Creative: My Two Phases
Creativity doesn’t vanish. It rises and settles. This short reflection explores the natural rhythm between inspiration and the quieter work that follows—and why both matter.
Creative Flow: Ride the Wave, Clean the Fish Later
Creative flow isn’t one thing—it comes in phases. This post breaks creativity into two simple modes and explains how knowing which one you’re in can make creating easier and more sustainable.
Why I Love Waves and Snow 🌊 ❄️
Snowfields ❄️ and ocean waves 🌊 are made of the same wild element—water that moves, shifts, destroys, creates. This story explores how riding both teaches discipline, humility, risk management, and the deeper creative fire that comes from surviving wipeouts.
PART 1: Learn To Think In Symbols First
At real scale, communication simplifies. This post explores “lightspeed thinking” — source-code communication beneath language — and why creative entrepreneurs need both the tow-in ski and the rescue ski to survive big waves.
Creative Entrepreneurialism: Riding The Wave
Great businesses aren’t just built on plans—they’re born from energy. This post maps the full creative-entrepreneurial cycle: from raw vision to structured execution. It introduces a system that connects human potential with real-world output, designed for those who are more intuitive than analytical, more creative than corporate—but still driven to build something meaningful.
Sharpening The Saw: Finding the Time to Learn and Grow
We all talk about working harder, but what about getting sharper? In this post I dig into Stephen Covey’s idea of “sharpening the saw” — carving out a little time each day to learn, reflect, and stretch your creative edge.
Creativity vs. Creative Process: Why The Difference Matters
A lot of people confuse creativity with creative process. They think being good at executing ideas designing, coding, drawing makes someone creative, and that those who can’t do those things aren’t. That s a narrow and misleading view. Let s break this down. One of the…
Sharpening The Saw: What a Camera, A Moose, And A Modest Inheritance Taught Me
True wealth isnÕt what we inherit Ñ itÕs what we learn. Every tool, challenge, or new skill sharpens our mind and spirit. Like KerryÕs dad with his camera gear, the goal isnÕt mastery Ñ itÕs curiosity. Keep asking questions. Keep learning. ThatÕs how we honor both life and legacy.
Creativity, Nature & Market Hours
My daughter gave me The Creative Act by Rick Rubin during one of the lowest points in my life. I skimmed it at first, but didn t truly dive in until I landed in Bozeman for the ski season on December…
Tourists vs. Explorers: Learning to See What Others Don’t
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
Creative Process: Content In The Can
Creative ideas hit me at the strangest times middle of the night, out adventuring, driving, half-asleep, or just listening to music. They never show up when I m ready . That s the thing about ideas: they re wild. Fleeting. If you don t grab them…
Riding the Creative Wave
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…