Patterns. Patterns are simply recurring events, images, objects, sounds. They’re all around us. Some are visual, others are written. Some are behavioral. Cars in a parking lot are constructed or intentional patterns - spaces are laid out to make an efficient use of a pattern. Others, like the spots on a leopard, are semi-random. Genetics determines their construct. Most of us can see the patterns in the obvious. But only a few can spot patterns that will become a trend. Even fewer understand the difference between trends and fads (trends …

I saw a wonderful photo the other day of a Ralph Lauren inspired and decorated Airstream. I downloaded the photos to my desktop and have been gazing at them for several days now. They evoke a warmth and desire in me I haven’t felt in years. I’m not surprised. They are visual metaphors, invoking involuntary memories of camping cabins I have happy memories of. I was just surprised at their power, even knowing where it comes from. Thank you Marcel.

French novelist Marcel Proust might have faded into all but literary …

Dear friends of mine,
Thanks for writing to ask me to proof your ebook, write a press release, tell you how to start your own online business or how to create a website. I’m charging $$ for those things now. Yep. I don’t do freebies anymore. I just can’t. I’m too booked with paying clients, the pro bono volunteer work I do (that plate is full too), and the down-time I’m taking to ensure I stay healthy. Yep. We all knew this day was coming and now it’s here! Yeah, it’s …

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
Time. I think I’ve wasted 2/3’s of my life worrying about and fixing or trying to fix what other people think is urgent. I …