
Storing inspired ideas is such a key for me. It probably will be for you too.
I guess we’re kind of like our forefathers: hunter-gatherers. The difference is we hunt and gather inspiration.
Don’t give up the hunt. Gather your clubs and have them handy. Go for it.
May you not only find inspiration, may you capture it and make it wait for the time you need it.
Just curious: what are your weapons of choice for hunting inspiration?
According to Dr. Math it would take you over 30 years to count to a billion.
“Counting non-stop, at one number a second, it would take you 31 years, 251 days, 7 hours, 46 minutes, and 39 seconds to count to 1 billion. Here’s how I came up with that figure: To count to 1 billion would take 999,999,999 seconds, because the timer would start as soon as the person says “one”, one second would have passed when the person says “two,” and so on.”
My initial thoughts:
Who counts a billionaire’s money to verify they actually have that much?
Does it take 30 years to verify a billionaire’s status?
By the time they get done counting it, wouldn’t their net worth have changed several times?
What if you lose count somewhere in the tens of millions?
I think about these kinds of things. I suppose now you do, too.
You’re welcome.
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