PJ Milani | Visual Teacher💡
@milanicreative.bsky.social
Sharing Ideas on creativity, psychology, and productivity through visual metaphors.
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Thinking in Visual Metaphors Course: https://maven.com/milanicreative/visualthinking
The problem isn’t that we aim too high and fail--it’s just the opposite--we aim too low and succeed.
-Sir Ken Robinson
-Sir Ken Robinson
June 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The problem isn’t that we aim too high and fail--it’s just the opposite--we aim too low and succeed.
-Sir Ken Robinson
-Sir Ken Robinson
Happy Father's Day ❤️
June 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Happy Father's Day ❤️
What's most important in an apology
June 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
What's most important in an apology
More isn't always more.
May 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
More isn't always more.
Most people let fear stop them before they start.
"What if I fail?"
But "what if's" are paralyzing.
Flip the script.
Replace "what if" with "EVEN IF."
"Even if I fail, I'll learn something valuable."
The most successful people I know aren't fearless.
They simply move forward, "even if" scared.
"What if I fail?"
But "what if's" are paralyzing.
Flip the script.
Replace "what if" with "EVEN IF."
"Even if I fail, I'll learn something valuable."
The most successful people I know aren't fearless.
They simply move forward, "even if" scared.
April 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Most people let fear stop them before they start.
"What if I fail?"
But "what if's" are paralyzing.
Flip the script.
Replace "what if" with "EVEN IF."
"Even if I fail, I'll learn something valuable."
The most successful people I know aren't fearless.
They simply move forward, "even if" scared.
"What if I fail?"
But "what if's" are paralyzing.
Flip the script.
Replace "what if" with "EVEN IF."
"Even if I fail, I'll learn something valuable."
The most successful people I know aren't fearless.
They simply move forward, "even if" scared.
The good news → There's a magic pill.
The bad news → May be hard to swallow.
The best news → You don't have to look far for it.
The bad news → May be hard to swallow.
The best news → You don't have to look far for it.
April 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The good news → There's a magic pill.
The bad news → May be hard to swallow.
The best news → You don't have to look far for it.
The bad news → May be hard to swallow.
The best news → You don't have to look far for it.
Difference between talent & genius.
March 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Difference between talent & genius.
Information → Data
Knowledge → Connected data
Story →Selected and connected data to make meaning
Knowledge → Connected data
Story →Selected and connected data to make meaning
March 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Information → Data
Knowledge → Connected data
Story →Selected and connected data to make meaning
Knowledge → Connected data
Story →Selected and connected data to make meaning
The number 1 killer of big dreams: impatience.
We talk about excellence like it’s “ONE big achievement.”
But it’s actually the sum of countless tiny tasks, done right, again and again.
We talk about excellence like it’s “ONE big achievement.”
But it’s actually the sum of countless tiny tasks, done right, again and again.
March 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The number 1 killer of big dreams: impatience.
We talk about excellence like it’s “ONE big achievement.”
But it’s actually the sum of countless tiny tasks, done right, again and again.
We talk about excellence like it’s “ONE big achievement.”
But it’s actually the sum of countless tiny tasks, done right, again and again.
Comfort zones are tiny prisons that keep us from experiencing the vastness of life.
March 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Comfort zones are tiny prisons that keep us from experiencing the vastness of life.
Friendly reminder:
"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."
-Seneca
"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."
-Seneca
March 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Friendly reminder:
"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."
-Seneca
"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."
-Seneca
Simple secret to success:
March 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Simple secret to success:
“It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions.”
-Ira Glass, creator of “This American Life”
-Ira Glass, creator of “This American Life”
March 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions.”
-Ira Glass, creator of “This American Life”
-Ira Glass, creator of “This American Life”
The most powerful habit to improve thinking:
P.S. Do you have a favorite prompt when you journal?
P.S. Do you have a favorite prompt when you journal?
March 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The most powerful habit to improve thinking:
P.S. Do you have a favorite prompt when you journal?
P.S. Do you have a favorite prompt when you journal?
There are no perfect plans. Only next steps.
February 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
There are no perfect plans. Only next steps.
You can't grow in comfort.
(and discomfort doesn't get easier)
(and discomfort doesn't get easier)
February 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
You can't grow in comfort.
(and discomfort doesn't get easier)
(and discomfort doesn't get easier)
"When you are anxious because of your to-do list, take comfort in your have-done list."
-Kevin Kelly
-Kevin Kelly
February 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"When you are anxious because of your to-do list, take comfort in your have-done list."
-Kevin Kelly
-Kevin Kelly
Change is risky, but so is standing still.
February 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Change is risky, but so is standing still.
Weird truth: extraordinary success = ordinary habits
February 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Weird truth: extraordinary success = ordinary habits
“You can have it all. Just not all at once.”
-Oprah Winfrey
-Oprah Winfrey
February 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“You can have it all. Just not all at once.”
-Oprah Winfrey
-Oprah Winfrey
Motivation vs discipline
February 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Motivation vs discipline
Friendly reminder for the day:
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
-Desmond Tutu
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
-Desmond Tutu
February 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Friendly reminder for the day:
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
-Desmond Tutu
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
-Desmond Tutu
Forgiving someone doesn’t mean what they did is okay.
It means you refuse to be poisoned by it any more.
It means you refuse to be poisoned by it any more.
February 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Forgiving someone doesn’t mean what they did is okay.
It means you refuse to be poisoned by it any more.
It means you refuse to be poisoned by it any more.
Look past the face value of a failure.
February 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Look past the face value of a failure.