The Forbidden City
You can’t visit the Forbidden City in Beijing without posting pictures! It wasn’t as crowded as the Great Wall, but plenty of people were there. Here are a few pictures.
Category Archives: Art
Learning from performers to live in the moment
I learned something profoundly helpful watching a friend perform music on stage. You might find it obvious, but it helped me. The moment a musician makes a mistake while performing, it’s in the past. You can’t change it. The best … Continue reading
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My interview by Leaders in Software and Art
Leaders in Software and Art posted their interview of me at my solo show at Crossing Art Gallery last June. I thought Isabel did great camera work with a medium that’s hard to capture on video (EDIT: see comment below, … Continue reading
Telling my awesome story on stage about inspiring my mom’s first marathon
Monday night I told my second story at the Moth, to about two hundred people. A bit scary, though not as scary as last time, but awesome! Improving public speaking improves your abilities in almost any field. Few structures match … Continue reading
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Using an MBA as a multi-media artist, and other uses
A story on using MBA degrees outside the usual banking, consulting, and finance featured my using mine to help my art. Take a look at “5 Ways to Creatively Use your MBA Degree“
Improve your public speaking through storytelling, part 2
Yesterday I suggested ways to improve your storytelling skills through practice. Performing in public can be daunting, so today I’ll tell about my first experience telling a story in front of hundreds of people, being judged. First, despite my anxiety … Continue reading
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Improve your public speaking through storytelling, part 1
Want to improve one of the most important skills for any field, almost free? Want to hook and engage anyone you communicate with? Tell a story. Everyone knows it, but it bears repeating. All communication can benefit from having it … Continue reading
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This land was made for you and me
Like most American kids of my generation, I learned This Land Is Your Land as a children’s song, never thinking much of its meaning. A decade or two later, I heard Bruce Springsteen’s version of it on his Live 75-85 … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Freedom, Leadership, Nature, NorthKorea
Tagged anecdote, art, environment, freedom, models, values
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This photograph is free!
I find this picture of the Eiffel Tower beautiful. A guy named Tristan Nitot took the picture and posted it for people to share and enjoy in a post called “This photograph is free.” He posted it in response to some … Continue reading
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Pictures of North Korea, part 9: the Grand People’s Study House
Today’s pictures were from the Grand People’s Study House, a giant library overlooking the Taedong River, with the Juche Tower on the other side. Sorry for how long some captions are. I formatted them to be more readable but WordPress … Continue reading
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Tagged freedom, Leadership, solutions > problems, travel
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