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On the side of a brick building in NYC, there is a big poster that reads "how are you really?" In this context, it's meant to allude to mental health in the workplace.

How COVID-19 improved mental health in the workplace

October 8, 2020

Featured News, Freelance Life, Worklife Balance

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I believe mental health in the workplace could be drastically improved if we learn the lessons COVID-19 has forced upon us. We’ve got a unique opportunity to reinvent work to…

A leaflet reads let intuition guide you. you are what you have been looking for. It sounds like a suitably business coaching wanky thing to say.

It’s OK to have an allergy to business coaching

October 8, 2020

Featured News, Freelance Life, Marketing Advice

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There’s only so many times you can watch people physically recoil when you use the phrase business coaching before you get a wee bit wise to it. It takes a…

On a wodden table, a flat lay of toast, two glasses of water, a bottle and a book entitled damn good advice lie. It's to denote the whole advice culture with cafe side that business and life coach people are enamoured with.

Stop getting advice from the wrong people

October 8, 2020

Featured News, Freelance Life, Marketing Advice

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There was a joke going around Twitter at one point about how every second person is a business or life coach. I resisted calling myself a business coach (I talk…

Cover of the book why I write by George Orwell to help freelance writing endeavours

How to get better at freelance writing

October 7, 2020

Content and Copywriting, Featured News

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If it’s one thing freelance writing needs, it’s a touch of Orwell. I’m not talking about the dystopia either. George Orwell was an amazing writer. His ability to look at…

A sign etched on the wall reads let the creativity flow. It's in a circle.

Why can’t we accept artists as businesspeople?

August 31, 2020

Featured News, Freelance Life, Opinion Pieces

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Why do we have so much trouble coping with artists as businesspeople? You’d think moving away from the starving artist or the tortured artist would have happened in earnest before…

a bit of chalk is written on the sidewalk- it reads 'together we will change the world' - which is a common sentiment during this time of cultural transformation

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Coaching and mentoring ourselves is a big part of business. We do it to ourselves all the time. Being motivated to do what you need to do in a given…

The Unashamedly Creative Blog

The Unashamedly Creative Blog

How COVID-19 improved mental health in the workplace

It’s OK to have an allergy to business coaching

Stop getting advice from the wrong people

How to get better at freelance writing

Why can’t we accept artists as businesspeople?

COVID and business: creating a working cultural transformation

6 questions to ask someone giving unsolicited advice

Developing a foundation marketing plan for a business idea

How to trick yourself into being motivated

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