tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368231632623182752024-03-04T23:37:20.706-05:00The Headline-A-Day PageFor almost two years this blog provided a thought every weekday with questions on Fridays.
Now I post when inspiration strikes.
Keep in mind as you read down the page, the posts are in reverse-chronological order. Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.comBlogger453125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-71377787432215146932016-03-21T09:52:00.001-04:002016-03-21T09:52:14.985-04:00Do the weird stuff, because originality is built on the unexpected.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-24148649254188448752014-02-03T16:57:00.001-05:002014-02-03T16:57:12.941-05:00Writers: Language should bend to your will, not reveal your inadequacies. Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-27133339633459678402013-03-12T11:45:00.002-04:002013-03-12T11:46:08.740-04:00“What if”s are inedible seeds.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-66888550718665296922012-03-07T12:25:00.001-05:002012-03-07T12:25:09.950-05:00The minute you think you are cool, you will be the only one who does.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-23278110500058775592012-01-04T11:27:00.001-05:002012-01-04T11:27:55.180-05:00The most talented is only occasionally the first promoted.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-16641155880413273392011-11-06T20:28:00.001-05:002011-11-06T20:28:23.352-05:00Everybody’s winging it.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-82287681058248213112011-06-01T13:59:00.001-04:002011-06-01T14:01:24.168-04:00There is always a more effective, impactful or persuasive word than “better”.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-44398545538671258722011-02-24T17:04:00.001-05:002011-02-24T17:04:16.660-05:00Don’t kill. Execute.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-31746751341975444622010-10-27T21:18:00.002-04:002010-10-27T21:19:17.120-04:00Inspiration is a reaction.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-54963987121847818092010-10-27T21:06:00.001-04:002010-10-27T21:07:52.865-04:00Ironically, opportunity rarely reveals itself at opportune times.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-27741899243449125042010-08-30T10:27:00.002-04:002010-08-30T10:28:01.897-04:00Nobody really knows what’s going on with all this internet stuff. Some are just really good fakers.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-29333059062356245032010-06-17T17:19:00.002-04:002010-06-28T21:23:56.009-04:00Keep a pad and a pen with you. Especially if you you’re walking into a room where you know you’ll need one.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-42421341726610885122010-04-12T15:12:00.001-04:002010-04-12T15:14:18.120-04:00Very, very rarely is everything — your chair, the temperature, your state of mind — just right.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-70216279514948378522010-03-26T14:00:00.003-04:002010-03-26T14:02:48.044-04:00In the real world, coming up with a great idea is like leading a marathon at the 3-mile mark.This is my first-ever guest-submitted headline, but I liked it too much to pass it up. Thanks to <a href="http://cargocollective.com/neelwilliams">Neel Williams</a>, copywriter at The Martin Agency.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-24494549483050781112010-03-22T10:24:00.001-04:002010-03-22T10:24:50.720-04:00Downtime is brain-feed time.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-15566939901326722982010-03-17T22:38:00.000-04:002010-03-17T22:39:09.902-04:00So sometimes you will suck. Accept it. Embrace it. And get over it.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-25395159173106273192010-03-01T14:50:00.001-05:002010-03-01T14:51:53.553-05:00If you showed up to a meeting/class/work today still sweating, post-shower, from your workout, you are doing something right.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-64955173830795141312010-02-10T06:59:00.000-05:002010-02-10T06:59:00.273-05:00Never run away. Only run to.This is about the misery you may be feeling right now at work. If you run away, you are leaving something behind. Make sure when you run, it’s <i>to</i> something, not just away from what you have.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-4441367441274597832010-02-09T15:38:00.000-05:002010-02-09T15:39:17.902-05:00Do not wait for someone to tell you what to do.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-58973743705868672162010-02-03T08:24:00.001-05:002010-02-03T08:25:39.756-05:00Acknowledge inspiration, even when it’s only a random flash on the periphery.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-32267415900027437902009-11-03T21:05:00.000-05:002009-11-03T21:06:15.322-05:00Worry less about what people will think of you and more about filling that damn blank page.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-56207805287495691742009-10-27T18:22:00.001-04:002009-10-27T18:22:40.707-04:00Don’t shy away from sappy; make the sappy idea good.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-54131783846869317412009-10-20T17:14:00.001-04:002009-10-20T17:16:04.434-04:00Always have a fantasy, or else you may be disappointed with your own success.Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-2798415116539018182009-10-16T08:29:00.003-04:002009-10-16T08:37:33.365-04:00Thank you for reading. I need a break.I started this daily list of ideas in December, 2007. And it was fun for a while. But recently it has been more of a burden. <div><br /></div><div>Thank you, Andy Pearson and Kasia Haupt, for the inspiration to do this. I have learned a lot about the creative process and about myself over the past 432 posts. Thank you, Rusty, Patrick, Alex, Ashley, Elizabeth, Erin, Jackie from New Zealand and everyone else I haven’t named, for reading, caring and following this blog.<div><br /></div><div>Now go create something great for yourself. Make us all proud. </div><div><br /></div><div>I will still post to this page, just not daily. So don't delete the RSS feed if you subscribe, and come back every couple of weeks.</div><div><br /></div><div>Later,</div><div>Dan</div></div>Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36823163262318275.post-63574331920347992982009-10-15T07:00:00.000-04:002009-10-15T07:00:04.103-04:00“The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” — Conventional WisdomDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718540789387603915noreply@blogger.com1