Comments for Luke Mysse ::: Activator. Strategic thinker. Some say I talk too much. I plan to spend my life helping people.

Comment on CFC Recap by Crystal

Crystal — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:09:43 +0000

Thanks for the recap Luke. I have been waiting over 10 years to finally make it back to a HOW event and my experience was 100 times better than my first – basically due to making connections with other creatives, and not focusing so much on the sessions. The information was brilliant – but it is true that the true benefit of an event like this is the connections you make. Sleep is over rated and if I had chosen to chill in my single hotel room I would have completely lost out on the years of experience shared by creatives like yourself.

I am a freelancer and this whole bill was on my dime (yes it is an ‘expense’, but it still comes out of my pocket in the end). I don’t regret the cost – since the experience itself was virtually priceless.

I look forward to being held accountable on my #CFCdare and getting the support to push myself to follow my passions.

Comment on CFC Recap by Lesley

Lesley — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:30:04 +0000

I attended HOWLive this year but have been following some of the posts from the CFC conference and think it might be of interest to me for next year.

I definitely agree with “the in-between time is the most underrated portion of any conference…”. I got so much out of this experience from all the people I spoke too. I established some great contacts, got some solid business advice and left so inspired and energized. I think these connections will prove to be so beneficial as a network of creative professionals that I can turn too for advice and inspiration throughout the year. I am also trying out a local business networking group based on the advice of a fellow small business owner…we’ll see how that goes!

Comment on CFC Recap by Alisa

Alisa — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:21:32 +0000

The in-between time is the most underrated portion of any conference. Sure, the sessions are good, but that’s just one person sharing their ideas. Lunches, dinners, drinks… those are the places where creative people play off of each other’s genius.

This is why I think it’s important for me to get out there more during the year: less time spent in sessions in hotel basements, and more time talking and collaborating with people all around the country. It’s less conventional but I’m betting that it will be infinitely more inspirational, and better because it’s spread out throughout the year.

Comment on Sometimes little things make a brand by Alisa

Alisa — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:36:19 +0000

Love it. E bought me flowers at Costco on Saturday. He shares a brand with your oldest.

Something that I’ve found interesting is how quickly the kids pick up on the brand qualities. He notices that Apple packages have “nothing but the apple on them.” Even though he can’t yet read he can tell you that something is “fancy” just by the choice of font or the amount of white space. His awareness fascinates me.

Comment on Branding Your Unique DNA by Alisa

Alisa — Thu, 05 May 2011 22:05:31 +0000

One of the things I’ve been talking about with all of my clients is the fact that people are talking about content strategy within their website, but no one is taking the time to step back, figure out their positioning and consistency, and express that in all aspects of their communications. (One actually asked, “There’s more to communications than the web?” Uh, yes.) That DNA should be evident in the trade show booth and sales presentations just as much as the website itself.

That’s my professional rant for 2011 and beyond.

Comment on Lessons learned from Yelp by Adrienne

Adrienne — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:46:24 +0000

Your comments remind me of something my mom said long ago, “If you try to be all things to all people, you risk being nothing to anyone. And you’ll drive yourself crazy while you’re doing it.”

Comment on Head in the clouds. by Dyana Valentine

Dyana Valentine — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:21:22 +0000

I’m a cloud-dweller, too, Luke. I’ve discovered there is a different set of structures & disciplines in that head space. I take better notes (on my own process) when I’m looking at everything from the summit. I have more outlandish ideas; I have MORE ideas when I give myself some cloud time. Do you find having external deadlines (outlets like CF blog) helps you find some ground when you are in the clouds?

Comment on A lesson in potency. by Alisa

Alisa — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:22:36 +0000

I felt guilty about my morning workouts until I realized that the strategy, creativity and overall thinking that went on during a run was vastly more useful to me than spending twice as long sitting at the computer. Now I schedule that time into my day. It’s important stuff.

Comment on My love of reading. by Dani

Dani — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:29:21 +0000

Right now I’m re-reading “Eat Pray Love” and just started “The Blind Side”. I love true stories written in a compelling way – not only do they inspire, but they cause me to look at my life and career differently. Thanks for your thoughts!

Comment on My love of reading. by Michael Doan

Michael Doan — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:37:55 +0000

I’m currently reading “Why Your Work Sucks and What to Do About It”. It’s about the Results-Only Work Environment that Best Buy implemented which all meetings are optional, and you work when and where you want. The theme of the book is that work is an activity and not a place or time.

By the way, my work doesn’t suck The book has an unfortunate name.