Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness | Since 1996
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Image by hyuku As a child, I remember being shocked to learn that Walt Disney was a person. To me, Disney was a mysterious entity, symbolised by the magical castle that appeared at the start of …
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Image by Hugh MacLeod For many of you, Hugh MacLeod will need no introduction. Others will be intrigued to discover a creative entrepreneur who has built an unlikely and utterly idiosyncratic …
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Image by h.koppdelaney Wouldn't it be nice to get paid to just exist? I think so. In fact, that's my gig right now. I exist. And I get paid for it. And it's pretty awesome. So how is this …
This is the first of an occasional series of interviews with creative entrepreneurs who are living the principles we write about at Lateral Action. We are delighted to start the series with John …
Photo by ezioman It's time for another of our irregular roundups of Lateral Activity elsewhere on the web. Creative entrepreneurs who enjoyed our list of the top 10 Social Networks for Creative …
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These days, plenty of people are facing “involuntary entrepreneurship.” They’ve lost their gig and need to reinvent themselves as self-sufficient solos or small business owners. Others …
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If you take creativity remotely seriously you need to know that cartoonist Hugh MacLeod has a book coming out. You probably know already. Either way, you'll want to download the sample chapters from …
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Image source: Mark Hayward “Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right.” ~ Henry Ford Are you looking to take lateral action and make a life change of some sort? …
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Photo by Canon in 2D OK it's time to spread the link love with another roundup of Lateral Activity elsewhere on the web. If you're wondering how Armageddon the current economic crisis is likely …
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