I'm all for mental health days. And gentleness. And I think the world should take the month of December off. And for the love of God, a 4 day work week would revolutionize the collective human spirit and thusly, healthcare. But this pep talk isn't about taking it easy, this is about another form of self care: doing whatever it takes.

Here's my personal creative credo, synthesized into 5 lines (it's all you need, really):

1. Keep it pointed to where you want it to go.
2. Pay close attention to your creative fantasies.
3. Keep it lean and keep it clean.
4. Art involves risk.
5. Form informs feeling.

The Buddhists have a term for a particular flavor of faith: bright faith.This is not the bedrock kind of faith that grounds your psychology, spirituality, or devotion. It's not the assurance/insurance kind of faith where we hope/trust that life will come through for us.         

I've worked with a few dozen Fire Starter clients in the past few weeks on career optimizing, transitioning, start ups, reinventions, product ideas, social media strategies and balancing it all without burning it out. (And I adore each and every one of you. I'm thinking about you all right this minute and smiling hugely, because it takes kahunas to show up in the world and sell your soul with integrity, and to turn love into fat cash and ideas into fulfillment. Keep on moving.)

I've been hammering on the same concepts with lots of folks. I am known to hammer. I'm clear that I am not a coach -- I'm an adviser, so I can get away with being passionately opinionated.