Trusting Your Gut

I've always trusted my gut.  I still do, and I'd rather back a fast instinct than talk myself into a slow, ‘sensible’ answer - I don't think overthinking is a virtue, and I'm not about to start recommending it to anyone else. What I've had to learn, more slowly than I'd like, is that not every fast ‘yes’ is actually instinct.

What Nobody Tells You About Creative Leadership

Most conversations about creative leadership focus on the visible parts - vision, communication, decision-making under pressure.  What they rarely mention is the part that has to happen first - leading yourself, before you're in any position to lead anyone else.

I learned this the hard way.

The Pivot Point

Most creative professionals don't change direction all at once.

It happens gradually.  A quiet discomfort that builds over months.  A growing sense that the work you're doing no longer quite fits the person you're becoming.  A feeling - hard to name, easy to dismiss - that something needs to shift.

And then, at some point, a moment of clarity.  The pivot point.

Six Foundations Every Creative Professional Needs to Build On

These are the six foundations I come back to again and again in my coaching work. Not things to acquire. Things to recognise, understand and build on.

Is This Your Moment to Turn the Page?

There's a particular feeling that arrives at certain points in a creative career. It's not quite dissatisfaction. It's not quite unhappiness. It's something quieter and more unsettling than either of those things.