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 [...]
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Who do you hate? (Or “How to get unstuck”)
Posted by John on January 23rd, 2011
Here at Screw Work Let’s Play HQ we’ve been busy getting ready for the Screw Work Let’s Play Programme which starts tomorrow. On the 8 week programme we deal a lot with the internal blocks that stop people getting the working lives they want. As a result, we’ve learned a lot about why people get [...]
Join the 2011 Play Revolution
Posted by John on January 17th, 2011
If your promises to yourself for this year include finding a way to get paid for something you love, I want to help you do it. Last year, Screw Work Let’s Play hit the bestseller lists, was raved about in The Times – twice – and this year, it’s being translated into Dutch, Italian and Korean. But we’ve [...]
How to end your year on a high
Posted by John on December 29th, 2010
So, how was it for you? What was your 2010 like? No doubt there was some good stuff and some not so good. How will you remember the last 365 days? I think most of us remember the bad all too well and forget all too easily the successes and good times we created. The [...]
Wrapping Up The Year
Posted by John on December 17th, 2010
For those of us who are our own boss and work from home, it’s easy to blur the line between work-time and down-time. This is particularly the case when our work feels more like play! About this time of year a few years back I had a realisation. I hadn’t set a clear date to finish [...]
Neil Mullarkey of the Comedy Store Players on dealing with fear
Posted by John on November 8th, 2010
Every week for the last 25 years, Neil Mullarkey has taken the stage at the most famous comedy club in the UK, The Comedy Store, and started a 2 hour show with no script whatsoever. As you can imagine, he is no stranger to fear. He’s also made brave choices with his career, constantly changing [...]
Mythbusting: “I’ll get lonely working for myself”
Posted by Marianne on August 23rd, 2010
This is a guest post from Marianne Cantwell of Free Range Humans who is collaborating with me on some very exciting projects around Screw Work Let’s Play to be revealed soon. Why working for yourself doesn’t mean working by yourself You’re a people person. You don’t want to be holed up at home everyday, with [...]
