Inspiration Stories
Milton Glaser’s Stuck Moment as a Tunnel Visionary
His stuck moment: At age 16, Glaser decided to sketch his mother’s face. Sitting across from her, pencil in hand, he realized that he didn’t know what she looked like because the image embedded in his mind’s eye was from his toddler days.
He strays from the usual: Glaser had to consciously study his mother deeply and attentively so he could depict her as she appeared that day. As he did, he realized that drawing, which requires a level of observation that people don’t often apply, is a different kind of thinking.
Unstuck result: Perhaps most famously known for the I ♥ NY logo, which he scribbled on the back of an envelope while in a taxi, Glaser has produced such an inspiring body of work that both the Museum of Modern Art and the Georges Pompidou Center have hosted one-man shows of his designs. And to this day, he contends, “We’re always looking, but we never really see” (from the 2012 book “Imagine: How Creativity Works” by Jonah Lehrer.
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Oprah Winfrey’s Stuck Moment as a Tunnel Visionary
Her stuck moment: Even though Winfrey revolutionized the tabloid talk show with what “Time” magazine dubbed “rapport talk,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show” was one among dozens of shock TV shows.
She strays from the usual: In the 1990s, Winfrey flipped the coin on her show’s focus from the negatives of bad behavior to the positives of self-help.
Unstuck result: Winfrey’s show outlasted all her competitors, and her supportive spin inspired millions.
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Evan Williams’s Stuck Moment as a Reluctant Adapter
His stuck moment: After selling the Blogger application to Google, Williams started Odeo, a podcast syndication service. But then Apple added podcasts to its iTunes store, changing the competitive landscape.
He gut-checks his belief: Williams knew that Odeo’s future looked bleak, so he shifted focus by co-founding Obvious Corp. with Biz Stone and selling Odeo.
Unstuck result: One of Obvious Corp.’s projects, Twitter, became a widespread digital communication tool, affecting everything from the smallest scale human drama to world-altering events.
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Mark Twain’s Stuck Moment as an Idle Achiever
His stuck moment: His investments in new inventions, and his own publishing house, left his finances in ruin.
He commits to his belief: Twain filed for bankruptcy, which absolved him of much of his debt. But, he was determined to make good by embarking on a world lecture tour to pay his creditors in full.
Unstuck result: In the six years that he toured and lectured, he also wrote “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” and “Tom Sawyer Abroad, by Huck Finn.”
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Amy Tan’s Stuck Moment as a Waffler
Her stuck moment: As a frustrated partner in a technical writing business, Tan spent most of her working days toiling over estimates and collecting bills, instead of writing.
She takes a stand: When Tan’s partner refused to give her more writing assignments, she quit to go freelance, following her passion for words rather than her need for a steady job.
Unstuck result: Despite long hours as a freelance technical writer, Tan found time to work on her fiction. In 1990, her bestseller “The Joy Luck Club” was published.
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