by Dan Hunter | Sep 8, 2016 | You Can Only Imagine
The Red Sweeney Stumper or how a country western band taught me the meaning of Occam’s razor. My first professional music job was with Red Sweeney and his Country Caravan. I was the caravan, along with Red’s wife and a drummer. I added rhythm guitar and we...
by Dan Hunter | Aug 18, 2016 | You Can Only Imagine
Imagination enables us to predict the future. But, our predictions are rooted in what we know today. The future lies before us, a vast empty plain ready to fill with ideas and ideals. We are going to “reinvent” ourselves, “reimagine banking,” and “think...
by Dan Hunter | Aug 2, 2016 | You Can Only Imagine
Do your expectations inhibit your view of the world? Dropping your expectations helps you see anew and free your imagination. You should learn to erase your brain on occasion. The brain’s ability to imagine the future is astonishing—an ability critical to...
by Dan Hunter | Aug 1, 2016 | You Can Only Imagine
I had a college friend who rented a room in a converted, colonial-era tavern with an odd stairway—one step was an inch higher than the others. Long ago, the tavern keeper and his family lived on the second floor. The tavern was on the ground floor, where, according to...
by Dan Hunter | Jul 3, 2016 | You Can Only Imagine
Beginning a creative task—writing, painting, problem solving—is daunting. Here’s a strategy to get started. Beat poet Allen Ginsberg had a poignant directive for writers: “First thought, best thought.” Writers must seize their first thought, their initial...
