Dear Creativity, Today I’ve been thinking about perspective and the permission we give ourselves to push against the status quo and think differently. You know me well, Creativity. I live in both the linear, logical realm and the free-flowing creative one. Most days, these worlds complement each other beautifully. Until they don’t. When it comes to priorities and task management, I want the structure, and I don’t want the structure. I crave a system… until it boxes me in. That’s when I...
17 days ago • 1 min read
Dear Creativity, It almost feels like you’ve been in two places at once. Here with me in my home office/creative studio, tuning into Speak & Write on my screen… and in San Diego, where Lisa Nichols and her team of speakers have been dropping golden nuggets of wisdom for the past two days. Last year, I was fortunate enough to attend in person. The energy, the buzz in the hallways, the inspiration spilling out around every corner — it was electrifying. This year, hunkered down at my desk, I...
24 days ago • 1 min read
Dear Creativity, I know you have watched me grow my creative toolkit, that little collection of tools I keep within reach—my bullet journal, colorful pens, calming scents, and small reminders that creativity is magical. It’s not just about pretty things. These are the items that help me listen to you, Creativity, and turn ideas into something real. My tools for hatching ideas. I was taking notes from a course I’m in on developing clear customer paths— the kind that guide people from first...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Dear Creativity, There’s a version of me that wants to have everything perfectly figured out before I begin. She wants the whole map, a compelling argument, a just-right timeline. She drafts and redrafts and thinks maybe next month will be better. You know her well. The idea was ready before I was. “AI in Education: Friend, Foe, or Future?” started as a pitch I wasn’t sure would land — and became a conversation I was proud to lead. But you’ve been teaching me a different way. You’ve been...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Creativity, Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the number 100 and how it shows up in our lives. Yesterday, The Hatchery reached 100 members. One hundred people who said yes to building something creative, honest, and brave — together. That feels big. July 26, 2025, The Hatchery welcomed its 100th member! It reminded me of other 100s.The first 100 days of school, when everything is new and kids wear paper crowns to celebrate how far they’ve come.The first 100 days of political...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Creativity, I know it’s not duckling season. But I’ve been thinking a lot about hatching. The spring season of hatching for the mother and her ducklings. I’ve got a big announcement coming up this week, and I’ve slowly been making quiet changes behind the scenes — tidying the nest, rearranging things, getting ready for something new to emerge. And as I go through this process, I keep thinking about how intentional this part is. We don’t always give that enough credit, do we?The small...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Creativity, Last week I found you at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, tucked in the corner of a conference afterparty, right between a Prince exhibit and a surprisingly good cover of “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” There was so much to take in. Rock and roll memorabilia. Interactive music stations. Curated video segments that made me emotional in a very controlled conference-attendee way. And of course, great conversation about what we’d all learned that week. But what caught my eye wasn’t the...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Creativity, You know I’m not the easiest traveler. I like my comforts, my routines, my familiar little rituals — probably because I’ve had my share of travel mishaps over the years. But today, somewhere between the security line and 30,000 feet in the air, you reminded me that you can show up anywhere. In the TSA agent moving people through the lines, not with a robotic monotone delivery, but with a grin and a few jokes to make us laugh. In the gate agent with the cheeriest voice,...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Creativity, I said yes to that business planning retreat for one reason: two full days to focus on my ideas. And maybe — if I’m honest — I could have stayed somewhere basic. A plain hotel room. Beige walls. A desk that reminded me of all the tasks I should be doing instead of dreaming. It would have worked. Technically. But I didn’t want to be practical. I wanted to be wrapped in inspiration — morning, noon, and night. So I chose this beautiful boutique hotel, The Mining Exchange. A...
3 months ago • 1 min read