Today I had the most amazing day. I spent it among the most interesting, inspiring, talented creative women. They were attendees at an event right here in Pleasanton called Convenzione, which is a gathering for mixed media artists. And what is a CPA doing in the midst of such a clearly creative gathering, you might be asking? Hoping that some of that creative coolness might splash off onto me, that's what.
Growing up a numbers person who shared a room with a very talented watercolor artist was not easy. I longed to be able to see things in vivid colors, like the kinds that flew off my sister's paintbrush. I wanted to know why she kept erasing lines that looked perfectly good to me and marvelled when her finished painting reflected nuances that I had missed in the live subject of her work. My Mom shares the vision and can rearrange a room to make it feel special, can create decorations for any event, can pull fabric into shapes, while I can only appreciate the visionary language they both speak. But I am an avid appreciator.
At today's event, I had the pleasure of hearing SARK speak and inspire these women to even greater heights. They shared, they laughed, they grew.
I dressed as I imagined an artist would and hoped that I might blend into the crowd. Maybe if I got the look just right, they might think I belonged in their midst. I should probably read up on something cool and interesting before I go. I pulled out my Thinking Visually book for a quick update.
But what I discovered is that artists are not artists without an audience. Every artist needs someone to marvel at their works. To oooh and ahh at the miracles they create from broken china, or pieces of wood, and that we are not so different after all. That we each long to express ourselves in some form and that we are all creating something - whether it is children, or stories, or even dinner, we are all creators and we are more alike than we are different.
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Geni Whitehouse CPA, CITP, CSPM Author, speaker, trainer > 50% Countess of Communication, Brotemarkle,Davis Co. > 50% Writin', speakin', consultin' Co-founder of SolveServices.com a remote bookkeeping service for wineries. How to hire me. Author How to Make a Boring Subject Interesting : 52 ways even a nerd can be heard I have a ton of other websites including my newest for Twitter newbies www.evenatwit.com Originally from Greenville, SC, I now live in Napa, California. Contact Geni
I am an accountant on a mission. I want to permanently remove the blight of BORING that has attached itself to members of my profession.
But the boring blight doesn't stop there. It's everywhere. I've found it in wineries (although it's a tad more palatable when served with alcohol), in science labs, even in Art museums. And technology people carry the "B" gene too. But the condition need not be fatal. I lecture around the country to accountants and technology audiences and I have a ball. I was a partner in an Atlanta CPA firm when I realized technology was my true passion and I have been fighting the nerd versus geek battle ever since. Through some stroke of absolutely amazing luck, I now find myself in Napa -- the most gorgeous, hospitable place imaginable. Are you on Twitter? You can follow my nerdy life there : evenanerd Contact me [email protected] I am a graduate of the Jeff Justice Comedy Workshoppe and the Persuasive Speaker course taught by Speechworks. I highly recommend both of these organizations. I have also taken training from the amazing Lynda Spillane. I am not unbiased, nor do I wish to be. I have done work for anyone and everyone in the software industry or the accounting profession. If I am not impressed by what you do or can't find an angle that is interesting or unique, I won't work for or with you. And if you are stodgy or boring, there are not enough dollars or even euros to make me help you. See samples of my writing here: www.salestaxradar.com www.mybizcounts.com Archives
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