2017 May 11 Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci I started my Minimalism project at the beginning of 2017. As my travels spiral outward from Detroit, here’s a series from my recent trip to Hawaiian House in Marshall Michigan.
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2017 May 9 Abner Pratt. New York District Attorney. Michigan Supreme Court Judge. Counsel to the Kingdom of Hawaii. Theif. It seems that all of Pratt’s self-inflicted troubles came to a head when he built Honolulu House in Marshall, Michigan (1860) as a tribute to his love for Hawaii. History…
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2017 May 4 What happens when you connect two driven entrepreneurs with lingerie? Secret Blossom; a New York company that was founded by Mimi Dang and Alex Trang. Their speciality is designing and making unique lingerie that’s custom fit, all for an amazing price. To quote Alex: No one beats…
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2017 May 1 Being an entrepreneur is a dream that many of us have. Back in the beginning of March I started a survey to find out what your thoughts were about starting your own business. I’ve posted the results in this article in 4 visuals that tell your story. A Few…
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2017 April 27 My father and I both love classical music, particularly listening to it live in a concert hall with a first-class orchestra. Similarly, we both purchase multiple recordings of the same symphonic recording (audio and video) to compare the performances of each conductor and orchestra. What are we…
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2017 April 25 Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci One of my missions is to continue with my process of throwing everything at a project and then deleting everything that doesn’t advance the story. This applies to all mediums that I’m working in (writing, visual, and audio at the…
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2017 April 21 world, the quality of your content (writing and performance/acting) and production (scenic design, costume/wardrobe, hair and makeup, locations, cinematography, lighting, sound, editing, color correcting) would be of equal quality. But, sometimes time and cost don’t allow for both. So which should you choose? Content While quality production…
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2017 April 13 Sometimes inspiration is literally down the road. Jupiter’s Oil Slick There’s a small nature preserve next to a busy road that we’ve driven on thousands of times. One sunny afternoon we seemed very far from the reality of the city. Within the preserve sits a hidden dam that creates…
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2017 March 21 Gone are the days of fancy buildings, huge newsroom, studios, fact checkers, editors–the whole hierarchy of major news organizations. Does this mean there’s no more news in print, on the web, or on TV? Obviously not. But the business case for major news organizations is long gone because almost…
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2017 March 14 I remember thinking when I first read John Kotter’s book Leading Change: “…this is a great book for businesses, but it would be an extremely helpful first read for entrepreneurs and people who are just getting started in business.” That was several years ago. After organizing and…
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