I am guilty of moving too fast, of planning the next big thing, of looking forward instead of being in the moment. That is why it is nice when I am reminded to stop…reflect…give thanks. The wonderful Nila Nealy (@nilanealy) reminds me of this often. Most recently with a reminder to participate in the Epic Thanks Tweetsgiving 2010. (more…)
On Thursday, I attended the Indiana Cultural Tourism Conference. I was disappointed about the sparse crowd, especially after keynote speaker Andrew Taylor, Director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration at the Wisconsin School of Business, shared his views about the concept of place in the Internet era. (more…)
A colleague of mine likes to start meetings out by saying, “If I’m the smartest person in the room, we are all in trouble.”
He is actually a very confident person who knows a lot about a lot of things in the communications and technology industries. But he also knows there are a lot of things he doesn’t know squat about. (more…)
The word bumble has gotten a bad rap. In fact, I didn’t even know the word could be a verb until I read Tom Hodgkinson’s article on being idle in the August issue of Real Simple.
Bumbling means “wandering around without purpose.” And guess what? Not everyone who bumbles is an idiot.
As Hodgkinson notes, “Children are good bumblers.” Poets and plein air painters are natural bumblers. I personally think graphic artists are good at it too. As a recovering workaholic (okay, maybe not fully recovered), I have a real appreciation for those who know how to enjoy a good bumble.
