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Creative Thinking

Helping you to live your most creative life

Going freelance?

Going freelance? 15 things all creatives need to know.

(I’ve made all of the mistakes – so that you don’t have to.)

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Scope creep and how to stop it

Scope creep, and how to stop it

Whatever you give to a work project, there will always be someone who wants you to give just a little more. Here's how to deal with it.

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Think like a CEO

Think like a boss. Even when you’re a company of one.

You might work alone. But it still helps to step back sometimes and think like a boss. To work ON your business, not in it.

Read moreThink like a boss. Even when you’re a company of one.

Time management, and the unique challenges of creative work

If there never feels enough time to make the creative work you want to make, here are ten reasons why.

Read moreTime management, and the unique challenges of creative work
Start strong

Start strong with your next creative project

Five exercises to help you get started. To keep going. And then get your work out there.

Read moreStart strong with your next creative project
Your next 90 days

Your next 90 days

Want to get something substantial done - and make time for some fun stuff too? You need a 90-day plan.

Read moreYour next 90 days
the trouble with goals

The trouble with goals

If New Year's resolutions and goal-setting doesn't work for you, try this instead.

Read moreThe trouble with goals
Rest reflect recover renew

Rest. Reflect. Recover. Renew.

It's twixmas. And winter. A time for rest, reflection, recovery and renewal.

Read moreRest. Reflect. Recover. Renew.
Thinking shouldn't be a luxury

Time to think shouldn’t be a luxury

For creatives, thinking time is essential. Bill Gates had a regular Think Week. Could you adapt that to your life?

Read moreTime to think shouldn’t be a luxury
How to be generous

Be generous. Because givers always gain

The world needs a little fairy dust right now. So be generous. Be kind. The results can be surprising.

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Gp deeper, not wider

Go deeper, not wider

The online world encourages us to go wide, to be everything, everywhere, all at once. But what if we choose to go deeper, instead?

Read moreGo deeper, not wider
The stories that stop you selling your work

The stories that stop you selling your work

Eight limiting beliefs that stop you from marketing your creative work well. And how to change them.

Read moreThe stories that stop you selling your work
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