Creativity doesn t come from chaos. It needs a nest. Not just a physical place, but a protected space a vantage point where ideas can hatch, take shape, and eventually take flight. For me, that place is Bozeman, Montana. ItÉ
A lot of people ask me: what does it really mean to be an outlaw? Before I bought my place in Bozeman, Montana, I always thought of an outlaw in the traditional sense someone who breaks the law. Think Billy the Kid….
You ve probably guessed from the illustration above my style leans hard on creative metaphors and analogies. Why? Because that s how I learn fastest. I can absorb new disciplines at a rate that amazes loved ones and, yes, sometimes…
I’ve come to believe there are two kinds of people: tourists and explorers. Several years ago, my wife bought me a hand-drawn map of the United States with the locations of all 63 National Parks. It came with little pins toÉ
On a hike through the Beartooth wilderness, I came across a dry riverbed. The stones were perfectly rounded, shaped by thousands of years of water rushing over them. You could almost hear the ghost of the river that had…
It s not even 4AM yet and Creative Energy Wake-Up Syndrome has struck again. Why? Too many post ideas rising to the surface, demanding to be let out. So here I am, laptop in bed, no coffee yet, applying the 5AM…
Some people wake up at 2AM because they’re stressed. If you re a creative or an entrepreneur (and yes, entrepreneurs are creatives), you know what it s like to be jolted awake by ideas instead. One of the greatest creatives of our…
As creatives, our energy isn’t constant. Some days the ideas pour out effortlessly. Other times, you re staring at the screen wondering if you ve forgotten how to write, design, or make anything at all. That s normal. The trick isn’t to fight…
