Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness | Since 1996
Helping you thrive as a 21st Century Creative
Earlier this week I recorded a podcast with fellow creative coach Cynthia Morris, about what it takes to become a Linchpin, riffing on the ideas in Seth Godin's latest book. We've done our best to …
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As soon as I came across Michael Bungay Stanier's work, I knew I wanted to feature him on Lateral Action. The subtitle of his book Do More Great Work is a perfect fit with our approach to work: Stop …
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Seth Godin's Linchpin is one of the two books I recommend most often to clients in search of career advice (the other one is Ignore Everybody by Hugh MacLeod). So I thought it was a great idea when …
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Image courtesy of The 99 Percent This week I published a couple of guest articles that tackle the perennial challenge for creators: How can you find the time, focus and resourcefulness to create …
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We've all been there. Staring down the barrel of some crazy, ambitious goal, some dream, wondering how the heck we're ever going to pull it off. A trend I notice in my own life is a lot of amazing …
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EDIT: These workshops were very well received when I ran them in 2010 - if you'd like to book my time management training, motivation training or presentation skills training workshops for your …
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We are delighted to welcome best-selling novelist and Hollywood screenwriter Steven Pressfield to Lateral Action. Steve is known for the combination of meticulous research and gripping narrative …
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Image courtesy of The 99 Percent My latest guest article for The 99 Percent is called Build a Business, Not Just a Client List. It's a summing up of my thinking about creative entrepreneurship, and …
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If you have a creative block you'd like some help with, tell us about it - details in the first article in the series. Inspiration is the Holy Grail for creative people. All of a sudden, something …
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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