by Beckie Manley | Sep 21, 2015 | People + things that inspire us
A little tidbit from Brainpickings.org today, one of my favorite haunts. Virginia Woolf on the Paradox of the Soul and the Consolations of Aging. Woolf marvels at “the slipperiness of the soul”; “oh the delicacy and complexity of the soul,” she exclaims in another;...
by Beckie Manley | Sep 2, 2015 | Fierce Excerpts, People + things that inspire us
*image from brainpickings.com, art by Lisbeth Zwerger done for a rare edition of the Wizard of Oz. Now Reading | Brené Brown on the Physics of Vulnerability and What Resilient People Have in Common Brainpickings.org is a favorite spot of mine. And I can’t get...
by Beckie Manley | Jul 28, 2015 | People + things that inspire us
Loved this great little article from Buzzfeed today about adulting—all the things no one ever tells you when you become an adult. Read the entire article here for great tips from how to store your groceries to how to pick out your first apartment:...
by Beckie Manley | Jul 23, 2015 | From the CEO, People + things that inspire us
The STAR Foundation has had a piece of my heart ever since I was first introduced to Katie Orrel and Ellen Murphy close to 5 years ago. I knew I had to help support the magic they were creating for the young women and young men in Brunswick, Georgia. STAR’s...
by Beckie Manley | Jul 22, 2015 | People + things that inspire us
I have recently become acquainted with Jenny Holzer. She was a neo-conceptualist born in 1950 whose articulate art forms were type and language. Neo-conceptual art describes art practices in the 1980s and particularly 1990s to date that derive from the conceptual art...
by Beckie Manley | Jul 22, 2015 | People + things that inspire us
Leo Burnett always seemed to get it right and this letter is no exception. It doesn’t get more poignant than this. At Fierce, we have adopted this as our personal manifesto and we heed its caution. May we strive for excellence every day—and for those hot, unreachable...