Be passionate, never stop learning and always aim to enjoy it

I find everything else is a lot easier when I do this.

Passion – if you are going to do anything, have some feeling/passion about it otherwise you can never achieve what you are capable of, or give the task/project what it deserves. I don’t understand why people approach things with anything less than 100 per cent effort and commitment. It’s fine to question what you are doing or why, but then move forward with passion! You are often judged by how well you deal with the less inspiring things and I can guarantee you will do a better job and time will fly if you inject a little passion.

Learning – I have always enjoyed learning new things and never pass up the chance to add to my knowledge. When I make errors or things go wrong I always try to find out why and learn from it. I am equally inspired by new technology as I am by discovering an area of history I didn’t know about – I guess I am just lucky to have that kind of mind.

Enjoy it – why not?…..it’s not about taking things lightly or not caring.  It’s about a state of mind…..

If you can’t follow this rule, then go and find something else to do….life is certainly short enough already

“The one thing you need to know about sustained individual success: Discover what you don’t like doing and stop doing it.”
Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You Need to Know

1. Movement - in all you do/say/act, think about how you move and the message it sends

2. Focus - future/positive things – ALWAYS

3. Language - use questions; choose positive words

You set the tone

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Gandhi

A couple of quotes from Frank Zappa that still hold up….

“My theory is that music is good, it’s the only religion that delivers the goods. And anybody who wants to hear any kind of music is entitled to hear that music because it’s good for you – it makes you feel good. If you like it, go for it. Just because I don’t like it doesn’t mean anything – it’s a matter of personal taste“

“Basically I’m in the idea business — whether it’s a musical idea or a spoken idea … If you wind up with a political system that wants to put idea men out of business, then you have worry on your hands”

Never be told what you can listen to or what you can think – but make sure you treat others the same!

Not really sure about the practical side of this but it pretty much sums up my thoughts on how great design makes me feel