Category: Articles

  • 27 Creative Guidelines

    27 Creative Guidelines

    I’ve been inspired this week by the Creative Catalyst Circle – my new Facebook group, and by Allison Crow Flanigan’s “BE Team” group (which is all about pulling back from the insanity of busyness, stress and ‘nexting’) to create this set of creative guidelines: No pushing. No striving. No nexting. More BEing. More joyful creation.…

  • Getting Stick Drawings on the Computer

    A few people have asked me how I do my stick drawings and get them ‘in the computer’. Here’s my process: 1. Draw in pencil my stick person 2. Go over the edges in thick black marker/colouring pen 3. Take a photo of it on my phone 4. Open up that image in paint.net (get…

  • In Praise of Single Tasking

    In Praise of Single Tasking

    So over the past few years, I have become a devotee of the work method of “ single tasking ” – working on just one thing at a time instead of 86 things at once. When I say devotee, I mean, I know it’s a good idea, and then I forget to do it for…

  • Use Your Imagination to Create Magic, Not Stress

    Use Your Imagination to Create Magic, Not Stress

    I had a procedure this week – just to investigate and check out and make sure all is well. Nothing to worry about. And I was not worried about the procedure itself…I was more worried about the sedative and painkiller. I don’t take drugs. The last time I had an Ibuprofen was about 3 years…

  • Attack of the what if’s

    Attack of the what if’s

    Did you ever have an attack of the ‘what-if’s? For example: what if no one buys my book, what if my product bombs, what if I make a fool of myself, what if my business fails, what if I’m not good enough? Everyone has these worries – even Harry Potter before his first Quidditch game!…

  • Fall in Love With Your Inner Critic

    Fall in Love With Your Inner Critic

    There is a lot of advice out there about dealing with your inner critic – shutting her up, telling her to fuck off, boxing her in, ignoring her. Hmmm. I never liked the idea of demonising my inner critic – after all, she is still part of me, even if she is a part I…

  • Honouring the Blank Page

    Honouring the Blank Page

    I sat down today to write the article and found…nothing. Not an idea, not a theme, not a word, not an inspiration. No words. No expression. And, most interestingly (to me anyway), no angst, fear, stress or concern. Normally if I sit to write and find nothing, I go into a bit of a panic…

  • Be the Best Boss You Ever Had, Not the Worst

    Be the Best Boss You Ever Had, Not the Worst

    Imagine for a moment working for somebody who doesn’t appreciate you (you probably don’t have to imagine it, you’ve probably experienced it). Somebody who, no matter how hard you work and how much you do, their reaction is “Meh”. Or “haven’t you done that yet?” A boss who even though you’ve worked over when you…

  • Do You Trust Yourself Enough To Do What You Want To Do

    Do You Trust Yourself Enough To Do What You Want To Do

    Last year I read the fabulous “Only 10’s” by Mark Silverman – a book about only doing those things you really want to do, the things that are a 10 for you. It’s a book I buy for my clients often because it’s a fabulous barometer for what you really want in life – overall,…

  • Take the Time to Connect With Your Soul

    Take the Time to Connect With Your Soul

    I didn’t know what to write today. I didn’t even know if I wanted to write. After I’d stopped distracting myself with other things on my to do list (a common tactic) and thought about it, a thought popped into my head (some people call them inspired ideas, some call them brain farts!!) Anyway, I…