#creative life

What You Give Your Attention Will Shape Your FutureOne of the greatest disciplines a leader can develop is not simply the ability to work hard, but the wisdom to know what is worthy of attention.In a world filled with endless distractions, every notification, conversation, opportunity, and demand competes for your focus. The danger is not that there is too little to do. The danger is that you may…

In no particular order, things that live in my head rent-free:

🙃  "Can you make the logo bigger?" (it's already 40% of the composition)

😭  Sending the final file at midnight, then getting "actually, can we change the font?" at 7am

😤  Explaining why "just make it pop" is not a design brief

🤡  A client who "has a nephew who does design" ghosting you and coming back 3 months later

🥲  Spending 4 hours on a design, 20 minutes on a placeholder, client picks the placeholder

✨  BUT then a client sees the finished brand identity and goes completely silent... then says "wow." That's the whole reason we do this.

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