Have you got an idea swirling around your head and you’re wondering if it could work? Maybe an idea for a business or a book or some other project? Have you been thinking about this for a while, holding off on getting started until you know your idea will work – that you can do [...]
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Relax, your idea won’t work
Posted by John on January 27th, 2012
That tricky thing, momentum
Posted by John on January 9th, 2012
Happy New Year and welcome to 2012! This is the time when we’re tempted to define all sorts of wonderful wishes, hopes and dreams for the year. The tricky bit of course is maintaining momentum on that stuff that we want – once life gets busy or the going gets tough. Psychologies magazine to the [...]
Stop faking it
Posted by John on November 4th, 2011
A few days ago I watched a youtube video of someone playing a song on the piano. She was one of the 200 participants in the 30 Day Challenge and she had responded to one of our exercises by taking the risk to record a video of her playing and show it to the other [...]
If you don’t do it, no one else will
Posted by John on September 26th, 2011
The interesting thing about any significant creative project you undertake – whether it’s a book, blog, or business – is that while you might have a title (and even a strap line), you don’t really know what it’s about until you dive into making it. Sometimes you think you know at the start, but it always [...]
Obvious to you. Amazing to others
Posted by John on April 21st, 2011
You have new ideas and thoughts every day and you’ve probably had more than one that could make you some money. But… how many of them do you act on? Do your ideas seem too obvious to you? Do your talents seem like ‘nothing special’? Then take a lesson from Derek Sivers, musician, entrepreneur, and [...]
What’s your big adventure?
Posted by John on March 28th, 2011
Our Head Coach, Selina Barker, is about to set off on her own big adventure. She’s packing up her life, reducing all her possessions, and putting everything that remains into a campervan named Beryl. Then she sets off for a 6 month road trip around the UK and Europe, meeting people, having fun, and running [...]
How to start a business – one play project at a time
Posted by Selina Barker on March 20th, 2011
By Selina Barker, Head Coach at Screw Work Let’s Play Ian was stuck. He knew he didn’t want to carry on in his job in an ad agency, but he had no idea what he wanted to do instead – or even what he could do. Ian was a classic case of a frustrated creative. Bright, [...]
Are you a self-help addict? Check for these 4 warning signs
Posted by John on March 4th, 2011
I love self-help and I’m guessing you do too. All those books, courses and workshops can genuinely help increase your happiness, success and wealth (they have mine). But how much is too much? When have you become a self-help-aholic? See if you recognise these signs in yourself or anyone you know: It all starts off innocently enough with [...]
What to do when your idea’s too big
Posted by John on February 24th, 2011
You’ve got an idea you want to put into action – an idea for a business, a mission to become famous, or a vision of making a living doing something you love. But… it’s BIG. Too big. It requires you to quit your job. Or it needs a lot of money. Or a whole team [...]
Meet your tribe of players, scanners & entrepreneurs
Posted by John on January 9th, 2011
If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re a creative person with a lot of ideas (otherwise known as a scanner). And your biggest challenges include choosing which idea to pursue, making it happen quickly, and turning your best ideas into something that might make you a living. If that’s the case, don’t try and [...]
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