Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness | Since 1996
Helping you thrive as a 21st Century Creative
The book I recommend most often to my coaching clients is The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - based on his own struggles en route to becoming a best-selling novelist, it's indispensable reading for …
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Image by Albund via BigStock You're smarter than a simple snake, right? You rarely start your sentences with, "I wish" or "If only I could find some inspiration." Right? I thought I was …
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Let me guess: You're busy. You receive too many emails. You've got people coming at you every day, asking for things, urgently. You've got a head full of great ideas, but there's never …
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Image by Hugh MacLeod We are condemned to be free. (Jean-Paul Sartre) The great thing about working on your own is that there's no-one to tell you what to do or when to do it - when to …
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Illustration by Oscar Ramos Orozco We all know vegetables and exercise are good for our health - but who'd have guessed boredom was good for creativity? My latest piece for The 99% is about Why …
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By Will Kemp
Drawings by Will Kemp Ever wanted to learn to draw? Have you daydreamed of just picking up a pencil and sketching? But inside there is a lingering doubt. A distant memory of a school …
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Photo by lulemon athletica Let's face it. We all get out of creative shape from time to time. Just as an athlete quickly loses fitness without training, so your creative stamina will fade away …
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Photo by Andrew Magill When Charles Schwab became President of Bethlehem Steel in 1903, he made an unusual offer to his consultant, Ivy Lee: Show my staff and me a way to get more done in less …
Out of all the blog series I've written over the past six years, I've never had so many requests for an ebook version as for the Creative Blocks series. And your wish is my command. :-) I've …
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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