Do you want to show up more creatively for your clients and your colleagues, your family, and your friends?
Do you want to default to thinking about opportunity versus focusing just on problems?
Discovering Hope is full of proactive steps you can take right now, to achieve a more positive mindset or to help maintain the positivity you already have
Getting Positive reveals that more optimism is close at hand
Holiday Reflection/Planning Ahead
n my last newsletter I wrote about the myriad career possiblities for strategic problem solvers.There are many ex-agency planners I could cite as examples who set up their own business, moved to a consultancy or have taken a dream job on the client-side. Trajectory and success varies, but you don’t ever fail by consciously assessing your circumstances and concluding that your effectivenss and sanity require you pursue not simply a job, but a reinvention or calling. This is a perfect time of the year to reflect and get inspired, with that in mind:
A shout out to those that seek to inspire others, both within and outside advertising, a few of them listed below.
Reading:
‘How not to plan.’ Les Binet
‘Strategy is your words.’ Mark Pollard
‘The art of inspiring anybody.’ Michael Fanuele –
‘The art and science of modern account planning.’ – Leslie Bielby
‘The creative curve.’ Allen Gannett –
‘The obstacle is the way.’ Ryan Holiday – I think is a great read for all problem-solvers.)
‘Discovering Hope’ Stuart Parkin – Yours truly, on positivity.
All the best,
Stuart
Job Opportunities: If you know anyone looking for full time work:
1.SF, director level, creative agency, BtoB, >180K
2.NY, director, research/innovation, product strategist,>200k
3.NY, director, pr/strategy focused, integrated, >200k
Past newsletters that got plenty of interest.
Links that may be of interest.