Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness
Coaching for Creative Professionals
When Covid closed his bustling Tokyo studio, Ichi Hatano turned to his ink wash paintings and digital art to stay inspired. From crowdfunding a sumi dragon book to renovating a countryside house …
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Have you ever had a creative project you never quite found time for? That was voiceover artist Nicky Mondellini’s dilemma until the pandemic cancelled her film work – and suddenly she had the time …
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If you work on your own – in your office or studio, or your bedroom or at your kitchen table – it can feel like no one is watching. So it doesn’t matter whether you show up. If you skipped a day on …
When lockdown cancelled her in-person writing retreats, bestselling author Laura Davis faced a choice: let her teaching career stall or reinvent it online. Laura, famed for The Courage to Heal and …
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A few months ago I was listening to the DavidBowie: AlbumtoAlbum podcast, a terrific show about Bowie hosted by Arsalan Mohammed. In Season 3 episode 11 Arsalan spoke to Donny McCaslin, the leader of …
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When the pandemic brought live music to a halt, artists lost their gigs, their incomes and the vital connection with fans. Charlotte Abroms, a Melbourne-based music manager, used the enforced …
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Last week I suggested that if you’re serious about achieving your creative ambitions, you need to think in terms of projects, not tasks. Because if you get up every morning and ask yourself ‘What …
Lockdown threw parents into a frenzy of juggling childcare, homeschooling and work – with creativity often sidelined. Kay Lock Kolp shows how even in crisis you can nurture your artistic spark …
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When we think of productivity we typically think about tasks and to-do lists, working habits and routines. We focus on how to make the most of our time on a daily or at most a weekly basis. All of …
