Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://denisejacobs.com/">Denise Jacobs</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/denisejacobs">@denisejacobs</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle">Denise Jacobs speaks with Dave Rael about creativity, authenticity, disappointment, and learning to value oneself for intrinsic worth</div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Denise Jacobs is a Speaker + Author + Creativity Evangelist who speaks at conferences and consults with companies worldwide. As the Founder + CEO of The Creative Dose, she promotes techniques to unlock creativity and spark innovation in people, teams, and workplaces, particularly those in the tech world. A tech industry veteran and web expert, Denise is the author of The CSS Detective Guide and co-author of the Smashing Book #3 1/3 and Interact with Web Standards. She is also the founder of Rawk The Web and the Head Instigator of The Creativity (R)Evolution.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Denise Jacobs</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Denise on creativity</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Web development/design and creativity</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Project management and a lack of fulfillment for Denise</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Soapmaking as the conduit to get Denise into creativity and teaching</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things about technology and learning that "light Denise up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Denise stays current with what she needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The utility of digital books relative to different types of content</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Denise's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Denise's story of failure - The college experience: athletics, scholarships, and broken dreams</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Family perceptions, race, and other limitations</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Personal identity and finding self-value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Becoming self-referential rather than other-referential</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Authenticity, fear and human attraction</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Denise's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="http://denisejacobs.com/" target="_blank">Denise's website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321683943/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">CSS Detective Guide: Tricks for solving tough CSS mysteries, The - Denise Jacobs</a></li> <li><a href="http://denisejacobs.com/innercritic/" target="_blank">Banish Your Inner Critic - Denise's upcoming book</a></li> <li><a href="http://rawktheweb.com/" target="_blank">Rawk The Web</a></li> <li><a href="https://shop.smashingmagazine.com/products/smashing-book-3" target="_blank">Smashing Book 3 + 3⅓</a></li> <li><a href="http://sirkenrobinson.com/" target="_blank">Sir Ken Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005CKKETU/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative - Ken Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/Podcast/Episodes/zach-lieberman-tech-and-expression" target="_blank">Zach Lieberman on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/WindowsForBusiness/End-of-IE-support" target="_blank">Microsfot - Internet Explorer End of Support</a></li> <li><a href="http://jimkwik.com/" target="_blank">Jim Quik</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004H4XI5O/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything - Joshua Foer</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshirt_(college_sports)" target="_blank">Redshirt</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Oden" target="_blank">Kim Oden</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6> <span>Denise's </span>book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001QNVP7M/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play - Neil Fiore</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Denise's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Be aware of what is going on with yourself - model being in touch with your passion</li> <li>Take a break from things like social media that may distract and influence you away from your true self</li> <li>Listen and be present - show up in the world in a way that you are helpful to others</li> </ol> </div> </div>
