inspiration

David Allen : Getting Things Done

October 1, 2009 By tonyteach Leave a Comment

Hey Campers – Ran across a YouTube video from a guy who’s book I’m reading. The guy, David Allen, the book, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. Check it out!

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Thought for the day…

March 22, 2009 By tonyteach Leave a Comment

…lie still for 60 seconds and think what you could truly accomplish if you knew that you literally could not afford to fail.

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10 things to do for 30 minutes a Day

March 22, 2009 By tonyteach Leave a Comment

Do you realize that 30 minutes a day turns into about 15 hours every month – but what the heck can you do in only 30 minutes? 1. Post in your Blog 2. Start reading that book you’ve been putting off for two years 3. Start writing that book you’ve been putting off for two [...]

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The Essential Need for an Honest Critique

December 6, 2008 By tonyteach Leave a Comment

I believe that we all are the sum of both the positive and negative experiences, and people, in our past and present lives. As an instructor, I know that both my good teachers and bad teachers helped to shape my teaching styles and methods. In some cases, one of my teachers would do or say [...]

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Clients & Budgets & Artists… Oh My! (cont.)

February 25, 2008 By tonyteach 2 Comments

The response on this post has been great! Please keep the comments coming. I also encourage everyone to read the responses from the Creative COW business forum where I placed the same post.http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/17/860161 Thanks, Tony Ross

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Clients & Budgets & Artists… Oh My!

February 23, 2008 By tonyteach 2 Comments

From time to time when doing freelance work, I have encountered potential clients that have projects, ideas or concepts that are much greater than their budgets. Now, the type of client I speak of is the client that never mentions their budget. Usually during the course of our initial conversation, whether from experience or intuition, [...]

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January 90th

December 30, 2007 By tonyteach Leave a Comment

Yes it’s real date, or at least it is for this post. My wife and I had been discussing the concept of what would happen if you chose to do something, anything, consistently for 90 days. Whether something for your health, or skill set, or even put a dollar away a day. Anyway last night [...]

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Memories of ACA pt. 1

May 12, 2007 By tonyteach 1 Comment

Once upon a time there was a little school in Atlanta called the Atlanta College of Art. Now we weren’t perfect, but what family is? Anyway, it’s now a memory, and I would like to share one of my favorite memories with you. Though I had been blessed to teach in the degree program at [...]

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Animation vs. Story

May 4, 2007 By tonyteach Leave a Comment

I have a concern. Once upon a time, in the heyday of Bugs Bunny, Mickey and the like, there were great stories, voice work, music, foley and sound effects, and awesome animation. These works took entire studios to produce.Now, with todays technology, animations and even movies can be created by a small group, or even [...]

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