Posts tagged the self
#31: Write out your sob story - you know the one

We all have that story that has become a sticking point in our lives. A wound we can’t escape; a personal or professional failure, a trauma or tragedy, a season of misery or an unfortunate event that occurred. If we’re being honest, we all have many of these, but there are some you feel within the fibre of your being. It’s the one you thought of when you read the title of this essay.

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#27: Creative crutches: Leave the vodka-soaked copy to Mad Men, reach for pure potential instead

I’ll never forget getting a call from a Creative Director I worked with while freelancing at an agency. “Yo, there’s some vodka on your desk, can I have a bottle? I need to get loose, I need to write some lines.” What the actual? Firstly, it was gin — a gift from a client that I hadn’t yet taken home. Secondly, what the actual?

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