Confessions of a Creative Coach

Illustration by Al Murphy from my book ‘Creative Demons and How to Slay Them’

For the last five years I’ve been a creative coach. I’ve listened to the deepest, darkest fears of countless creative professionals — from Executive Creative Directors who feel that they aren’t really very creative, through to junior designers who are convinced they’ve been given their job by mistake. Over hundreds of hours I’ve listened to people open up about every aspect of their creative lives. And it’s taught me a lot.