Back in the day, 35 years ago, when I was starting out, the competition between artists, writers and musicians even on the same projects were fierce. Information about how to thrive was closely guarded, and smaller labels and managers took advantage of anyone’s ignorance about music business law or procedure and exploited it ruthlessly. There
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Following the success of ‘Organizing for Creative People’ – which topped the Foyle’s chart recently – I became aware for the huge need for a creative career coaching and mentoring service. So I’m launching one in January 2018. A new creative career coaching website Although I don’t officially launch until January, I will be taking
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Most people wear 20% of their clothes 80% of the time… That sounds like a waste doesn’t it? And the reason is, cheap clothing has become more ubiquitous and fashion cycles now last just a few weeks. Consequently, many people’s closets are over-stuffed and in chaos. How would it feel to open the doors on
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In August Stik and I gave a masterclass to workshop creative people’s career issues at Foyles’ flagship store in London. It was loosely based around my book ‘Organizing for Creative People’ which was out in May. Some lovely people came along and bravely ventured their questions. Stik and I then gave our advice, which was
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It’s an age-old problem. You work strange hours. You’re working all hours to establish yourself or survive. Or you simply get so focused that you forget everything else. All these are reasons why your friendships and emotional support systems can suffer badly when you have a creative career. Too often, your clients are expecting the
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