Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing creative consultant and all-round marketing expert, David Parrish. Author of T-Shirts and Suits and Chase One Rabbit, I’ve found both these books a huge help in my own journey to balance the business end of things with my creative work. David has kindly donated a fantastic story from his […]
I’ll admit it: I’m new to the idea of storytelling. Yep, I was told stories a lot as a kid… but I was never EVER the storyteller. Recently though, I’ve come to learn we’re all storytellers. They might just be the ones we tell ourselves in our heads, but that inner monologue is there. Now, I […]
We’ve all got our dreams. Big or small: we’ve been forming our fantasies since we were old enough to blow out the candles on a birthday cake. At some point on our journey, we ditch these dreams. We leave them at the roadside, for various reasons. Some of these reasons are totally… reasonable. For example, […]
Asking for help is difficult for most people. It forces us to admit our shortcomings; our weaknesses; our vulnerability. It reveals us as the bruised peaches we are – not the shiny, unspoiled apples we wish to be seen as. Brené Brown would, I’m sure, give me some sage advice like: Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels […]
It’s been one smokin’ hot minute since the last interview in my Successful Introverts in Business series, but it’s worth the wait! This time I managed to get Lesley Taylor, author of The Dynamic Introvert. This book covers leadership, branding and self-promotion, with practical advice from Lesley’s own experiences in business, tailored (or Taylor-ed? sorry) to the introvert. Susan Cain […]
I know right – a tall order. I think my favourite quote from Kanye West is: “Jay is Kweli’s favorite rapper, 50 is Eminem’s favorite rapper, and I’m my favorite rapper.” That pretty much sums him up right? Arrogance aside, I can’t help but think we could ALL use just a sprinkle of Kanye-like confidence. It’s been a thread that’s run […]
It’s maddening: you place me in front of a complete stranger and, as long as it’s just us, I can talk for England about pretty much any topic I have some kind of grasp on. But take that same topic, that I feel confident in my expertise, and put me in front of a CAMERA? […]
For whatever reason, over the past year or so, I’ve found myself grow increasingly obsessed with morning routines. May be it’s the type-A, ‘must-plan-everything’ in me… Or may be it was reading this book. Or may be it was the rest of the internet sharing their own morning routines and habits that drove me to […]
If you’re an introvert like me, who sees any ‘confidence boosting’ tip online as the tastiest link bait in the online ocean, you’ll have read this common piece of advice. ‘Fake it till you make it.’ Right? Of course! That’s what we have to do to appear more confident: just FAKE IT! Like anything in […]
This time last year I had all but given up on Facebook. My newsfeed had become a barrage of irrelevant ads and I was frustrated by the lack of control over what I was seeing. Then I discovered Facebook groups. After joining one particularly helpful, engaged group, I found dozens more. I of course found plenty […]
