Best of Wishful Thinking 2007

Photo by judepics: Planet Greenwich (home of Wishful Thinking)

Thank you for reading Wishful Thinking in 2007. It’s been great fun writing it and connecting with so many interesting and creative people – online and in person.

Here’s my personal selection of the best of Wishful Thinking in 2007, based partly on my own judgment, partly on the amount of visitors, comments and links they attracted.

I hope you (re)discover something to inspire you. Have a great New Year, see you on the other side…

January

How to Maintain Your Enthusiasm When Things Get Tough

7 Ways to Stop Worrying When You’re Under Pressure

February

7 Ways to Tap into Enthusiasm

Interview with David Amor, Creative Director, Relentless Software

March

David Armano on Management

Business Coaching: an Introduction

April

Chris Ritke Interviews Me at 49Sparks.com

The Manager as Coach

May

A Blog Is for Life, Not Just for Christmas – British Library Talk

Getting in Touch with Creativity – Roger von Oech’s Ball of Whacks

Brian Eno – 77 Million Paintings

June

Coaching and Leadership

Listen to My Issue of Magma on the Poetry Library Website

Key Coaching Skills

July

What Amadeus Shows Us About Creativity

Free E-book – An Introduction to the Enneagram (based on the series for Successful Blog)

August

‘Too Many Notes’ – How Not to Give Feedback on Creative Work

5 Tips for Giving Feedback on Creative Work

The GROW Coaching Model

September

What Seamus Heaney Taught Me About Giving Feedback

6 Tips for Dealing with Feedback on Your Creative Work

October

What’s the Difference Between Incubation and Procrastination?

Are You a Right-Brain or a Left-Brain Person?

November

Inspiring Boundless Creativity – an Interview with Tina Brazil, People Director, Profero

December

Time Management for Creative People – Free E-book (based on the series for Business of Design Online)

Three Ways to Assess Your Own Creative Work

Should Artists Give the Audience What They Want?