I’m running a couple of public workshops in London next month, so if you’re in that part of the world it would be great to see you:

Time Management for Creative People — 7 July

Manage the mundane – create the extraordinary. Essential skills to maximise your creativity and minimise your stress levels at work.

This is the workshop where I give you the inside track on my own working habits and show you how to use the same principles to turbo-charge your creative output while keeping on top of those pesky e-mails and other incoming demands. It includes the core structure I use to organise my workflow, which I’ve never published online.

Full details + booking here: http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/time-management-creativity

How to Motivate Creative People (Including Yourself) — 14 July

Motivate yourself to overcome obstacles and create amazing work – and a sustainable career.

In this session I show you how to use four powerful types of motivation to fire yourself up for work on a daily basis, even when things get tough. I also explain why the right type of motivation is critical to creative performance, and how to avoid some of the most common creativity killers.

Details and booking here: http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/motivate-create/

The workshops are designed for creative people of all descriptions — artists, creatives, freelancers, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who takes their creativity seriously.

I’ll be tailoring the workshops to the specific needs of each group – when you book your place, I’ll send you some questions about what you want to get out of it, which will help me target the issues that are most important to you.

The workshops are designed to work equally well as standalone sessions, or to complement each other if you take both. There’s also a special offer if you book both workshops together.

Places will be strictly limited to 25 per workshop and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Here’s the booking page (with secure payment via credit card or Paypal):

I hope you can join us!

What People Said about Last Year’s Workshops

“Clear, intelligent and genuinely useful material.”
Thomas Heath, thomasheath.tv

“This was nothing like I expected and much better than I expected. Made me look at how I work and why I work, in a completely different way. Mark has a very laid back style which is great.”
Sarah Turner, turnerink.co.uk

“The group size was just right. The distinctions worked well, and gave me a different way of thinking about motivation. The material is interesting and well presented. An enjoyable and worth-while workshop!”
David Stevens, musicforspecialneeds.com

“I liked the way the ideas for managing time were uncomplicated and realistic enough to start fitting them into your everyday life.”

“I really liked the way you related the issues of the talk with stories which you almost acted out! It was interesting relating problems which you experience yourself to other people who have succeeded – it made it seem more achievable! I really enjoyed it, a really comfortable atmosphere was created and the group seemed to get on well. Thank you!”
Candida Bradley, candipops.com

“I liked your presentation style. I think it was the first time in a long while when I actually was captured by a presentation and the content and listened to what you had to say.”
Kim Robertson

“The content was clear and can be easily applied.”
Jacob Sam-La Rose, jacobsamlarose.com

PS — If you can’t make it this time but would like to be first to know about future workshops you can join my mailing list.

About the Author: Mark McGuinness is a poet, creative coach and co-founder of Lateral Action. Subscribe today to get free updates by email or RSS.