http://christinekane.com Be Creative. Be Conscious. Be Courageous. Thu, 15 May 2008 04:01:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At a recent party, I was talking with a friend when a guy stepped up to chat with her. An intense conversation about software followed. I interrupted to ask him, "What do you do?" He glanced at me and said, with no small hint of pride, "I'm a Productivity Evangelist." I'll ... http://christinekane.com/blog/12-steps-to-a-recovered-to-do-list/ What are you doing? - Twitter It's Monday. You've got stuff to do. Better make your To-Do list. You make To-Do Lists, don't you? Do they work for you? Do they give you a sense of accomplishment? No? Well, you're not alone. Many people's To-Do lists don't help them at all. ... http://christinekane.com/blog/is-your-to-do-list-on-drugs/ So, I'm on Squidoo. I've got a MySpace page. I'm on Facebook. (Just barely. There seem to be fish in my aquarium and plants in my terrarium. And I have no idea how they got there.) Now, I'm on Twitter. And I'm curious to hear from you. How, if at all, do ... http://christinekane.com/blog/to-tweet-or-not-to-tweet/ "Here is my own plan for life, the Pathfinder's plan: 'I exist in perpetual creative response to whatever is present.'" ... http://christinekane.com/blog/just-this/ Someone I know is dealing with an abusive client. After a recent violent outburst, this person is panicked. She's wondering how she could attract anyone so horrible into her business and what she can do to change this energy and create a more positive environment. Now, I'm a big ... http://christinekane.com/blog/3-thoughts-about-mean-people/ Sue Ludwig is a poet. She was one of the wonderful women at the March Great Big Dreams retreat. I perform a very casual intimate unplugged concert on the second night of the retreat, and then I open the "stage" for the women to read poems, share works of art, ... http://christinekane.com/blog/sprout/ The laws of creativity apply to everything - not just to works of art. The gift of practicing art is that it teaches the creator how to create, and how to be a creator. Over and over again, the artist learns the process of making things - including the obstacles ... http://christinekane.com/blog/creating-vs-getting/ Last night, we had some friends over for dinner. At one point, the conversation turned to music and concerts. It got especially animated when everyone shared their first concert experience. I love hearing about people's very first concert. In any given room, the answers can range from Rick Springfield ... http://christinekane.com/blog/readers-poll-your-very-first-concert/ "With pencil and paper, I could revise the world." - Allison Lurie So many blogs about writing. So much advice about writing. So much about the craft of writing, marketing with writing, and how to sell your latest eThing through writing. And so little ... http://christinekane.com/blog/11-irresistible-reasons-to-write-everyday/ I'm the opening event at this year's SOBCon (Successful and Outstanding Bloggers Conference) in Chicago, IL on May 2, 3, and 4. The title of this year's event is Biz School for Bloggers. I'm going to one (and only one!) blogging conference in 2008. Here's why this is it... 1 - ... http://christinekane.com/blog/5-reasons-im-performing-at-sobcon08/