How do I make creativity my job?
Quite a few people have shared with me that they long for creativity to be their central, sustaining effort. My sense is that folks are feeling transactional and burned out in their current employment. Much of traditional work, and employer-employee relationships more generally, aren’t working for them. They’re looking for something more balanced, respectful, human-centred, […]
Building Better Habits: it’s not all about you
The idea of developing good habits is de rigueur these days. Personally, I am a “general” fan of personal habits. I like some good predictability and structure in my days. I brush my teeth every morning, I get outside every day, I eat my veggies. Habits help me free up my thinking for more pressing […]
Design a session that will knock their socks off
You’ve been invited to give a guest lecture/workshop/presentation (yay!) but the prospect causes you to break into sweats (ack!). The good news is that people think highly of you and value your expertise – they have invited you to share your awesomeness! And the other good news is that you don’t have to cram all […]
Calling it Quits?
Some thoughts on decision-making, grit and knowing when to quit Quitting often gets a bad rap. We usually associate greatness with grit, stick-to-it-iveness, persistence. And of course, grit can be useful. But we often overlook the importance of knowing when and how to shift gears and steer towards a new path. Public thinker and former […]
Burnout is not an individual problem: it’s cultural
The way we think and talk about burnout needs to change. As individuals we feel it. And we often think the solutions need to be individual too (more resilience training, anyone?). But it will take a cultural shift to really address burnout, and create sustainable workplaces that are integrated and even connected parts within our […]
Arts & Culture must be central in Canada’s COVID reality
COVID-19 has brought incredible social unrest and change, as well as personal disillusionment, and feelings of overwhelm. Many of us feel like we’re lurching from one task to the next, drowning in overwhelming inequities exposed by COVID and the realities of juggling multiple-roles and tasks simultaneously. This is why, my friends, arts and culture must […]