It’s been a busy year. Started a new professorship; moved to Ohio. Rented an apartment; moved into it. Bought a home. Moved into that. Sold our home in Georgia. Moved out of that. Taught six courses, three of which I had never taught before, and… Keep Reading
Not all my carvings work out. In fact, the more I stretch the limits of my skills to try new designs and new carving techniques, the more often I fail. This used to trouble me. But now I am starting to embrace it. I've even started saving my… Keep Reading
Spoon carving is my hobby. I’m a professor of entrepreneurship by vocation. Whenever I teach introductory courses in entrepreneurship, students say to me, “I’d like to be an entrepreneur, but I don’t have any ideas about what business to start.” So… Keep Reading
I was talking with a friend just now about my previous blog post, where I had written how surprised I was to find that my hobby of spoon carving was helpful in opening my mind to a more creative space, one free of worry and tension. I wrote then… Keep Reading
My mind was wandering the other day, in a very free and creative way. I enjoyed the feeling. I’m not sure what will come of it, but I expect some kind of clarity or insightfulness will soon appear. At the time this happened, I was in my woodshop… Keep Reading
