Not sure about some of these ways, like drinking coffee… but a lot of them are spot on. It’s not enough to watch this. Get out there and live these.

29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo.

Your title or career should never define or limit who you are or what you do. And you should never allow it to. John Jay of big-boy ad agency Weiden + Kennedy gives you a lot to take away in these 2-minutes.

“Sometimes in our industry, our professionalism, we get [put into] silos…it should be all of our goals to break out of those silos. The more you work, the more people want to put you in a silo so they can define who you are by their terms. Our job is to never let anyone define who we are…”

I never met the man but somehow his passing is felt deeply. His Apple computers changed my life. My career literally exists because of the Mac. Mr. Job’s creation gave way to all the software I use on every single image I create. It opened creative doors, it inspired, and to this day his creations are the tools I use to make my art and my living.

He is a genius, an inspiration and an icon. My heart and gratitude goes out to you, Mr. Jobs and your family.

Stay hungry. Stay foolish.