Artist Mark Eckō shares his views on the creative journey. Embrace the mess!

Great NYT video of free solo climber Alex Honnold. What I take home from this clip is that in order to be successful you have to control your fear as well as have confidence in your ability. Self control is key when traversing new landscape. Understand your limits and determine if you have the skills and resources to challenge those boundaries. Keep climbing!

Had an amazing climb this week at Stawamus Chief Provincial Park. Conquered first peak! Second peak next on the bucket list.

I was so hoping the “shaking earbud detangler” life hack worked (@ 2:53)! Damn! But I love the iPhone amplifier made from two beer cups and a toilet roll (@ 3:41) and Lego iPhone holder!

Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down. ~ Ray Bradbury

A Path to Equality. A few hours of mountain climbing turn a rascal and a saint into two pretty similar creatures. Fatigue is the shortest way to Equality and Fraternity–and, in the end, Liberty will surrender to Sleep. ~ Nietzsche

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity. – John Muir, Our National Parks 

Just watched this short piece on Neil Harbisson. He is unable to see colour. As a result of his condition, he had implanted an antenna with a colour sensor that picks up the light frequencies around him. The light frequencies are then translated into sound waves allowing him to hear colour. According to the tones that he hears, human beings are all just hues of orange. Interesting. (via Swiss Miss)

I invest a great deal of time and energy in the courses I teach and the workshops I facilitate. My main objective is that people have fun. When my students or participants are in a state of play, I observe that they are far more engaged and open to exploring new topics and terrain. Over the last few weeks, I have received a series of emails from those that attended my session at the Society for College and University Planning Conference in Chicago. The feedback has been fantastic and I thank you all for taking the time to share your experience and thoughts via Twitter, LinkedIn, and email. Today, I learned that a conference participant highlighted my session in his recent LinkedIn blog post. He began the segment on my presentation with “The most fun I had…”

Music to my ears! Thank you!

Nets to Decks // Net Positiva // Bureo Skateboards from Bureo Skateboards on Vimeo.

During my recent visit to Monterey, I came across skateboards that were recycled from discarded fishnets. I had no idea that fishing gear accounts for an estimated 10% of the oceans’ plastic pollution. Wow! It’s awesome to learn that the founders of Bureo Skateboards want to address the challenge to clean up our sea and create a beautiful, useable product. I bounced a few times on the Minnow and loved the feel of the board! And now they’ve designed a line of sunglasses made from the same material. Check out their new Kickstarter campaign launched today!!