If you are trying to accomplish something and feel like giving up, visit the Self-Efficacy page published by Emory University.

It listed famous and successful people who failed over and over again before they finally succeeded. 

It is amazing how many "experts" dismissed them.  Did you know that 27 publishers rejected Dr. Seuss's first book?  How embarrassing would that be?

Another good source of inspiration is the 16 rules from Bob Parsons, founder and CEO of GoDaddy. 

One thing that I've definitely noticed working with people and color is that there are quite a few people out there that are clueless when it comes to names of colors.

They obviously never got the big box of Crayolas.  When you ask them what color they want they say, "blue."  Or if they are really descriptive, "dark blue."

Not to be sexist, but men seem to have a problem with this especially.

If I'm describing a color to a woman, we are usually on the same page with the end result.  If it's a man, I know that if I don't give them a swatch I'm going to end up with something completely different that what I asked for.

Here's a perfect example.

A college group I was a member of wanted to order t-shirts.  We wanted CORNFLOWER BLUE, which is not a dark blue but still has a lot of vibrancy.   What we got was a washed out POWDER BLUE.  We were not happy.  Especially when the screenprinter (a man) tried to argue with us and tell us that was the color we had asked for.

If Chirag Mehtra had been around, we could have directed them to the Name That Color page and avoided the problem.

So if you don't know the difference between Indigo and Navy Blue, be sure to check it out.

One other color issue to keep in mind is that the same color will look different depending on the medium.  So if you choose a color for your logo, it will look slightly different on your computer monitor, your printed brochure, and a t-shirt.  That is because the light refracts differently on each. 

OneSentenceStories.org publishes single sentences that encapsulate the story of a person's life.

An example is this submission by bubblegirl:

After seeing the tears on my keyboard I now realize why they say office relationships are not a good idea.

 Since its launch in August of 2006, over 10,000 entries have been submitted, 1,000 of which have been published on the web site.  Three hundred of the best submissions have been collected and are being published in a book that will be out in December 2007.

Psalms 1:2,3

But his delight is in the law of the Lord and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by the streams of water which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither and...

Self Help books are great, but sometimes a picture just helps get the message across.

That is the philosophy behind this article on ShakeThatBrain.com on how to have a great relationship.  

They have put together a "photo story" based on principles from the book, Fairy Tales Can Come True

The date for the October workshop at Barrington has been set for Saturday, October 27th from 10 am to noon.

This is a free crop and workshop sponsored by Barrington Kingwood. Please RSVP on or before Thursday, October 25th.

Children are welcome to attend.

Please RSVP online at KingwoodConnection.com

I cannot draw.  When I had to do sketches for mock-ups in my Advertising classes, people laughed at them . . . to my face.

That's what art departments are for right?

So when I come across great illustration tutorials, I get excited.  And this one from the Academy of Art University is awesome.

It gives a step by step Flash tutorial on how to draw a face.  With the pause and replay, it's even better than taking a class.

Are your bookshelves overflowing?  Are you tired of taking a truckload of books into Half Price Books and getting back $2?

Try Bookmooch.

You list the books you want to give away.  When someone requests them, you mail them and get points, which you can use in turn to request books from others.