Category: Creative Processes
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Social Media Is Not A Digital Bulletin Board
Over the last two years, as I have worked with or talked to organisations wanting to build their brand on the digital mediums, it’s become clear that while they want to pivot their communication efforts, putting story and people at the centre, they are not very equipped to do so. Most company pages look like…
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Collect the dots before you connect the dots
Steve Jobs’ said this to Stanford, and the world absorbed it as its motto. “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards,” he said, to eager students, pushing them to not over-plan their life, and take it as it comes. This idea of connecting the dots is not new – it…
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Millennials, the internet, and a history of double identities
Snapchat, BeReal, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium, Substack – the list of the places where I am regularly present on, is endless. I share photos, gifs, videos, texts of all manners, freely, flowingly, trusting, expressing (even sometimes when I know we should not). My opinions, however silly, stupid, profound, lame, uncool, cringe, unpopular, unrefined, go…
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Writing Challenge Day 1: #1000WordsofSummer
Stream of consciousness writing is hard work. You risk sounding dumber thank you want to be perceived.
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A note of appreciation for our sparring partners
Here’s how sparring partners help you take action faster, and achieve your goals.
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Friend of six years: In unpaid praise of Tiny Change
Good planners must go beyond being a record of your task list; and help you as a life coach does.
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The journey of returning from a sabbatical
Sabbaticals from work are amazing. The real challenge is to return from them. Here are some ways to!
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EQ+IQ: A guide to finding your voice as a writer
We focus too much on our IQ to become better writers. Here’s how to access your EQ and channel it for your art.