by Lauren | 15 Sep 2015 | Comparison, Curiosity, Self-awareness
I’ve spent two years researching, writing and teaching about comparison, and I still catch myself doing it. “She’s so courageous and creative.” (Amanda Palmer, I bow to your naked-and-pregnant-living-statue boldness.) “That level of...
by Lauren | 21 May 2015 | Curiosity, Self-awareness, Values
I gave birth to my second child almost four months ago, and the last time I wrote on this blog was a couple of weeks before then. I was hugely pregnant; the weather was dark and heavy with rain; and I was in the process of tying up loose ends on the work front before...
by Lauren | 16 Jan 2015 | Curiosity, Self-awareness
Some creative acts bubble up in the most convivial, bustling, even chaotic environments. Spontaneous and free, they spring forth with little to no midwifing or labour. Then there are the more epic tasks: writing a book or a dissertation; painting a large canvas;...
by Lauren | 6 Jan 2015 | Business, Community, Curiosity, Self-awareness, Values
A few weeks back, I posted about Chela Davison’s Be Cause, a 12-week group coaching program for seekers, leaders and changemakers that kicks off mid-January. Chela is an amazing coach and human being, and I know this program is going to light some serious fires....
by Lauren | 11 Dec 2014 | Business, Curiosity, Technology
“Design by committee” is considered the kiss of death to any design project – synonymous with weak compromises and bland, flavourless approaches. Every creative professional has battled it at some point, fighting to keep the spark of a creative idea glowing in the...
by Lauren | 1 Dec 2014 | Business, Community, Curiosity
There’s a woman I want you to know about. Her name is Chela Davison. She and I have a few things in common. We’re both entrepreneurs. She started her first business, a hair salon, in 2000. I started my first business, a web design studio, the same year....
