Tag: creativity
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Most of us have been in that room. Or on that call. The interviewer asks one of their stock questions: “tell me about a time you faced a significant challenge.” I’m willing to bet that your answer is right there, already thought out, rehearsed, ready to go. Now try to remember the last time you…
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“He’s a dreamer! “This is how my primary school teacher described me when I was 9 years old. I didn’t know at the time, but the dreaming came from boredom. For a long time, many of us have internalised labels that are meant to manage us. We learn to tamp it down, to focus, to…
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Staple Green did not notice Gerdy return. This was not surprising. The village was busy with itself: the sharp clang of hammers on iron, the sounds of livestock in the crowded market, the tireless calls of merchants haggling over salted fish, fruit, and other wares. The machine clattered on, each part performing its rehearsed role…
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There’s a thread running through the majority of these memories, bear with me, you’ll see. First memory I’ll mention: my bike from my father. It had state-of-the-art spokes, the brand was Skyway, and it is, remarkably, the only gift from him I can remember. Someone in the neighbourhood was so jealous of that bike it…
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The case for building your personal brand before you need it. A book published before Google changed everything There’s a book that’s marked me above many. Brand You by Tom Peters, published in 1999. In it, Peters made a prediction that sounded almost radical at the time: that the era of the lifelong company employee…
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There’s a particular pleasure in the early stage of an idea. The designing. The mapping. The hours you spend arranging things in your head until they feel ready to exist in the world. I know that pleasure well. A little too well, as it turns out. Because here’s what I eventually had to admit to…
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Let me ask you something: when was the last time you questioned why you work the way you do? Not whether to work. We all know we have to eat. But the form your work takes. The career path you chose, or perhaps the one that chose you. Have you ever stopped to wonder whether…
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Question: in this world of endless consumption (digital or otherwise), how much of what you’re putting out there actually excites you? Does it still make you feel a buzz of pride even after some time has passed? Don’t get me wrong, not every piece has to be a masterpiece, but sometimes you just know you’ve…
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It may look as though I’ve changed overnight. I really haven’t. Here’s the receipts