Creative Cadence

March 11, 2015
drummer

Career TOOLBOX #43: Whiplash

The Backlash to Mediocrity   “There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job.” – J.K. Simmons, Whiplash   Whiplash, the […]
February 11, 2015

Career TOOLBOX #42: Peter Lawson Jones – Creating Your Third Act

  “I plan to live to 100, so this is Act 2.” – Peter Lawson Jones   Peter Lawson Jones is a man with strong presence. […]
February 4, 2015

The Missing 6 Percent: One Year Since Leaving For Dublin, Ireland

On February 4, 2014, I departed Chicago’s O’Hare airport and headed for Dublin, Ireland.   A trip long in the making, I intentioned the adventure to […]
January 21, 2015
resumes

Career TOOLBOX #41: Resumes – 5 Reasons Why Brevity Matters

Get to the Point. Quickly.   Recently a friend of mine interviewed a candidate who showed up with a 12-page resume. How this person even got […]
January 14, 2015
Doug Blush Alex Sukhoy

Doug Blush: Oscar Winner Returns To N.E. Ohio

 20 Feet From Stardom to the Mystery of the Mind   Doug Blush is a man of big talent. An editor with an eye for selecting […]


December 31, 2012

IBTimes: ‘Django Unchained’: Is The Violence Too Over-The-Top?

Does “Django Unchained” take it over the top with its violence? Or does it reflect a truth we don’t often see? I’m quoted ~ 1/2 way […]
December 20, 2012

My Future Journal: 2014, Here We Go!

  When I teach my Screenwriting and Art of Story classes, one of the first assignments my students must do is define their setting: the world […]
November 30, 2012
Thanks Lake

Career TOOLBox #17: Giving Thanks and Paying it Forward

10 Ways to Help Advance Someone Else’s Career   The economy hasn’t, yet, fulled recovered. Budgets may still be tough and, as most around us continue […]
October 14, 2012

Write What You Know. Or Not.

If you’re a writer, then you often hear advice, solicited or otherwise, on what that means. The people who haven’t written a thing since mandatory high […]
August 30, 2012
Men

Career TOOLBox #14: What Women Can Learn from Men

5 Easy Steps to Boost Your Interviewing Confidence   I’ve been career coaching clients for many years and there’s a major difference between most male and […]
July 6, 2012
Mark Winegardner

Meeting the Man Whose Book Changed My Life

    Mark Winegardner & ‘Crooked River Burning’   Once in a while you read a book and something within you changes. Maybe you gain a […]