What’s the first thing you think of when you think of Justice? Perhaps the Justice League? Perhaps Superman fighting for truth, justice, and the American way? Maybe the Justice Case Files? But what is justice? Is it fair? Is it still relevant today? We narrative art marketers can push justice on the pages of comics, […]
This is a timely post for me. Ben Franklin offers words of wisdom that could not have come at a better time. It is funny that the week, I was supposed to tackle INDUSTRY. I took the day off. Funny. INDUSTRY — Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.
Ben Franklin’s 13 Habits… The next lessons of Ben Franklin will directly relate to us as Narrative Art Comic Book Entrepreneurs. I grew up in a world of frugality. We had no money. My parents scraped and saved. We had clothes. We had food. We had a place to live. We had each other. What […]
Ben Franklin’s 13 Habits… The next lessons of Ben Franklin will directly relate to us as Narrative Art Comic Book Entrepreneurs. FRUGALITY — Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing. INDUSTRY — Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions. JUSTICE — […]
Over the last month, we have looked at 3 of Ben Franklin’s Habits of 13 in which we call for a cleaner environment in MODERATION, TEMPERANCE, and TRANQUILITY. I took these tasks on so I could focus on shaping my mind and body. These results are surprisingly cleansing for me. It seemed every chance I […]
In examining Ben Franklin’s 13 highly effective habits, it seems easier to address them in in groups rather than all at once. This group on actively training our minds and body has been extremely beneficial to me–especially on spring break. Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
The Biggest Loser starts on Tuesday. And I am excited. I am going to put an extra page up here on the site to track the results. I don’t know if I will be Running with Comics this time because my knee is still messed up. I am thinking about getting a bike. Maybe we’ll […]
Inevitably when we show our artwork to others, sometimes harsh words come out letting us slink into our holes a little more…Today we will use one of Ben Franklin’s 13 highly effective habits to show us how to move past the immediate wounding and help the healing begin. In an effort to be healthy, we […]
The next few weeks, on Sundays, we are going to look at another 3 more aspects of Benjamin Franklin’s highly effective habits for narrative art professionals. Growing up as a printer by trade, he really wasn’t much different in many regards to Narrative Art comic book artists. Learning from Benjamin Franklin should be a prime consideration for any talented narrative art […]
Over the last month, we have looked at 3 of Ben Franklin’s Habits of 13 in which we call for a cleaner environment in ORDER, RESOLUTION, and CLEANLINESS. I took these tasks on so I could get things cleaned out in my life, my head, and my home. These results were minimal at best for […]