Fawley's way of life: Exceed your vision

When Bradenton architect Mike Bryant recently cared for the office effects of his late partner, Rick Fawley, Bryant came across a sheet of Fawley's thoughts, jotted while Fawley attended a conference of the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp.

Speaking at a memorial service for Fawley Oct. 4 at the South Florida Museum courtyard, Bryant says the notes reflected Fawley's beliefs and approach to whatever he did. In Fawley's words:

Objectives:

Anyone can be creative.

Awareness of existing creative things that are ongoing.

Process for creativity — creating environment.

Innovation is the only way to achieve consistent sustainability by everyone in a business.

Exceed your vision.

Challenges/controversy is about fear.

How can creativity overcome fear/risk ... Can't take biases onto a blank sheet.

Not taking a risk is taking a risk.