by It's Me! | Dec 10, 2013 | Asides, Careers, Left Brain, Professional Development
I couldn’t help but respond to an article on the wonderful and useful UK site Creative Choices about when creatives and freelancers should work for ‘free’. Many of you already know what I’m going to say, but the broken record still plays. Feel...
by It's Me! | Nov 22, 2013 | Careers, Professional Development
A couple of years ago I commented on a post by Rick Chung on his blog post about students who are networking to find a job and develop a career. There were a number of comments about how hard it is to find a career, especially in the creative sector, and it sounded...
by It's Me! | Jul 1, 2013 | Careers, Cultural Economy, Professional Development
My response to a posting on Puttylike.com seems relevant to reproduce here. Puttylike.com is the brainchild of Emily Wapnick, whom I encountered as a fellow traveller on the journey to find words and metaphors to explain the misunderstood or unseen value of the...
by It's Me! | Jan 1, 2013 | Personal
I haven’t made the expected list of resolutions on January 1 for many, many years. That process smacks of the classic struggle of good over evil and triumph through hard work and deprivation or denial. Building up a better life through willpower. Focusing on...
by It's Me! | Dec 16, 2012 | Personal
I was going through masses of files and organizing and purging, and came across this one from the early 1980’s. Visiting my Mom over the holidays, singing Christmas carols and having a great time.
by It's Me! | Dec 1, 2012 | Creativity, Featured
by It's Me! | Sep 8, 2012 | Cultural Economy
I’ve been up to no good as usual, keeping my prod handy and using it where I think it will do the most good. Or is that just the cane I’m using in my arthritis-riddled old age? Oh well, this is a bit of an experimental work-in-progress, the PowerPoint...
by It's Me! | Oct 12, 2011 | Advocacy, Featured
I’ve been inundated with tweets, updates, e-campaigns and news clips that ‘take sides’ over the unfolding of OccupyWallStreet. A major complaint from those dismissing the actions of ‘The 99%’ is that the ‘#occupy’ crowds are leaderless and unfocussed....
by It's Me! | Sep 16, 2011 | Capacity Development, Careers, Creativity, Professional Development
Join me in Wells, BC to help weave the tapestry of this great warp and woof of talent and experience. Over the course of these days in October, the little town that could (create) will be bursting with artists sharing and learning and building their creative...
by It's Me! | Sep 6, 2011 | Creativity, Featured, Leadership
It seems like only yesterday that I met Sudsy Clark, and found a kindred spirit. His generosity to his fellow artists – he was creative in every possible way (I never checked on all of them, but it has GOT to be true) – was unfailing, as was his humour and...
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