creative maverick

Here’s my conclusion about work as play:
When you are truly in play, when you are following the unfolding path of what provides you engagement, expression, excitement, and curiosity in the world, then your work is simply a natural expression of who you are and who you are becoming.
Work becomes a way of achieving the fullest [...]

I was asked for input into an article for Look magazine this week, apparently the UK’s best selling women’s magazine. It’s to go with an article about recession-proofing your career and my bit is a beginner’s guide to starting a business as an alternative to staying in a dicey job market.
Here’s what I wrote:

Self-employment can [...]

Would you like to play all day and get paid - to do the creative, fun stuff you love doing, to have oodles of variety and freedom… and to make good money doing it?
If so, have a listen to my free audio class below.
I’ll explain why I think you need to switch from a worker [...]

…or what Columbo can teach you about discovering what you really want from life
I love the detective show Columbo. It’s the ultimate wind-down TV; while modern cop shows are neurologically over-stimulating with handheld cameras and 3 cuts a second, Columbo is slow-paced and charming.
The series has been running for over 30 years but my favourites are [...]

Would you like to be recognised as a pioneer, a thought leader, a true original? Want to write a life-changing book? Want to do something more than just rehash other people’s ideas? Then it’s time to make your life a laboratory.
The people who create remarkable content - Barbara Sher, Steve Pavlina, Martha Beck, Seth Godin, [...]

Not only will you have a hell of a lot more fun but you’re likely to make more money than you ever did before.
A player is someone who puts creativity, fun and fulfillment first. We go where we feel drawn rather than purely pursuing money. We are engaged in a lifelong process of learning and [...]

It might seem strange to bring death into a blog about doing what you love but in fact it is at the very heart of the topic.
When I was a 5 month old baby, my parents took my brother and I out in the family car to visit some relatives. Just a few minutes from our home, [...]

Quit being a worker and become a player.
A player is someone who:

Puts creativity, fun and fulfillment first
Goes where they feel drawn, rather than purely pursuing money
Plays with the environment around them and in relationship with others
Is in a life-long state of learning and organismic personal growth
Knows what interrupts their creativity and plays around it
Recognises what [...]

As I work on my proposal for a book on the themes of this blog, I’m starting to realise how important play is. To play all day and get paid sounds like the ultimate hedonism and while it should be fun, there is something more to this.
Why play?
When children play, they are learning about themselves [...]

I hang out with Scanners a lot. A Scanner is someone who has a lot of interests, is fascinated by new ideas and gets bored doing just one job or one thing with their life. I’ve got to know the Scanner mindset pretty well from running Scanners Night and advising Scanners on how to find [...]