Seth Godin

Feb 3 2014

Creative Ideas and How to Cultivate Them

The Confident Teacher / By Alex Quigley / 5 minutes of reading

“The trick to creativity, if there is a single useful thing to say about it, is to identify your own peculiar talent and then to settle down to work with it for a good long time.” Denise Shekerjian Do I have a single useful thing to say about creativity that hasn’t been said? Perhaps not …

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May 27 2013

Why Write A Blog?

The Confident Teacher / By Alex Quigley / 7 minutes of reading

“A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.” Anthony Trollope I have just received my congratulations from WordPress on the first anniversary of my blog! Nearly eighty posts later, easily over one hundred thousand words, I feel immense pride at having reached this point. So, why …

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