You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep
‘Cause they’d fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You’d think me rude
But I would just stand and stare
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay
Awake when I’m asleep
‘Cause everything is never as it seems
‘Cause I’d get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance
A foxtrot above my head
A sock hop beneath my bed
A disco ball is just hanging by a thread
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay
Awake when I’m asleep
‘Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep
Leave my door open just a crack
(Please take me away from here)
‘Cause I feel like such an insomniac
(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep
(Please take me away from here)
When I’m far too tired to fall asleep
To ten million fireflies
I’m weird ’cause I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell
But I’ll know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
‘Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay
Awake when I’m asleep
‘Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay
Awake when I’m asleep
‘Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep
I’d like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay
Awake when I’m asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams
Book Title: It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be Author: Paul Arden Year written/published: 2003 Book Source: Amazon Some extracts:
Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have. Without having a goal it’s difficult to score.
That’s the nature of the creative person. All creative people need something to rebel against, it’s what gives their lives excitement, and it’s creative people who make the client’s lives exciting.
Firstly you need to aim beyond what you are capable of. You must develop a complete disregard of where you abilities end. Try to do the things that you’re incapable of. … Make your vision of where you want to be a reality. Nothing is impossible.
Do not covet your ideas…
GIve away everything you know and more will come back to you. You will remember from school other students presenting you from seeing their answers by placing their arms around their exercise book or exam paper. It is the same at work, people are secretive with ideas. “Don’t tell them that, they will take the credit for it.” … The problem with hoarding is you end up living off your reserves. Eventually you will become stale. If you give away everything you have, you are left with nothing. This forces you to look, to be aware, to replenish. .. Ideas are open knowledge. Don’t claim ownership.
High creativity…
The comedian John Cleese puts it rather more eloquently, “High creativity is responding to situations without critical thought” (playfulness) If you are in deadlock here are a couple of tricks you might try:
1. Do the opposite of what the solution requires
2. Look out of the window and whatever catches your eye, a bird, a television aerial, an old man on crutches or whatever, make that the solution to your problem.
Rough layouts sell the idea better than polished ones…
Because you haven’t shown the exact way it’s going to be, there scope to interpret it and develop and change it as you progress… With with him (Client) rather than confronting him with your idea.
Get out of advertising…
You will see the same books in every agency. Certainly, a knowledge of the techniques of and the tricks of advertising can be very useful, possibly essential. True, people do look for some-thing new, but sometimes it’s something new to copy. TO be original, seek your inspiration from unexpected sources.
Present creative work first…
Try opening with the creative work. If he likes it he’ll listen with interest to whatever else is said. If he doesn’t, you’re dead anyway, and it will shorten the meeting.
brilliant!
