Image by Genista Two years ago this month, Brian Clark, Tony D. Clark and I were putting the finishing touches on the videos and articles we had prepared for the launch of a new website, Lateral …
7 Ways to Smash Procrastination
I've been meaning to write about procrastination for ages, but I never quite got round to it. :-) This is one of the most frustrating and puzzling obstacles we encounter whenever we set out to …
Becoming a Linchpin: Free Podcast and Worksheet
Earlier this week I recorded a podcast with fellow creative coach Cynthia Morris, about what it takes to become a Linchpin, riffing on the ideas in Seth Godin's latest book. We've done our best to …
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Do More Great Work: an Interview with Michael Bungay Stanier
As soon as I came across Michael Bungay Stanier's work, I knew I wanted to feature him on Lateral Action. The subtitle of his book Do More Great Work is a perfect fit with our approach to work: Stop …
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What Do You Want to Know about Becoming a Linchpin?
Seth Godin's Linchpin is one of the two books I recommend most often to clients in search of career advice (the other one is Ignore Everybody by Hugh MacLeod). So I thought it was a great idea when …
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Internet Marketing for Artists
Drawing by Hugh MacLeod Last month I wrote a piece at Wishful Thinking called Why Artists and Creatives Have an Unfair Advantage at Internet Marketing, which generated a fair amount of buzz. So …