Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness | Since 1996
Helping you thrive as a 21st Century Creative
By Rajesh Setty
As human beings, we love stories. We love to hear them and we love to tell them. We are always telling stories - sometimes to others and sometimes to ourselves. All else being equal, the best …
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By Rajesh Setty
To keep it simple, we will consider buzz as something people want to and will talk about. The social media phenomenon has lowered the barrier to creating buzz. There are so many tools (most of …
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By Rajesh Setty
There are so many articles about how to influence your audience. This article will talk about six degrees of how you may be influenced by consuming online content. Let us look at each one of them …
By Rajesh Setty
Activity is not productivity - we all know that. But why do we keep engaging in activities that are not productive? One answer: Simply because it is easy to engage in activities that are not …
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By Rajesh Setty
Blogs and Twitter have almost eliminated any barrier to publishing. You have an idea and in a few minutes your thoughts can be online. Think about it – with every person thinking about more than …
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By Rajesh Setty
A creative person looks at the same thing that everyone is looking at from a different perspective. He or she can 'notice and observe' better than others. This is where 'awareness' comes into the …
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Of all the writers I know, I have learned the most about how to be a productive creative person from Mark. His tips are always realistic, accessible, and sticky. It’s not just talk, this is productivity advice that will change your life.
~ Jocelyn K. Glei, author, host of the Hurry Slowly podcast, and Founding Editor, 99U