The Wishful Thinking Archive

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Welcome to the Wishful Thinking Archive, where every post on the blog is stored in chronological order for all eternity.
Do say hello if you see me wandering around the stacks. And please put things back on the shelves where you found them.
Happy browsing!
September 2008 (6)
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- 15: Lateral Action Introductory Series Starts Today (0)
- 11: New Video from Lateral Action: Everybody Loves Marla (0)
- 09: New Lateral Action Video: Jack’s Smirking Revenge (0)
- 03: Lateral Action Launches Today (1)
- 02: Time Management for Creative People - the Seminar (5)
- 02: UK Creatives: Would You Like to Spend 3 Months Working for a Creative Business Abroad? (0)
July 2008 (2)
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June 2008 (1)
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- 03: Client Testimonials Added (4)
April 2008 (4)
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- 29: 25 Years of Creative Whacks - An Interview with Roger von Oech (8)
- 24: Social Media and Community Sport - Channel 4 Thursday 1st May (4)
- 08: Ed Batista Questions Mark (6)
- 08: Jill Bolte Taylor: My Stroke of Insight, TED Talk (4)
March 2008 (8)
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- 31: 6 Reasons Why I Was Wrong About Twitter (15)
- 31: Authors of the Age of Conversation 2 (2)
- 29: Help Children’s Charity Variety - Buy The Age of Conversation TODAY! (0)
- 21: Free E-book - Creative Management for Creative Teams (2)
- 11: Is it Better to Be a Creative Generalist or a Specialist? (40)
- 07: Wishful Linking - a Links Blog for Creative Professionals (6)
- 07: Eight Random Things About Me (8)
- 03: Aids to Navigation (2)
February 2008 (6)
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- 29: Recommended Business Coaching Books (0)
- 29: Magma Poetry No.40 - ‘Passions and Obssessions’ (0)
- 26: Channel 4 Podcast - Why Blogging Is More Fun than Interrupting a Stranger with a Phone (7)
- 19: How Interruptions Can Make You More Creative (8)
- 11: Why Coaching Matters to Creative Companies (10)
- 05: Why You Need to Be Disorganised to Be Creative (5)
January 2008 (12)
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- 31: The Business Impact of Coaching (3)
- 30: Would You Like to Write a Chapter for the Age of Conversation 2? (1)
- 28: The Full Feed Will Be with You Shortly (0)
- 28: Formal and Informal Coaching (6)
- 24: For Your Commenting Pleasure (10)
- 22: What’s Coming Next on Wishful Thinking (6)
- 22: Important Message for RSS Subscribers (6)
- 17: What Writer’s Block and Stage Fright Have In Common (7)
- 14: Meshminds Launch Party - 25 January, London (0)
- 14: My New Year’s Resolution for 2008 (5)
- 10: 6 Tips for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution (1)
- 06: 3 Reasons Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail (3)
December 2007 (6)
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- 31: What Would You Like Me to Write About in 2008? (12)
- 31: Best of Wishful Thinking 2007 (3)
- 19: 20,000 Thanks re My E-book on Time Management for Creative People (8)
- 17: Should Artists Give the Audience What They Want? (6)
- 09: Three Ways to Assess Your Own Creative Work (9)
- 03: Time Management for Creative People - Free E-book (76)
November 2007 (11)
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- 27: Creative Networking in London (0)
- 27: Time Management for Creative People 7 - Review Your Commitments (2)
- 23: The Enneagram, Pitches, Personalities, Croissants (2)
- 19: Time Management for Creative People 6 - Get Things Off Your Mind (0)
- 19: Magma Poetry 39 Launch Reading Tonight (0)
- 19: Exodus - 10pm Channel 4 Tonight (1)
- 09: Time Management for Creative People 5 - Get Things Done by Putting Them Off Till Tomorrow (0)
- 09: Winning Pitches with Personality Types - Agency Event with Rebecca Caroe, 22nd November (0)
- 05: Inspiring Boundless Creativity - an Interview with Tina Brazil, People Director, Profero (0)
- 02: Time Management for Creative People 4 - Avoid the ‘Sisyphus Effect’ of Endless To-do Lists (8)
- 01: If You’ve Ever Worried About Anything… (0)
October 2007 (16)
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- 31: Time Management: Distractions, Distractions (3)
- 26: Time Management for Creative People 3 - Ring-Fence Your Most Creative Time (2)
- 26: 110+ Resources for Creative Minds at Skelliwag (3)
- 24: Time Management - Are Cities Bad for Your Creativity? (2)
- 24: Making Workspace Work - Creative Business Club, 14 November (1)
- 23: What’s the Difference Between Incubation and Procrastination? (9)
- 23: Teenage Wildlife (2)
- 19: Time Management for Creative People 2 - Prioritise Work That Is ‘Important But Not Urgent’ (0)
- 16: How One Reader Is Using My Time Management Series (8)
- 13: How Designers Can Save the World (0)
- 12: Time Management for Creative People - Manage the Mundane, Create the Extraordinary (0)
- 12: CIDA Creative Links Expo 18-19 October (0)
- 12: Are You a Right-Brain or a Left-Brain Person? (2)
- 10: Wishful Thinking and Creativity (4)
- 08: WIPO International Conference on Intellectual Property and the Creative Industries - 29-30 October (1)
- 08: Thomas Heatherwick Podcast Interview - RSA Website (0)
September 2007 (5)
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- 19: Creative Links - Giving Feedback on Creative Work (5)
- 18: Win Coaching with Me - Just One of the Many Prizes in David Airey’s $4,000 Blog Giveaway (5)
- 12: 6 Tips for Dealing with Feedback on Your Creative Work (13)
- 11: What Seamus Heaney Taught Me About Giving Feedback (4)
- 05: Less Is More (0)
August 2007 (6)
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- 22: Excellent Free Booklets About Making Money Out of Music (0)
- 22: 5 Tips for Giving Feedback on Creative Work (17)
- 20: ‘Too Many Notes’ - How Not to Give Feedback on Creative Work (1)
- 13: Creative Links 13.8.07 (5)
- 07: Free PDF of The Independents by Charles Leadbeater and Kate Oakley (0)
- 01: The GROW Coaching Model (0)
July 2007 (11)
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- 30: What Amadeus Shows Us About Creativity (6)
- 27: 5 Bloggers Who Make Me Think (3)
- 25: Gary Sharpen - Why Agencies Need to Invest Time Developing People (3)
- 23: New Research on Investment in the Creative Industries from the Centre for Creative Business (0)
- 14: Metaphors Are What You Make of Them (2)
- 06: Free e-book - An Introduction to the Enneagram (5)
- 06: Enneagram Series - Working with Others (0)
- 05: Enneagram Series - Working on Yourself (0)
- 03: Enneagram Series - The Body Types (1)
- 02: Connect with Wishful Thinking Readers on Facebook (3)
- 02: New Demos Pamphlet on the UK Creative Industries - Free Download (3)
June 2007 (15)
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- 29: Enneagram Series - The Head Types (2)
- 29: Shapeshifters - Interview with Eric Poetschacher on Scribemedia.org (0)
- 28: Enneagram Series - The Heart Types (0)
- 26: The Enneagram - A Guest Series for Successful Blog (6)
- 21: Blinding Ideas at Wired and Ready (0)
- 20: ‘T-Shirts and Suits’ - a Free E-book from David Parrish (0)
- 20: The Interesting Suspects (0)
- 19: Key Coaching Skills (0)
- 17: From Interesting to Inspiration (6)
- 16: Does the UK Government Understand the Creative Industries? (0)
- 15: China’s New Creative Class (0)
- 12: PSFK Conference - Morning (1)
- 11: Coaching and Leadership (0)
- 08: Wired and Ready Event at Channel 4 - 13 June (0)
- 06: Listen to My Issue of Magma on the Poetry Library Website (2)
May 2007 (11)
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- 30: Brian Eno - 77 Million Paintings (5)
- 30: PSFK Friday (0)
- 28: And the Winner Is… (4)
- 24: Win a Ball of Whacks - 2 Days Left! (2)
- 24: Creative Links 24.5.07 (4)
- 19: Getting in Touch with Creativity - Roger von Oech’s Ball of Whacks (12)
- 19: I’m Back! (0)
- 11: Normal Service Will Be Resumed Shortly (1)
- 09: The London Poetry Game - This Weekend 11-13 May (0)
- 08: A Blog Is For Life, Not Just For Christmas - British Library Talk (11)
- 02: likemind - Meet Creative People in Your City (5)
April 2007 (13)
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- 26: The Creative Space Agency (4)
- 25: What Do Poetry and Advertising Having in Common? Paul Feldwick Provokes (2)
- 23: Final Interesting 2007 Tickets on Sale Now (0)
- 19: Interesting 2007 - 100 Tickets Available Next Monday (0)
- 16: Interesting 2007 Conference - London 16th June (0)
- 16: SOBCon07 Bloggers’ Conference - Update (0)
- 16: Innovation Bloggers Virtual Forum is Next Week - 26th April
- 15: Hear Me Enthuse About Blogging - British Library 8th May (1)
- 15: Graphic Define on Getting Things Done and Creativity (1)
- 13: The Manager as Coach (2)
- 12: So It Goes (1)
- 11: Chris Ritke Interviews Me at 49Sparks.com (2)
- 03: The External Coach, or Coaching Consultant (0)
March 2007 (14)
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- 29: Different Types of Coaching (4)
- 27: The Downside of Creating a Fantastic Blog (1)
- 23: Capture Your Ideas with the Action Pad (3)
- 16: Join Me at the Innovation Bloggers Virtual Forum - 26 April (15)
- 15: I Haven’t Forgotten the Cat (10)
- 14: Coaching Is Not Training, Mentoring or Counselling (13)
- 13: What Is Business Coaching? (3)
- 12: Creativity Q&As Online at Successful Blog (2)
- 12: An Introduction to Business Coaching (1)
- 11: Ask Me About Creativity - Monday 12 March 3pm GMT (10am CDT) on ‘Successful Blog’ (3)
- 10: Neil Tortorella Talks About ‘Business of Design Online’ (2)
- 09: David Armano on Management (2)
- 07: How Do You Balance Art and Commerce? (3)
- 01: Uploading Innovation - an Uncommon Unconference (2)
February 2007 (11)
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- 26: Introducing: Business of Design Online (0)
- 21: Coaching on Tap… Wherever You Are (6)
- 21: This Blog Can Seriously Affect Your Health (0)
- 18: SOBCon ‘07 Relationship Bloggers’ Conference - Chicago, May 11 (4)
- 16: Creative Links - 16 February 2007 (0)
- 15: ‘Uploading Innovation’ event - London 27 February (0)
- 14: Valentine’s Wishes (0)
- 13: 7 Ways to Tap into Enthusiasm (7)
- 12: Interview with David Amor, Creative Director, Relentless Software (0)
- 08: Snow! (0)
- 06: Creative Links - January (2)
January 2007 (14)
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- 25: Remote Collaboration with Creative Review (6)
- 24: First One Under My Belt (4)
- 23: New Year’s Resolution No.3 - Make a Habit of Aikido Practice (2)
- 22: Does Your Commute to Work Look Like This? (0)
- 22: Divine Inspiration for a Monday Morning (0)
- 20: Coffee (2)
- 18: Wishful Thinking Featured on ‘Designers Who Blog’ (0)
- 17: New Year’s Resolution No.2 - Write More Poetry (3)
- 17: 7 Ways to Stop Worrying When You’re Under Pressure (7)
- 16: How to Maintain Your Enthusiasm When Things Get Tough (5)
- 12: New Year’s Resolution No.1 - Make My Blogging More Like My Coaching (2)
- 11: Creative Links - December (1)
- 11: I Love Computers and They Love Me (0)
- 04: Make a Wish… (0)
December 2006 (11)
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- 24: Thank You and Merry Christmas! (3)
- 18: Interview with Mark Earls, Advertising Contrarian (2)
- 11: Interview with Matt Taylor, Director, Fat Beehive (0)
- 08: The PC for Poets (0)
- 08: Alan Yentob on Web 2.0 (4)
- 05: Creative Links (1)
- 05: ‘Imagine: The World Wide Web’, BBC2 10.35pm Tonight! (1)
- 04: Interview with Terry Childs, Creative Director, Silver Chair (0)
- 02: Crawling Into the Void with Hugh MacLeod and Robert Scoble (4)
- 01: Playtime Competition and Links (0)
- 01: Writers on Writers’ Block (0)
November 2006 (13)
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- 27: Interview with Jill Fear, CPD Manager, The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (4)
- 24: 5 Reasons Why Enthusiasm is Better than Confidence (43)
- 20: Creative Synaesthesia - If You See What I’m Saying (7)
- 20: Congratulations to b-store - ‘Shop of the Year’, British Fashion Awards (1)
- 17: CIDA Creative Business Club - ‘Exploring Online Opportunities’ (0)
- 16: Wishful Thinking is B.A.D. (1)
- 15: Interview with Sian Prime, NESTA Creative Pioneer Programme (0)
- 15: Books + Links: Blogging for Creative Professionals (6)
- 13: Creativity Group at No.5 on Squidoo (2)
- 10: Blogging and Web Marketing Event for London Creative Professionals - 14th November (3)
- 08: Can the iPod Kill Your Creativity? (3)
- 06: Interview with Ben Demiri, Brand Manager, SIX Showroom (3)
- 03: New Look, Bits and Pieces (4)
October 2006 (8)
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- 30: Interview with Richard Scott, Surface Architects (0)
- 27: Squidoo Creativity Group Update (0)
- 25: Interview with Antonio Gould, Consultant, and Sara Harris, Screen Media Lab (2)
- 19: New Feature: Books + Links for Creative Professionals (2)
- 15: Serious Fun at Playtime (1)
- 12: Magma Talk - Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, 4th November (0)
- 11: Showcase Your Creativity at the Squidoo Creativity Group (2)
- 06: Interview with Chris Grant, Consultant, 14A Conversations (0)
September 2006 (4)
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- 14: Interview with Greg Orme, Chief Executive, Centre for Creative Business (0)
- 10: How to Get Your First Job as a Graphic Designer (0)
- 10: Creative Review Starts Blogging (2)
- 04: Interview with Neil Youngson, Technical Director, Cabinet UK Ltd (0)
August 2006 (8)
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- 28: Officially Successful and Outstanding (2)
- 23: Interview with David Roberts, Senior Project Manager, Creative Launchpad (0)
- 18: ‘Open Minds’ Creativity Workshop - Direct Marketing Association, 7 September (1)
- 16: Interview with Chris Hirst, Managing Director, Grey London (2)
- 14: What Makes a Creative Person? (11)
- 09: Interview with Russell Davies, Advertising Planning Maestro (1)
- 07: Interview with Chris Arnold, Executive Creative Director, BLAC (1)
- 02: Interview with Ruth Kenley-Letts, Film Producer (0)
July 2006 (10)
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- 28: Research Project Featured on ‘Better Business Blogging’ (0)
- 26: Interview with Mick Rigby, Managing Director, Monkey Communications (1)
- 19: Online questions for UK Creative Industry Staff (0)
- 14: Questionnaire for Employees in the UK Creative Industries (4)
- 14: Questionnaire for Managers in the UK Creative Industries (3)
- 14: Research Project: Definition of ‘Creative Industries’ (13)
- 13: Research Project: Definition of ‘Coaching’ for this Project (4)
- 13: Take Part in My Research - ‘Perceptions of Coaching in the UK Creative Industries’ (4)
- 11: New-Look Wishful Thinking Site (2)
- 02: Come to Hear Me Read My Poems (0)
June 2006 (6)
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- 30: Great Network for Creative Professionals: Shapeshifters (2)
- 29: The Thinkubator and Other Creative Environments (4)
- 27: Get Wishful Thinking via E-mail! (1)
- 14: Thanks to the Direct Marketing Association (0)
- 07: The Ingenious Thomas Heatherwick (37)
- 01: Seminar at University of Warwick: ‘Management of Culture / Culture of Management’ (3)
May 2006 (1)
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April 2006 (6)
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- 26: How Coaching Creates Creative Flow (8)
- 24: Creative Flow (9)
- 12: Hypnosis and Creativity (Creative Review) (8)
- 11: Introducing My Poetry Blog (0)
- 04: Dealing with Difficult People (2)
- 03: 10 Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block (11)
March 2006 (6)
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- 27: 3 Steps to Realising Creativity (2)
- 21: Thank you! Thank you! (0)
- 15: Magma 34 out now! (2)
- 08: Media-Neutral Creativity (2)
- 08: Ideas Essays for download (2)
- 01: Magma 34 Launch Reading - 20th March (2)
February 2006 (3)
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- 15: Creativity Beyond the Creatives (2)
- 14: Critical Mass (1)
- 14: Welcome to Wishful Blogging! (3)
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