How-To Guides
A simple recipe for working independently
It can be hard not to marvel at those productivity gurus; the creative mavens;
those extraordinary entrepreneurs. They’re so
Creative Business
Building creative careers and ventures that actually work
Stage Left
Opening Credits
January signals the peak of Hollywood’s awards season.
It’s the time for recognition and credit: for the work
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Life’s a Pitch...but for who?
Over the last few months, I’ve been working with nearly two dozen founders from
across the spectrum of New
Positioning
The Question: 'So, what do you do?'
A Thursday afternoon as the summer blinked into view. The two of us pulled up a
pair of high seats
Creative Business
Two types of role model
When we think about role models, the person or persona we aspire to emulate, our
minds will usually go to
Mindsets & Growth
The perils of a chain reaction
Our well-intentioned but misguided desires to root for the independents.
A couple of times a week I’ll walk with
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Going Solo? You’re still in the Rat Race
Many of us strike out as consultants, freelancers, entrepreneurs, or artists to
escape the rat race – to get away from
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Why we need to get rid of ideas
On this week’s episode of his Akimbo podcast, Seth Godin answers a listener
question about focusing – more specifically, how
Coaching
What the music industry’s people need next
As the music industry’s resurgence continues, its people need support now more
than ever. There’s opportunity to further
How-To Guides
Question time: Getting booked to speak at conferences
A question (and often frustration) I hear pretty regularly is how to get booked
at conferences as a speaker.
There
Coaching
Coaching: Preparing for job interviews
Job interviews can be nerve-wracking at the best of times.
There’s pressure, uncertainty, intensity; it’s a set-piece with
Resources
Introducing Coffee Notes: A template for better meetings
A big part of my discovery mission living in a new city was meeting people for
coffee. A lot of
Stage Left
Hit Making: The Generation Game
One of the first things I learned working at a large talent agency was something
that helped fuel the success
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Employee of the Month
It’s really easy to let our inner critic run riot.
The negative self-talk, the comparison trap, that nagging feeling
Stage Left
Why Penn & Teller ignored the audience
One of Penn Jillette’s least favourite terms in show business is ’this works’.
It’s easy to let the
Future Of Work
Location Arbitrage
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Go back 15 years or so and this was only a serious day to day consideration if
you were an
The Tension
What kind of artist are you?
Finding out with three lines, a few dots, and a long-sleeved shirt
Note: I found this post in my drafts
Mindsets & Growth
Two quick tips on Trend Spotting
This quote from Beth Comstock is a nice heuristic for spotting emerging trends.
Another way of looking at this is