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I just designed a “success roadmap” for my upcoming Mess-to-Message program for visual minds. Visual minds: Coaches, consultants, or creatives who need to SEE stuff to understand it. I also need to see things to understand them. But I didn’t always know that about myself. The lightbulb moment came when I read “Storybrand” by Donald…

Discovered today: The “Inner Speech Bubble Method”. Have you tried to change your mindset to become more positive? Today I stumbled across a new way. And it works! I started my daily drawing as always, by depicting what was on my mind: “Why is it always so difficult to promote my stuff?” Then, when I…

Somewhere I read that instead of keeping a “gratitude” journal, you should write up your wins. Wins sounds like wings, so that’s what I’m doing now. Drawing my daily win. A walk barefoot in the morning grass, a fun sketching cafe, completing my workout. The “daily win” habit is about focusing on the positive and…

I have followed  Alastair McDermott for some time, and I’m impressed with how he built his brand through podcasting. I met with him to talk and sketch the challenges faced by highly skilled professionals who wear an “invisibility” cloak. They often work long hours and struggle with marketing. They are too busy with client work. It…

I hosted another inspiring Idea Sketching Café yesterday, featuring embodiment coach Erika Chalkley. She shared how high-achieving women often live lives defined by societal expectations, not on their terms. She ties this back to deep-seated cultural conditioning. In the middle ages, women who spoke up were punished by cruel public humiliation. Through sketching, we brought…

Book tip: “3-word Rebellion” by Dr. Michelle Mazur It is a powerful manual about how to craft your message Developing a clear and powerful message is super important, especially in the age of AI, where we are flooded with content from all sides. The “3- word-rebellion” helps experts make a big impact. Her method takes inspiration from…

I have long been interested in the concept of “ikigai”, and I’m using a variation of it myself in my “Find your Sweet spot” coaching. David Marlow is “The Ikigai guy” on Linkedin.   “I I help, I help people uncover and live into their purpose, and I help businesses bring their purpose to their products,…

What if you have an idea but don’t know if it is a distraction or will bring you closer to what you want in your business and life? Based on my brand alignment wheel, I developed a visual process that helps you think through any business decision. Business coach and author of “Screw Work, let’s…

  The scribbles you casually create while daydreaming can reveal fascinating insights about your personality. There is no right or wrong in your doodles. 🔳 Structured squares: Squares, grids, and other geometric shapes showcase your organized and reliable nature. Maybe your blueprint for success? 🌊 Harmonic waves: Do you find yourself drawing wavy lines that…

Replace yourself or be replaced! I had a fun and enlightening Big-Idea sketching session with George Kao. Usually, he rejects “fear-of-missing-out marketing “techniques. I noticed a new urgency lately when he urges his audience of heart-centered entrepreneurs – to start using the new Ai tools George’s advice is to – even grow your empathy & nuance…

I had a fascinating conversation with Lee Towe, founder of Pie Growers, who is challenging our idea of what it means to “win” Lee’s concept of “Pie Growing” encourages people to focus on expanding possibilities and improving the quality of life for all, rather than just competing for their own slice of the pie. Our…

Welcome to my world of visual thinking, where ideas take flight. As a visual thinking partner, I help entrepreneurs and executives bring clarity and innovation into their businesses. With a background in communication design and a passion for exploring new ideas, I use my unique skills in strategy and ideation to offer clients a fresh…

. . . . . . .   I sat down with Tad Hargrave and sketched his wonderful “Marketing for Hippies” membership.   Short clip:       And here you can watch the long version – it is well worth watching, there are many gems about positioning and marketing for coaches and other service-based…

Attention visionary entrepreneurs! Are you struggling to clarify your message, because your head is overflowing with ideas? Chances are that you are a visual thinker, and you need to see the moving parts of your business sketched out on paper. In this free workshop I sketch the story of your brand, and I will show…

  What is wrong with the world? Find your WHY Here is a walkthough of the Business storyboard I did with Soumya Karkera, a coach for children and parents. She wanted an overview of her business and help with her messaging. One of the most exciting places in the storyboard is to identify what Donald Miller…

I experience various modes of creativity. The first is “free-flowing”. When painting, I connect with “the Muse” and watch what emerges on my canvas. It feels wonderful and energizing, like filling up my creative well. The next is live sketching in dialogue. There I am connecting with my dialogue partner’s ideas. There is also a…

I wanted to illustrate “ideas are like jellyfish, floating in your brain.   Because these days I’m playing a lot with Midjourney, I had it make jellyfish.   It takes seconds to produce the most beautiful jellyfish pictures in any style you want. The problem is almost  that the images are almost too beautiful! I…

These days I’m engrossed in the various AI tools popping up. It started with the image generator Midjourney. Then I discovered how to use ChatGPT (just talk to it!) The possibilities are mindblowing. For people who have too many ideas to start with, mindblowing possibilities is maybe not what you need. In my experiments with…

I started playing with Midjourney! It is mindblowing. I’m not any good in controlling the outcome, but it was SO much fun. I couldn’t stop anymore. It is like a gambling machine for daydreams. It is SO tempting to press the button and get another set of weird and luminous images. I also tried to…