Does the Customer Matter in Doing Your Best Work?
Does the Customer Matter in Doing Your Best Work? filed under: Creative Inspiration At Chocolate & Caviar, we have a rule about working with customers that’s as inviolable for us as the rule of changing underwear before a date. Always talk to the customer or...
Worse Than Self-Doubt: Self-Expectations
Worse Than Self-Doubt: Self-Expectations filed under: Creative Inspiration “These won’t do,” he said looking at me in the eye, and I could feel the storm of tears beginning to brood just beneath my eyelashes. “You need to think more exotic. What does ‘exotic’ mean to...
Creativity vs. Productivity: Are You Cheering for the Wrong Camp?
Creativity vs. Productivity: Are You Cheering for the Wrong Camp? filed under: Creative Inspiration “Are you the creative type or the productive type?” he asked me (Julia here) with a smirk that suggested he thought himself pretty hot. My blood boiled over and I...
What No One Will Ever Tell You About the Formula to Success
What No One Will Ever Tell You About the Formula to Success filed under: Branding | Creative Inspiration Nowadays there’s a formula for everything: Losing weight, writing a novel, setting up a business, getting hair like Beyoncé’s… Heck, even making a gazillion bucks...