It finally dawned on me why my self-doubt was suddenly silent — I was doing something so totally me that so perfectly combined the best parts of myself that no one else was doing in the way I was doing. I finally didn't have anyone else to compare myself to.

Self doubt has prevented me from trying many things in my life.

When your hobby becomes your job, you run the risk of turning something you really love into a slog that makes you queasy.

I had never tried going outside without a destination in mind before with no where to be and no expectations and no time restraints. Letting go of those things and being open to whatever laid before me was nothing short of life changing.

I had been so fixated for so long on getting from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible that I had never taken the time to notice this entire world hanging out right under my nose.

For the first time in my life, I was having fun not knowing. The freedom that came with walking to suddenly feel like I could go anywhere and do anything and see fascinating stuff all along the way was like nothing I had ever experienced.

It was a little tasty mystery waiting to be unraveled.

I discovered the joy of taking long walks.

I'm convinced that everybody has a metaphorical backyard of unique skills and interests already inside of them that when combined can result in major inspiration and give them a new way to think about pursuing their creative passions.

Are you coasting or are you cocooning?

We need to see your process way more than we need to see your perfection.

Weirdness is what happens when chaos ensues.

Reflect credit but embrace blame. If there's something wrong, you own that. If someone, particularly a boss or a client wants to take credit, that's fabulous! The reason it's fabulous is that they will come back to you for more of that. They have a choice of who to work with, and they're eager to work with people who make them look good.

[Collaborations] are what activate our cities.

CreativeMornings is a collaborative platform. It allows all sorts of creatives and audiences to come forward.

Creative programming in the spirit of place making is key.

How can we program our spaces to make them places? That's what creative programming is for...

You get the sense of belonging [in your city] because you love it. You don't see the city as just a shell that you go in and get out. You invest yourself into it. I think that is what's going to make our cities truly sustainable.

When you look at a city in a 200-year-old view, whatever decisions you take today is going to affect someone else in the future.

When you apply [love] to your craft, how you take care of the planet and community, and your cities, then everything starts to change.

When you love someone, you are more humane, empathetic, mindful, and think long-term.

The future sustainable city might be all about love.

I think the future of a sustainable city is going to be less hardware and more software.

Let's stop architects from just talking with other architects. What if we get architects to engage the larger creative community?

I used to design buildings and interested in designing cities, but it transitioned to figuring out how to activate cities.