Craft - Five Element Mindset

Mind

The art of upgrading your mind.

You can't change to a completely different operating system, but you can make the one you have better.

Innovation

Retro-innovation is key to the future.

Innovating for the future is much easier when taking a historical starting point.

Savoir-faire

The power of savoir-faire.

Most know-how online is the same, but as an innovative individual, you want to separate yourself from the mainstream and build true savoir-faire.

Life

Life is a subscription.

You can't take it all in. You have to carefully select your focus to get the most out of it. And once you do, you are on the path to mastery.

Innovation

The king is important, but...

Where the king is product focused, the queen is customer focused. She understands the reality of people's lives and the context they operate in.

Innovation

Innovation is about challenging the market.

Although innovation resembles art, it's not, but having an artistic vibe is key to fuel the process.

Personal Development

Personal development is innovation.

There is a lot to learn from the craft of innovation, which can be used for improving your personality and the way you use it.

Writing

Higher awareness.

Writing can raise your awareness to connect with something outside yourself, which we have no word for.

Writing

What's cooking?

Writing about food is one of the most rewarding things you can do, but it's also one of the hardest, and it takes a lot of practice.

Mindset

In tune with nature.

We must change our mindset to get back to nature in a progressive way. It's the path to balance.

Fire element

The fire of conflict.

Conflict is what forces something to change, and change is what storytelling, or life, is all about. Like it or not, you need conflict.

Writing

The recommendation.

Writers tend to be hard on themselves, and sometimes you just need to remind yourself how great a writer you actually are.

Voice

Be true to your element.

Your voice grows out of your basic element, so it's important to know it and stay true to it. Otherwise, it's hard to find your voice.

Craft

The magic of time.

To create high quality products there is one ingredient we need more than anything else, and writing is no different. It's the very key to mastery.

Writing

Dialogue makes the world go 'round.

Stories don't depend on dialogue, but it makes them a lot more dynamic. Moreover, dialogue is a great tool for exploring your writing voice.

Life

The parallel universe of writing.

Life as a writer can be difficult. It's literally living in a different world, and it can be extremely hard recognizing it as a fact.

Craft

The animated realm.

It's one of the most used storytelling techniques today, and it's one of the best ways of learning the craft of a story while developing your voice.

Writing

The finish line.

Part of the writing craft makes too many writers never finish their work. It's the hardest and most important part, but also the least romantic.

Writing

The writer's urge.

Writing unfolds from an urge within that's two-fold in nature, and illusive. It's hard to put words on, yet that's the one thing the craft is all about.