Creativity and Coffee Shops

coffee shops

Watch the Video Do you get some of your best ideas in coffee shops? Well you are not alone. Creativity and coffee has a long history and some of most innovative minds including Freud, Klimt, and Mahler valued the importance of coffee shops as a ‘third place’, not home and not work. In today’s episode of […]

The Light Bulb Moment – Why Light-Bulb Moments Are Outdated

light bulb moment

Watch the Video Often when someone has a creative insight it is described as them having a ‘light bulb moment’, a spark of inspiration which brings all the pieces together. However while the metaphor of light-bulb moments have served us well for the past hundred years it’s worth exploring whether this is the best metaphor and […]

Talent Is Only The Entrance Ticket

Talent Is Only The Price Of Admission

In this episode of The Creative Life TV Show I talk about why talent is only the entrance ticket. Watch the Video ‘Talent Is Only The Entrance Ticket’ Show Notes: Assuming Talent Harnessing Your Creative Talents Developing The Craft and Art Of Being A Creative The Creative Life Newsletter Please leave a comment below and tell […]

Marketing Automation for Creatives

Marketing Automation for Creatives

In this episode of The Creative Life TV Show I talk about marketing automation for creatives and the value of creating an indoctrination sequence. Watch the Video ‘Marketing Automation for Creatives’ Show Notes: Coaching creatives Marketing automation Ryan Deiss at DigitalMarketer Indoctrination Sequences Ontraport – Marketing Automation System Start with Why The Creative Life Newsletter Please […]

The Idle Creative

idle creative

In this episode of The Creative Life TV Show I talk about how the historian Herodotus would advise you to be an idle creative. Watch the Video ‘The Idle Creative’ Show Notes: Herodotus Book Two of Histories Amasis, King of Egypt Archers and their unstrung bows When you wash the dishes, wash the dishes When you relax, […]