The Creative Guide

Cultivating clarity, communication, and creativity through courses that help you think clearly, see differently, and create with calm purpose.

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Thinking differently sometimes means guessing differently. If you want help figuring out what’s going on when work is the regular excuse but something else is going on, DM me, and together we’ll get it moving the way it was planned.

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Thinking Differently

I had a situation recently where I asked for a conversation, with a very generous offer on the table. I asked for the ideal time and day and suggested a place convenient for the other party. With a week’s notice, it was called off the day before.

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When you’re treated like that, it’s easy to say “That’s it, I’ve made my offer, I’m the good guy, I’m out of here.” But on further reflection, I guessed the reaction was due to how past bad behavior had been dealt with, a face to face chat. They were expecting a telling off.

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For the weekend, try to look a little more closely at things you might otherwise have passed without noticing. See what changes when you practice that kind of attention. If you want to explore making this a regular thing for you, DM me.

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Friday Creative Prompt

One of the sad things about creativity is that while everybody can agree kids are creative, most people can’t agree on when they stopped being creative. Creativity didn’t leave, you were told to stop, and so the practicing of it stopped as well.

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It’s not too hard to restart. It can be as simple as becoming more observant, noticing the colour and shape of doors on a stroll, or becoming more aware of clouds in the sky as you’re driving to and from work. These small shifts can be the start of opening new ways of seeing.

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The next time you feel in a pressure point, take a moment to notice what feels wrong. Sit with it and question what's yours and what's inherited. If you want help doing that, DM me, and we'll work through it together today in a one to one setting.

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Ways of Seeing

Our early years are an apprenticeship. Childhood is influence, and those formative years shape how we deal with adults and the outside world before we have any choice. That influence usually deepens itself as time goes on when often it needs to be questioned.

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The goal of a mature adult is to separate what's important from what may not be. We have to check what doesn't feel right against what is right. We have to test if our training is fit for purpose. If we don't develop insight, it gets hard to see what's real and what's inherited.

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This is what we help people do. If you need support getting that kind of routine going, or even to figure out what it is you want to concentrate on, DM me and we can have an exploratory chat.

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The 10,000 Hour Rule

The 10,000 hour rule isn’t an exact science, but it does give us solid data. Simply put, the more time you put in, the more experienced you become. But there are no shortcuts, no time saving hacks, the math is simple; time spent = level of expertise.

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You might find that your commute to or from work is a good time for some things. For others it might be 9am on a Saturday because that’s when your head is clearest. The human brain benefits from consistency. The time doesn’t matter, the day doesn’t matter, the consistency does.

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It can take years to pull yourself out of a moment that only lasted a few minutes. This is part of the coaching work I do. If you want to work on this in a structured way, book a session and talk it through with me. Send me a DM and we can set it up.

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Inner Work

You only have one chance to make a first impression. The impression you leave in the first minutes stays far longer than you think. People hold on to what they decided first and rarely shift it. They don’t revisit it unless they have to, that’s just how it works.

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My advice is simple. If you’re tired or off kilter or carrying something heavy in your mind, be aware that the temporary state you’re in can come across as your permanent one. What you present should be honest and should belong to you and should be part of what you do.