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"There is no protocol here. If you have an idea grab it by the balls, speak up and make it happen. Tell us your thoughts. Forget everything else and kick people around to understand where you’re coming from. It makes us all better when we just put it out there. You don’t have to be nice. We’re all jerks, it’s ok."

Mauricio (advice from a friend)

"For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something."

Steve Jobs

Classical/Street creative collaboration via Spike Jonze

Ambitious Leadership

I have never had a boss tell me not to be afraid to fail.  It’s the scariest freedom I think I have ever had in my employment history anywhere.  So, thank you.  The only way to conquer fear is to take charge and master it.  Look for my name soon.

This show was such a simple idea. And it worked.  Smart doesn’t always mean complicated.

Come & Eat vs. Food for Consumption

Which are you?

"I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself."

D.H. Lawrence

Anyone with any interest in the world of advertising needs to see this film.  I thought it was enlightening.  It’s also available on Netflix.

"Creativity takes courage."

Henri Matisse 

"Creativity is an advertising agency’s most valuable asset, because it is the rarest."

Jef I. Richards

"An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail."

Edwin Land

New Pencils (Taken with instagram)

"People who can’t find happiness have trouble understanding those that have."

Oliver McCutchen Jr.

Super? (Taken with instagram)

Mom and lil’ bro. Singular Moments of love.

Asleep while at work with daddy. (Taken with Instagram at The Martin Agency)