jeff marmins blog: misc. musings.

I had to post this up…Chris Stewart put it out on Twitter.  The original post is at Permissiontosuck.com:
A Manifesto for Creative Professionals.
Somewhere in your personal history a decision was made to forgo a “real job”; one your parents would understand.  Artist, creative director, writer, musician, photographer, actor, fine artist or pick one – you got [...]

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I had a great meeting last week with Rabbi Yossi Grossbaum, founder of Chabad Jewish Community Center of Folsom. His story is inspiring:
“Rabbi Yossi was born and raised in a family of Chabad emissaries in the vibrant and friendly Jewish community of Melbourne, Australia.  He attended Yeshiva College (Melbourne) for his Elementary & High [...]

My mother’s husband, a.k.a. my step-father, Bill Merwitzer, is an example of someone who consistently acts out of character and principles.  I just completed a book that Bill had mailed to me awhile back.  In fact, he was so intent on having me read the book that he sent another copy when the first one [...]

Self awareness, self evaluation, introspection…it’s all a path to understanding who we are, what we’re passionate about and what we want to improve.  I believe in focusing on growing and improving strengths while recognizing and being considerate of our weaknesses.  Being clear about your mission and attaching yourself to it firmly can help.  We must [...]

I had a fun and exciting interview with Andy Forbes about entrepreneurship, vision, passion and more at www.theandyforbesfiles.com/.  Please have a listen – it’s available via podcast as well as an mp3 download. It was fun to do and I hope I get to do it again.  Andy is an entrepreneur and currently engaged in [...]