We’ve been digging into financial management lately, which implies being careful, being thrifty, counting beans. Is this important? Yes, but let’s not allow it to distract us from a basic truth – being both a creative and being an entrepreneur involves taking risks. Don’t think that I am suggesting you shouldn’t take risks. To stop […]
Wise words from George Bernard Shaw
A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honourable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing George Bernard Shaw Do you think it’s a coincidence that Shaw wasn’t frightened about making mistakes and also managed, in his lifetime, to write more than 60 plays, 5 novels, reams of music and literary […]
Embrace the Gaping Void
Photo by Aka_lusi I’m taking a really great course now called Teach Now which I highly recommend for anyone who is interested in teaching. Registration is currently closed but it’s worth getting onto the mailing list to learn about it next time. The course is for current teachers and aspiring teachers. It deals with the nuts […]
Cost Should Never Be An Excuse – the $1.99 App used to complete Oscar nominated film!
Check out this video (it starts after the advert at the beginning). It’s interesting because the film maker Malik Bendjelloul discusses how when he was making his documentary film “Searching for Sugar Man” he ran out of money and thought he was going to have to abandon his project because he couldn’t afford to continue shooting […]