by creativeconsultancies | Dec 29, 2015 | Arts Business, Creative Consultancies, Creative Process, Ideas, Planning
Before you get your 2016 started, take a moment to look back over 2015 and take stock of where you’ve already travelled. Investing time and attention on reviewing what you achieved and learnt in 2015 will give this year a big boost. To make it even easier I’ve...
by creativeconsultancies | Nov 25, 2015 | Arts Business, Creative Process, Ideas, Planning
I am a big advocate for a well selected day job being incorporated into many of my clients’ creative lives. This is especially true of creatives who are progressive, challenge the status quo, expand cultural boundaries or are simply in a set up, learning or building...
by creativeconsultancies | Oct 1, 2015 | Creative Process, Ideas, Planning, Retreats, Vision, Workshops
Vision boarding is a super fun way to visually explore ideas. I love to do this as a social activity with a group of friends and it’s the perfect starting point for all of my retreats to kick start the creative flow. You can pick a specific topic, section out your...
by creativeconsultancies | Sep 4, 2015 | Arts Business, Creative Consultancies, Creative Process, Ideas, Planning
Switching from tasks or letting devices, interruptions and your fertile mind pull you off focus wastes precious time you could be spending creating. I accept that some days your mojo is just really not on hand and you have to take a day off but as a rule creating a...
by creativeconsultancies | Sep 4, 2015 | Arts Business, Creative Consultancies, Creative Process, Ideas, Planning
So often people really want to argue with me on this one. They are in the habit of jumping from idea to idea, sold the lie of working when “inspiration strikes”, multitasking or convinced that routines and systems don’t or can’t apply to them. The research is solid...
by creativeconsultancies | Aug 18, 2015 | Arts Business, Creative Consultancies, Creative Process, Ideas, Planning
Once you’ve got your creative life and business vision super sorted and you know where in your heart of hearts you want to be heading then you need to get sorted writing out a strategic plan. Blah, what?! “I’m a frieking artist not a corporate business entrepreneur” I...
