A while back I wrote about the usefulness of writing to those who inspire us to ask for advice and guidance. Instead of sending the letter, we then write in the voice of that guide to give ourselves a response. Earlier today I wrote a pair of letters in this form to tackle problems I … Read more
This morning I was listening to a podcast by Todd Henry called ‘The Accidental Creative‘. I’ve been subscribe for a while. His podcasts are incredibly useful, full of tips and ideas to boost creativity. He also interviews people from time to time. This episode was about the importance of a morning ritual and some of … Read more
When I am struggling to get something moving, when the idea is stuck. That’s when it’s a good idea to open my favourite typing space (could be Word, could be Evernote, depends on my mood) and just start to type. I make sure that the typing is informal, almost like a conversation with myself. Using … Read more
I’ve just been skimming back through some of the Seth Godin books I have read in the last couple of years. I found this quote in “Poke the Box”: “Isaac Asimov wrote and published more than 400 (!) books by typing nonstop from 6 am to noon, every day for forty years.” And that helps … Read more
It begins like this, yes, a small kiss then everything comes into gentle focus each twist of the lens just a speck of dust, then we must remember why we are here, set out in previous lives Sometimes the external structures which we place on things can really help us to be more creative. … Read more
It’s that conversation over a cup of coffee when the ideas are flowing and you are struggling to keep up taking notes of them so that they don’t vanish. Collaborating with others can be a real spark to create new ideas and open up to diverse creative approaches that might not have otherwise come to … Read more
I have been away for the last couple of weeks for a holiday in Italy. Now as September gets into full stride, schools are starting up again, universities will be underway soon too. The roads will fill with traffic again and from space we will all look like we are rushing around again. How much … Read more
One of the key principles of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) is that we can learn a lot by looking at how other people who are highly effective function and extracting from that study ideas which we can implement ourselves. This is a really helpful practise. But it can be difficult to do when we are … Read more
I have come across the idea of a small group to provide peer support in a number of places. Michael Bungay Stanier, for example, has a Mastermind Group of half a dozen people who he speaks to regularly. They meet up at least once a year for a weekend together. He sees this group as … Read more
