A Hello to Awesome

Fuel Happiness and Success: Do Something Stupid (that You Love) on the Side

From Fast Company a profound piece on the designer Tobias van Schneider.

Tobias provides sage advice on trusting your creative instincts, doing what you love, and trying the new. And his story can inspire anyone to see that there are so many ways to achieve your personal and professional dreams and passions.

As Fast Company says,”Today, he designs and builds new products for Spotify in New York,…

The Bookshelf: “Creative Block: Advice and Projects from 50 Successful Artists”

Brain Pickings is a fantastic hub on the web of creative and intelligent reflection and a portal to an array of discovery paths. This week I’m taking a book recommendation from Brain Pickings and ordered Creative Block: Advice and Projects from 50 Successful Artists.”

Note that creative exercises aren’t for visual artists alone. As Maria Popova says, what makes the book “particularly noteworthy…

Do You Struggle to Be Positive and Motivated? Me Too. But Here are Over 100 Simple Things You Can Start Doing to Create Impact

I’m egalitarian when it comes to seeking inspiration. I run on my intuition that tells me “this is good.” And that good comes from all kinds of sources (e.g., design magazines, philosophy books, movies, comedians, journals, neighbors, friends, basic business blogs…). I know that one of the challenges with Aha! will be to convince you my fellow friend and reader that A Hello to Awesome  isn’t the…

Make It a Team Exercise: Create Tokens of Appreciation and Motivation

It’s fun to make stuff, for yourself and for others. And to create together in groups. Fun is a good thing! 

It can be highly rewarding to give someone in the workplace a little positive pick me up. Someone might posit the question,  ”Is this very adult to make positivity and motivational charms for the people in my life – especially my staff and/or colleagues?”

To that I answer I say, “It…

Print, Post and Share the "Anyway Rules": Being Awesome Ain't Easy, But Be Awesome Anyway

Two things this week that I discovered thanks to the kind universe and good friends. The first is…

Does the "Do What You Love" Mantra Do More Harm Than Good?

“DWYL is a secret handshake of the privileged and a worldview that disguises its elitism as noble…

Committed to Excellence with Enthusiasm and Positivity - Printable to Share

Somewhere along the way it seems to have been determined that being professional equaled a severe…

Thanks to the Crafty Chica & SoulPancake for this video reminder to not get stuck in your ways and “embrace the new” (whether it the same lipstick, same shoes etc….). What new thing are you going to do?

    Always looking for the Aha! moments. 

Improved Leadership Comes with a Retrain of the Brain

  We’ll be talking about the brain a lot at A Hello to Awesome, as it’s the most powerful comrade…