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I believe that we are all creative. Some people need to express themselves creatively and feel lost if they don’t get to do that. Everyone has creative thinking skills that contribute to the process of creating new things or changing existing ones. But we don’t always realise this or embrace these skills and creative needs. … Continue reading What do I talk about on this blog?
Earlier this year I published 3 conversations I’d had about creativity, as videos (on YouTube) and as audios (on Substack). (You can access all the videos and audios from here.) When I published them I had plans to do more, once I’d got past a busy period of doing talks at networking meetings. I’m now … Continue reading Creative Conversations – how they came to be and what happens next
Last year I did some experiments with making videos. Video is a medium I had done nothing with at all up until then, and I just found the whole idea daunting. I’d previously had the same thought about sharing my photo online – on my website, landing pages and social media – and these days … Continue reading How I experimented with making videos and figured out what worked for me
Clarity is a thing we talk about a lot as an outcome of coaching. On top of that, as a project planner I aim to provide clarity when I create my action plans. Quite a few of my reviews from clients mention it. And yet I don’t think clarity is a permanent state. I was … Continue reading Is clarity an achievable thing?
I wasn’t going to have a word of the year. Last year it was joy, because I’d been writing about it, and I wanted more of it. I wrote a post about it early last year, and forgot to do an update, even though I did find plenty of joy – particularly in singing and … Continue reading How and why I found my word of the year
I believe that we’re all creative. We’re unique human beings, and creativity is our unique essence and contribution to the world. We all have our own way of thinking about ideas and challenges, and we all have our own way of expressing ourselves creatively. As children, we explore all sorts of avenues with our creative … Continue reading Where does creativity go?
In a previous post I mentioned “creative weirdness” and explained that I define this as creativity, playfulness and quirkiness. But why would you want this in your business? If you’re “creative” (whether that’s someone who enjoys expressing themselves creatively, or considers themselves a creative thinker with a lot of ideas), I’m assuming that creativity is … Continue reading What is creative weirdness and why might you want to rediscover it?
I was thinking about creativity yesterday. Specifically I was noticing that it was the common theme between a few of the things I’m doing in my work. But from different angles. Business and marketing support for creatives – artists and writers. Coaching for creatives more broadly – encompassing people who write and create as well … Continue reading What does creativity mean to you?
I run an online creative writing workshop every so often (usually every couple of months, but I have a few more coming up this autumn). I love doing this, because it gives me a chance to write too! I enjoy sitting down for 5-10 minutes and writing something about my surroundings or in relation to … Continue reading Why I love short creative writing sessions
I was all set to write a useful post about personality profiles and preferences, as I did a course about DISC last week, and saw a short presentation that reminded me about Insights this week. But instead I’ve decided to write about weirdness. (I will write the DISC and Insights one at some point. Just … Continue reading Am I weird enough?