In The Neighborhood
Back to the coffee shop
The Big Apple.
Gleaming skyscrapers.
Grand Central. Wall Street. Times Square.
Bright lights. Big city.
Big business.
Big bucks.
But
Howard's Riffs
Personal stories, hard-won lessons, and observations from the edge. The unfiltered takes on creativity, entrepreneurship, and life that didn't fit anywhere else - but probably needed to be said.
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
In The Neighborhood
Connecting with Art
There’s something about those few days before Christmas. The city has a softer
haze, time slows and moments are
NYC
Unlearnings from the improv class
This weekend I went to my first improv class in a little while.
Improv has been one of those things
Stage Left
Serious Fun
10 years ago The End [https://djmag.com/longreads/end-club-changed-london]
nightclub in London closed its doors for the final time.
NYC
No AC to DC
It’s that time. I’m off to Penn Station. I’m taking the B line to what is,
kindly,
Mindsets & Growth
When you see…
There are some things that once you see, you just can’t un-see.
Your view of the world changes.
However,
In The Neighborhood
Orbiting the Orbit: On Tour Again
Still one of my favourite tripped out deep house tracks, and a game-changer for
the 17-year-old me. The Second-Hand Satellites.
Mindsets & Growth
Fear, Envy, and Contempt
These are three powerful feelings.
They show up in many areas of our lives. Here are a few examples.
Finding
Stage Left
Becoming a wizard
Regular readers may know two of my favourite podcasts are ’The Moment’ with
Brian Koppelman, and Seth Godin’s ’Akimbo’
Battle Scars
Empty Tank
On June 1st 2015 I broke out alone again.
This month marks the end of the fourth year as an
The Tension
Natural or Rounded?
My local barbershop is the legendary Astor Hair in Downtown Manhattan.
As I’ve mentioned before
[https://www.howardgray.net/
Stage Left
6 lessons from going live with Oprah
I was sitting at my computer willing the words to come.
I’m creating a workbook/guide for independent professionals
The Tension
From the Magpie to the Hummingbird
Legend has it the Magpie is a bird that just loves shiny things
[https://www.howardgray.net/2018/01/02/
Battle Scars
Getting to grips with my Inner Critic
The inner critic is something we all hear from time to time.
During a recent coaching session with one of
Journal
Be the person you needed when you were younger
Brad Montague of Montague Workshop.A couple of months after we moved to New York
it was time for our
Battle Scars
7 things I learnt in 2018
As the calendar rolls deeper into December people often like to say ‘I’ve
learned a lot this year‘.
Whilst
Stage Left
Life Advice from Underground Resistance & Marcus Aurelius
The DJ Lee Burridge posted this epic 5+ hour mix
[https://soundcloud.com/leeburridge/lee-burridge-requiem-for-a-daydream-full-program]
on his Soundcloud page a