UPDATE your skills, get advice and network by attending one or more of the events in the Equity @ Edinburgh 13 workshop programme: WHAT’S ON DROP-IN ADVICE ZONE Informal drop-in space for you to ask Equity’s advice about any of your work and career issues; find out...
THE FIRST call for funding for training, as part of Creative Skillset’s new Film Skills Strategy, is now open. Organisations and individuals can apply for £750,000 in this first funding round to support training and skills development in priority areas identified by...
By life coach Muriel McClymont If we want to achieve our dreams, being optimistic is important but it's not quite enough. If we look at our idols and think, “I could do that,” but take no action to achieve whatever it is, we’re unlikely to get very far. To give...
“I keep jumping from one task to the next and just can’t finish anything.” Sound familiar? We all put things off (procrastinate) sometimes and it’s not always a problem. However, procrastination can creep up on you. You defer one thing (“Oh, I’m not sure how to do...
TO HELP you develop a web presence that showcases your work and makes it easy for clients and potential clients to find you online, FEU Training has today launched a new e-course ‘Building your Web Presence’. Developed for creative freelances, the course includes...
By Tutor and Life Coach Muriel McClymont I’ve just watched a most interesting TED talk, ‘The Art of Stress Free Productivity’. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design and is a not for profit organisation that aims to spread 'Ideas Worth Sharing'. If you...
By writer and tutor Sue Walker Work/Life balance: what’s that? I’ve lost count of the number of times this ‘Work /Life balance’ issue comes up in the media. And when it does - especially on the radio as I am a constant listener - I want to throw my beloved Pure DAB...
Out with the old and in with the new By Tutor and Life Coach Muriel McClymont I was chatting to some friends the other day about how quickly 2012 was coming to a close. As we chatted, I realised that two of my friends had completely different takes on what a year...
