Make Breakfast F-U-N!

All about making breakfast fun:

1. Make a Cereal Box Marble-Run

Step-by-step instructions here



2. Make Pop-Tarts into Sushi:

Too Many Ideas, Not Enough Action

One of the major frustrations people have with creative types like me is that we do not follow through and "close the deal" on our commitments and ideas.  

Recently, the Action Method has helped me to follow through on the many ideas I have.  This tool increases my integrity and closes the gap between what I think/say and what I do.

The tools I use are the ActionMethod Online and the Action Journal.  If I get an iPhone, I will defiantly get the app.


Yesterday, I was at a 2-day conference full of ideas, insights and "best practices".  There were lots of items I wanted to follow up on.  If I wrote them on a piece of paper, it would get lost.  If I wrote it in a notebook, the action items would get lost in the brainstorming "I wonder if it would work" thoughts.


Here is a link to describe how the process works.


Here's a pic from my ActionJournal of the conference:

The Ten Commandments

This is a compelling way to remember the Ten Commandments. Thanks to Vit, this combines the visual and the audio in a way that draws you in.

(I just with the ordering of the commandments reflected the Lutheran numbering but that does not take away from the creativity!)

The Ten Commandments - motion (kinetic) typography from Vit Ryznar on Vimeo.

How To Start a Movement

In order to effect change, it is not entirely on the shoulders of the leader - it's the first follower who is crucial.

This and many other leadership lessons can be learned by watching the short 3 minute video below.

Presented by David Siers:

How to Create Creativity

I really like what this post says about jump-starting creativity:

http://sixrevisions.com/creativity/how-to-create-creativity/

Which technique helps you jump-start your creativity?

What Gets Measured Gets Changed

If you could make a visual of your personal routines, what would it look like?

Each year, Nicholas Feltron tracks his personal routine and creates a compelling visual report. For example, click here to see his 2009 report.

I would like to change my personal routine in 2010 but first I need to track my current habits and discover what needs to change.

(I plan to use the tool called Daytum to help track my daily routines.)

To start this journey, I need to find the routines that would be the most important to change.

So far, I have DINING OUT, DINING IN, DRINKS, BOOKS READ, PAGES READ, EXERCISE as possible categories.

What do you think are the important categories that I should track?

Lost Generation

This is a video submitted by a 20 year old for a contest. He won 2nd place.

The video is a palindrome: it can be read the same forward and backward.

What if the church could create something more creative than this for a worship experience???

Check it out: