You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
~Mark Twain

The competition is fierce out there, no matter what your industry.

From designing an illustrious billboard or scripting a masterpiece of a press release, to innovatively cutting [the right] corners so you stay “in the black” this quarter… one thing remains certain: creativity is a must-have these days, not a luxury.

Creativity block?

Ever leave a brainstorming meeting in the morning, only to have your mind flooded with great ideas later that day, when you are cruising with the windows down and music blasting? It’s just as inevitable as thinking of the perfect ‘comeback’ to a bully an hour after he leaves. Sometimes, it’s unavoidable. But other times, you may be able to tinker with fate by psyching yourself out long enough to plan a preemptive “creativity block” attack.
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No, not the name of the hockey team Sarah Palin and company so loyally support.

But the two in the limelight, the two we are so sick of hearing about, but the morbid curiosity can’t contain us…the two candidates for Presidency this year. In the universal archetypes of literacy, there is always a hero and a trickster. I hope for everyone’s sake, both McCain and Obama are both heroes in some regard.

There are so many platforms, issues, debates, and loaded questions. I have to admit this is the first election I have been actually interested in researching in, and fortunately I’ve found that seems to be the trend with a lot of young voters these days. At least with all the chaos comes a sense of obligatory research, pride in one’s beliefs and genuine attempt to pick someone who will do what is best for them. I mean, best for the country moving forward, right?

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Minute Muse – although she exemplifies an inspirational yet archaic symbol, the Muse has finally flittered (and twittered) her way into the 21th Century.

I started the Minute Muse site a few months ago as not only a creative outlet for myself, but also as a funnel for the increasingly amount of personal emails I’d receive for quick random ideas and pleas for creative “dream job”-seeking tips. (Yes, there is a difference!) So, I thought a question-and-answer site with a promised turnaround time was a good idea. We’ll see if it gains any momentum with my new emergence into the blog world! You can also follow me on Twitter (MinuteMuse). Read more…