“The bias against introversion leads to a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness” – Susan Cain For the first time in my life, I had found a piece of me that I’d been searching for in someone else’s speech. Susan lays out a unique and compelling perspective on how introversion is underestimated in […]
Creative writing as a skill that needs constant practice to become a more effective communicator. Although challenging, there are a number of ideas to keep in mind in order to achieve consistency and improvement. Below are just a few ways to improve creative writing skills, especially for careers like copywriting and advertising, where your skill […]
The “Danger of a Single Story” Chimamanda Adichie’s The “Danger of a Single Story” is a really powerful speech that addresses the bias people all over the world are subjected to on various topics solely because of what they get to read, consciously or subconsciously. Some stories are so one dimensioned that people end up making […]
7 Tips Simple That Will Boost and Inspire Your Creative Skills Inspiration is an important factor to get the best out of our creativity. Without inspiration, creativity grinds to a halt and we can barely think or create. Involving ourselves in a couple of activities can help bring out the best out of our creative […]
Influence is king. Talent, resolve, and ambition merely its ministers. Despite the best ideas and intentions, what ultimately sees the light of day is what you convince others is great. Without the receptive eyes/ears of your team, the best art/copy may be stuffed into the bottom of some office drawer. Somewhere, somehow, someone convinced the […]
“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” by William Shakespeare is my motto in life. William Shakespeare is among the literary figures whose influence in my life has been everlasting. I categorize every event in my life under 3 words; love, trust and wrong. […]
At Miami Ad School, we take a course called A Brand Called You. Day one of the course, everyone walks in thinking we’re about to spend the next ten weeks working on our resume, potential business cards, and our personal website. All of that is quickly deemed irrelevant when the teacher explains that, while all […]
Are you choosing between Masters and Portfolio School? No need! This is the program I chose: Part of the program is offered at the Miami Ad School (MAS), a prominent creative advertising school on Miami Beach. Students will study the Global Strategic Communications (GSC) – Creative Track. Why? 1. Creativity + Strategy 2. Master’s Degree vs. Average Creativity 3. Ability to […]
If you are preparing to submit your portfolio for the 1st time, this blog post is for you. I submitted my first portfolio a year ago while applying for the greenhouse internship at Ogilvy& Mather in Paris. I love France and decided it would be nice to spend summer there instead living in the Miami heat. That was a challenge, […]
Isn't the whole purpose of putting yourself through endless hours of sleepless nights, heartless ridicule and cut throat Creative competition to be able to work for all the majorly massive and non-corporate like agencies where they let you chill in PJ's while munching on Cheetos and bumpin' Rick Ross in your Beats head phones for Creative inspiration?