Smarts vs. Passion

There are smart people and there are passionate people. Smart people show up, do good work, and then go home. Passionate people can’t help but show up early, drive everyone crazy with ideas, suggestions, and numerous attempts at solutions that result in both success and failure. They stay late, and they annoy the smart people…

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Do What You Can

I’m about to call it a night. I’m trying to put the finishing touches on the last couple of patterns for a new collection for Boatman Geller, and my creativity is feeling stretched thin. Today, I announced on I’m exhibiting at the NY Now show next week, officially offering the 2015 Day Designer as a…

Scarcity vs. Abundance

Scarcity says there is never enough. Abundance says there is plenty. Scarcity hogs attention. Abundance recognizes others. Scarcity hoards. Abundance shares. Scarcity is loud. Abundance is quiet. Scarcity doubts. Abundance believes. Scarcity is fearful. Abundance is brave. Scarcity is critical. Abundance forgives. Scarcity is easy. Abundance is hard. Scarcity is default. Abundance takes discipline. Which…

On Failure

Seth Godin’s short, and, as always, brilliant blog post yesterday was something I had to read twice. The first two sentences read: “But what if I fail?” You will. When I read that on his blog, it echoed in my head: you will, you will, YOU WILL. If only because you can’t win every single…