As you should know by now, I am a huge fan of Austin Kleon and his books. So, it won’t come as a surprise to you that I picked up the third of his trilogy; Steal like an artist. Again, this book is a great place to turn to when you’re looking for inspiration. Because […]
Previously, Austin Kleon taught us to ‘Show Your work!‘ but this time he is helping us to ‘Keep Going.’ As we know, it’s one thing to start getting your work out there, but that is only half the battle. We need to keep posting/publishing so we can keep learning, keep improving and increasing the chances […]
The title says all you need to know about this book… You may not know it, but you are a badass. This book will guide you through the reasons why you are, and how you can harness the power it brings. Ultimately leading you to the mother load of self confidence. Below are 11 points […]
By now you know I’m an advocate of learning, and love the musings of Ali Abdaal. So when he launched a new class on Skillshare titled “Productivity for creators – Starting a successful side hustle” I knew it was something that I needed to check out. So I grabbed my headphones and iPad, and nestled […]
The last week was a slog. I found myself struggling with what to write, even though I’ve got a database of ideas. But it didn’t really feel like any of them jumped out at me. To be fair, the last few months of writing or filming have gone pretty well to be fair, so maybe […]
It’s all too easy to get your head buried in learning, writing, recording or whatever format your creation is. But one thing that can be easily overlooked is to continue consuming. One reason I decided to take the plunge with creating digital content is because I love it so much. So, why would I then […]
I’ve never kept a journal before… But after listening to The High Performance Podcast with Matthew McConaughey , I decided it was something that I should try my hand at. Being a big user of Notability on my iPad, I decided to find a journal template that I could use. Luckily it didn’t take too […]
I find my self taking a lot of notes at the moment, whether that be while I’m listening to an audiobook or podcast, watching a Skillshare video or reading a book. My preference is to do this digitally, usually on my iPad, although I do sometime take notes by hand or even rarely on my […]
Like many other people I know, while there is a drive to be creative, there is a strong undercurrent of anticipation of actually putting it out there to be judged by the whole word. Luckily this book by Austin Kleon has given me a number of tools to employ to overcome this nervousness. The fist […]
As you all know by now, I’m a huge advocate of continued learning in a wide range of subjects and topics. That’s why Skillshare has become a firm favourite of mine, so you can only imagine my excitement when I saw Thomas Frank’s lesson “Productivity for Creatives: Build a System That Brings Out Your Best“. […]