'Genius Is…', A Comic About Your Inner Genius, by Grant Snider 'Genius Is…', A Comic About Your Inner Genius, by Grant Snider

I recently asked one of my favourite comic artists, Grant Snider of ‘Incidental Comics‘, to create a comic for Red Lemon Club. A lot of his work looks at creativity and creative people, so I felt it a must to bring his perspective to RLC. I was pleased when he happily obliged.

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26 Tools for Chipping Away at the Fear and Becoming More Socially at Ease 26 Tools for Chipping Away at the Fear and Becoming More Socially at Ease

As people of planet Earth who share an absolute necessity to relate and connect with one another, we see ourselves at an interesting checkpoint in our history. We are, as a whole, less at ease socially than ever before, even with the connective power of the Internet and the relatively advanced state of society in general.

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Slurping Noodles, 15 Earthquakes and Drawing Pictures: My 9 Months as a Freelance Illustrator in Tokyo Slurping Noodles, 15 Earthquakes and Drawing Pictures: My 9 Months as a Freelance Illustrator in Tokyo

In the middle of March 2012 I headed out solo to live in Tokyo for 9 months for no other real reason than adventure. Having now returned, I wanted to share my story and some of the things I learnt as an independent freelancer when I was there…

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Poor Clients: Who They Are, Why We Work for Them and How to Work with the Best People Poor Clients: Who They Are, Why We Work for Them and How to Work with the Best People

As creative people, unless we are producing things for no financial reward, and especially those of us who work on an independent basis, attracting and winning clients and customers is effectively the most important aspect of the package of work we do (beyond the creative work itself).

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10 Daily Habits that will Empower and Strengthen you as a Professional Creative Person 10 Daily Habits that will Empower and Strengthen you as a Professional Creative Person

There is no doubt that a large chunk of what determines the fortune of a person is rooted in the little things that we as people do every single day. As such, the power that lies in a habit, good or bad, cannot be overlooked as we all find a means to get ahead in this busy world.

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Ignorance and Self-Loathing: the Two Most Important Hurdles to Progress and Success Ignorance and Self-Loathing: the Two Most Important Hurdles to Progress and Success

This is a fairly bold statement, though it has not been made without some thought on my part. I honestly think these two concepts, if addressed, can lead to a big reduction, if not complete obliteration, of various or most problems at all levels, personal up to international.

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