Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness | Since 1996
Helping you thrive as a 21st Century Creative
Creative people have a love/hate relationship with money. We love it, because - well, who wouldn't want it? But we also hate it, avoid dealing with it, and avoid even talking about it. Here are …
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Creative people tend to have wide interests - it's part of what makes us creative. But sometimes this blessing can turn into a curse, when we feel pulled in so many different directions that we don't …
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By Tito Philips
Photo by Pablo Contreras. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. Rita Mae Brown We cannot continue to do the same thing every day and hope to …
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Don Draper, the legendary ad man, is facing meltdown. His agency's clients are deserting. The partners are squabbling. Redundancies will have to be made. Adland has got wind that Sterling Cooper …
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Photo by Julian Fong. If it weren't for procrastination, we'd all be superheroes. When you think of the creativity, talent and energy in every human being, and what we achieve on the occasions …
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(And What to Do about Them) →
Have you ever wondered what to do with your life? You have talent and skills. A little knowledge and experience. Maybe a job, maybe a few freelance gigs. But what you don't have is a Big Idea …
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Jean Miélot, 15th Century writer I've always wanted to be a writer. Not just a hobbyist or dabbler, but a professional, earning my living from my writing. Over the holidays, the thought …
Photo of Piranesi engraving by Evil Preacher They say Rome wasn’t built in a day. And it was a full-time job. Think of lugging all that marble, laying pipes and foundations, raising columns and …
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By Amy Harrison
Image by Hugh MacLeod Drink and drugs. A writer’s key to inspiration? Or a demon to your creative success? One of the hottest debates surrounding inspiration is that of the effect of …
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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