Eat Your Career
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
One of my favorite parts of coaching is watching the progress that takes place. Sometimes it’s so minute, an average observer might miss it. Other times, it’s so unbelievably big, both the client and I have to step back and simply bask in its glory. Progress can sometimes be hard to define. It’s the step between here and there. It’s the motion of doing and achieving and yet, at the same time, still striving for more.
Lateral Action
FEBRUARY 28, 2011
Regular Lateral Action readers will know I’m a big believer in the power of focus. When it’s time to produce, it’s time to eliminate distractions – switch off the phone, e-mail, internet etc – and concentrate on the task in hand. Because focused attention is essential for achieving creative flow, the state in which you […].
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Eat Your Career
FEBRUARY 27, 2011
Today’s career experts agree that most people experience a change of career 3 to 7 times throughout their working life. This means a complete transformation—new job, new industry, new employer. It’s a big deal. These are the kinds of changes that cause massive amounts of stress, anxiety and worry. Sure, they can be exciting at the same time. But overall, a change of career is nothing to sneeze at.
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Eat Your Career
FEBRUARY 1, 2011
Recently, while leading a workshop on the topic of stress management , one attendee mentioned that her boss was a perfectionist and this was placing an added strain on her daily work experience. As a perfectionist myself , I completely understood the dilemma she was facing. All kinds of challenges come up when dealing with this character trait. Working for or with a perfectionist is bound to cause some tension.
Eat Your Career
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
I meet a lot of people who are unhappy in their career. With job satisfaction at a 22-year low according to CNN , it’s not surprising. Once these people find out what I do for a living, they’re quick to share the details of their situation. Now, I love talking about this stuff so no complaints here. But, within just a few minutes, I can usually tell exactly who’s going to actually fix the problem and who’s going to continue stewing about it without ever really taking action.
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Lateral Action
FEBRUARY 21, 2011
1. A Story Is an Archetype Experienced storytellers will tell you there are no new stories, just endless variations on old tales. That was certainly Shakespeare’s attitude, who would probably have found the idea of inventing a story faintly absurd, and who habitually plundered the works of historians, mythographers, ancient authors and his fellow dramatists […].
Lateral Action
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Tim Siedell – a.k.a. @badbanana – is the only person whose Twitter page I catch up on, by scrolling back to read the Tweets I’ve missed. I do this because Tim is funny. Seriously, consistently, and often hilariously funny. As a Brit, I love the deadpan irony of Tim’s humour. And to judge from his […]. The post Inside the Creative Mind of Funnyman Tim Siedell appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.
Lateral Action
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
There is a myth that you need inspiration to strike before you can be creative. The truth is that you can use techniques to kickstart the muse and power through the process to complete a first novel – or similarly ambitious creative project – in one year. Last year I wrote my first novel, Pentecost. […]. The post How to Write Your First Novel in a Year appeared first on Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach.
Eat Your Career
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
Recently, I presented a webinar for my good friends at Careerealism. Because J.T. O’Donnell, the founder of Careerealism, is so cool, she gave me permission to share the recording with all of you. Here’s the description: Are you a job hopper? Do you bounce from one job to the next, never feeling satisfied? You’re not alone! But you don’t have to accept this as a way of life.
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