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22 list-writing ideas to transform your work and make you generally more of a badass

Lists are highly cool. You’ve written them. I have too. There is something thrilling about lists. You feel all rad, and organised and diligent when you write th...

Keep applying the pressure

Keep applying the pressure.⠀ ⠀ If you fly a plane too slowly it will fall out of the sky.⠀ ⠀ Ride a bike and stop pedalling… what happens?⠀ ⠀ If you sit still a...

Build a memorable brand, even if it's just you.

Build a memorable brand, even if it's just you.⠀ ⠀ This means making it clear what you stand for.⠀ ⠀ Allow the things that get you emotional to rise up and weav...

How to Promote Your Creative Business? Here’s What I Do…

In this episode, Alex answers a reader question on promoting one’s creative business. He introduces his ‘tripod of awareness’ idea that provides the backbone of...

When you do the thing when you least feel like it

When you do the thing when you least feel like it, this is when you grow the most.⠀ ⠀ Celebrate those moments when you could have done something else and held f...

Ten drawings that motivate me to make art

Art is hard. It often looks easy from the outside. ‘I could have done that,’ says Jane. ‘But you didn’t,’ says Peter. That’s art. A true artist is not born. The...

'Love is the selfless promotion of the growth of the other' ~Milton Mayeroff⠀

'Love is the selfless promotion of the growth of the other' ~Milton Mayeroff⠀ ⠀ This is the attitude we need when growing our creative businesses.⠀ ⠀ You can't ...

Great creative work does NOT have to be from the HEART all the time

One of the things that has held me back is procrastinating too much. I don’t feel like doing the stuff I know I need to do because I don’t feel like it. I know ...

How many NOs did you collect this week?

How many NOs did you collect this week?⠀ ⠀ It's not about how many YESs you got. ⠀ ⠀ It's about how many Nos you smiled at to get to the YES.⠀ ⠀ This means you ...

‘I would get so much more done if social media didn’t exist’

We’re drowning in distractions. If only that damn phone would stop beeping at me, then I’d get some work done. Can’t YouTube…you know…just not exist, so I can f...

If you can't decide between two options...⠀

⠀ Choose the most difficult one. ⠀ It's usually the one that's closer to your truth.⠀ ⠀ It's likely the one that will move you further.⠀ ⠀ It's the option that ...

How to be a creative genius

I give up when the work I make sucks. When I hate it. I give up when my failure stares right back at me telling me that I have wasted my time. I give up when I ...

How to figure out the perfect moment to start, when you don’t feel ready yet

Listen, I know how hard it is. To get started. To make it work. To show up every day. To make money doing it. To be a ‘success.’ You haven’t got your shit sorte...

Do the things others refuse to do.⠀

Do the things others refuse to do.⠀ ⠀ This will get you noticed, but it will help you rise above the crowd; succeed, be talked about, make rapid gains.⠀ ⠀ Be un...

11 [Illustrated] Motivating Ideas for Working on Your Craft

In a world in which everyone from the plumber to your grandma seems to be making ‘content,’ it can be easy to get lost in the crowd. It is massively important t...

How I get more done using these four simple prompts

Today, I could have hated myself. I got out of bed late and spent the morning watching Tai Lopez videos. Years ago, this would have annoyed me, but since then, ...

Is Promoting Your Art Desperate?

self promotion and marketing have a bad reputation. Drawing attention to ourselves, our art, and our brands feels like we’re showing off or sends the message th...

Why You Find Consistently Marketing Your Business So Hard, and How to Make it Effortless

As I’ve discussed in many articles, marketing yourself; your art; and your brand, properly and consistently is no longer a commendable choice in your creative b...

Make the first move

Make the first move.⠀ ⠀ The world is moving on, regardless of your problems; your stresses; your fears; your hang-ups and your regrets. ⠀ Get over yourself. You...

Why you do NOT need to know your ‘purpose.’

Many times I have worried that I’m not doing work that answers a ‘purpose.’ To do work that is ‘my calling.’ To create things that will change the world for the...