This is the perfect time for a reset. It’s not too late to create something substantial before the end of the year! — So how was your summer? Are you going into autumn energised and raring to go? Or are you exhausted and counting down the hours before the kids go back to school and you finally have space to think? Either way, it’s good to start fresh in September. To take stock, celebrate your wins, see what’s…

The mindset shift that can help you take back control — I was a freelance writer for 30 years. Even when I had staff jobs on newspapers and magazines, I was freelancing on the side and saw that as my main identity. The jobs would all end, eventually. But I would always write. Then I just got tired of hustling. Tired of saying yes to jobs I really didn’t…

Human beings are meant to create, not just consume. Get back in touch with your creativity, with these small daily missions. — Have you lost touch with your creativity? If so, you can get it back. It’s your birthright, a bit part of what makes us human. It’s all about making tiny changes, stirring up those creative juices by doing something different. It’s about creating, not just consuming. About waking up in the morning and thinking, “What shall I make, today?” About being curious, asking…

Want to be more creative? Do something different. Every day. — Creativity is a skill like any other It can be learned, developed. I believe we are all creative beings; we just need to get back in touch with the playful, curious states that come naturally to children. We need to give ourselves space to think, dream, make new connections. To try new things — and be terrible…

Want to be more creative? Then do something different. Daily. — Creativity is about making new connections A new idea usually comes about when we connect two or more existing concepts with each other. It’s about seeing differently. And to do that, we need to do something different. To shake things up. To be playful. So here are some suggestions to get you started. 20 ways to kickstart your creativity, this week:

Whenever life gets in the way of your normal work habits, a reset routine will get you back into flow. Fast. — It’s summer as I write this. Many of us are slowing down, taking holidays, spending time with our children while they’re out of school. It’s a season to be kind, and not beat yourself up about work. To do what you can, when you can. …

Little actions that make a big difference. Try some this week! — We are all creative Some of us already know this, and feel confident that we can always come up with ideas. Some of us have had our natural creativity crushed out of us. But it’s still there, waiting. And with tiny, daily actions, it will blossom and grow. Here are 20 ways to nuture your creativity, this week Eat something different for breakfast. Preferable…

Tiny little actions that can make a big difference. Try some today! — We are all creative It just gets beaten out of us by an education system designed for learning by rote rather than thinking for ourselves. …

Your past projects should still be out there, working for you. — Most creatives are busy bees We do a job to the best of our abilities. Then we hand it off to our audience or whoever commissioned it, and we buzz on to the next thing. But we should see our past projects as employees, assets that should still be working on our behalf. Hopefully you…