What is the myth of the lone wolf? And how does it likely align with your own story?

The real devil is so small and familiar that we ignore it, until it’s too late and the damage is done.

Why is it so hard to ask a damn question?

I didn't drink to become more creative.
I drank to drink.
And now, I've quit.

In a survey of your questions, I’ve found a common denominator: people ask the wrong question. …so what makes a question “right?”

I’ve shared with you my thoughts on Anthony Bourdain before, but let me tell you a story.

For whatever stage or age in your career you are, here is a question that I feel will have meaning for you.

How does a team get their spunk and spirit back when they get confused and overwhelmed?

“Look at me” is the call to be recognized for who we really are.

Without it, what are we but stuck, stymied, full of self doubt and wary of being vulnerable?

Does this damn question nag you, too?

Why is it that work, where we spend most of our day, can seem a drudgery for many of us?

Often, even ‘creative’ work can feel stale and unfulfilling.

Sound familiar?

Have you ever had the feeling that you’re watching your life played out by someone else? You sit and watch others doing/building/making while you…sit and watch?

Most times when I tell people I am a creativity coach they immediately tell me how not-creative they are.

But here’s a question: do you even know what creativity is?

How is it that we are born creative, get a creative degree and a creative job, and yet still get sucked into jobs and careers we hate— or at least that don’t match our creative potential?

…an issue like my divorce was of no one’s business but my own—until a dear friend of mine told me that if my story can help someone else, then it’s worthy.

“Hey, James, why haven’t you made any angry posters about…?”

I want to run. It’s an instinct.

I want to run in the opposite direction of discomfort.

I want to avoid pain and confrontation.

All artists come from somewhere. Painters, architects, writers—all have influences. It may be other artists, or the things they love and hate, or even whether their parents loved them too much or not enough.