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Beth Nyland
How a shrunken vocabulary can grow your creativity
My nephew texted me a few weeks ago: “Can I get your address? I’m getting you guys a game.” This…
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Beth Nyland
How a teeter-totter can help you craft a persuasive message
in Creativity, External Communication, Internal Communication, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication / / 0 commentsAs a kid on the playground, one of my favorite attractions was the teeter-totter. Maybe you called it a seesaw.…
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Beth Nyland
In a rut? My friends are here to rescue you!
I love to streak. Not the running-naked-across-a-field type. The kind where you build positive habits by doing things consistently. Habit…
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Beth Nyland
An unexpected dream team saved me from a travel nightmare
“Something isn’t right.” I look to my left and know my husband Jim agrees. He’s always alert and a little…
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Beth Nyland
But I diverge …
When it comes to creative thinking, I identify as divergent. I can practice convergent thinking, which is to say that…
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Beth Nyland
Make magic with mashups
If my self-imposed job title weren’t already so long, I’d add the words “Daily Practice Junkie.” Since last month’s article…
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Beth Nyland
The case for consistency. And surprise!
“Three and one!” That’s my fitness instructor, calling out a change in tempo as we lift weights to music. We’ve…
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Beth Nyland
Yes you can!
Back in olden times, when gyms were open and we could sweat together in person, I was a regular at…
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Beth Nyland
In praise of Post-it® Notes
If you write at work, your first draft need not look anything like the final product. Rather than jumping into…
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Beth Nyland
How my small business is doing in 2020: a story in words and pictures
in Creativity, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Technology, Visual Communication / / 0 comments(inspired by Laura Numeroff, one of my favorite children’s book authors; illustrations by yours truly) If you give a creative…
