Wearied from watching the decision of the Scottish people since 2am, I went off to Stowmarket Chamber Breakfast at 06:45 where I was surrounded by inspirational champions of business and enterprise. We each did 60 seconds on our business and…
Author: Chris Grady
Scottish Thinking Environment Referendum
I have just finished re-reading the amazing work by Nancy Kline “Time To Think” in which she lays out a simple process to ignite the human mind. I have used much of her teaching in my own CGO Surgeries and…
Coaching – Exploring the power of Skype
I am a convert to Skype & Facetime for very personal and private coaching sessions. I was meeting with one of our mentors, Paul Oertel, yesterday as he prepares for the UK Discipline of Freedom courses, and on the same…
Edinburgh Blog 5.5 – Shows I will miss
Each year I leave the festival with a small pile of leaflets for shows I would love to have seen. They are usually linked to people I have met at the Fringe Promoters breakfast or my CGO Surgeries. I will…
Edinburgh 5 – Biscuit jess, York 2015, & Space support
A pleasure this morning to be invited to Space by Karl Bevis to meet companies for a drop in discussion about their shows, their creativity, and the festival – now entering the pain threshold mid-marathon point for some, and the…
Edinburgh 4 – Book Launch, Iceland, Cambridge & Singles
I’m delighted that “Your Life in Theatre” is now out, the Edinburgh Brooke’s Bar croissants have been polished off, a pile of books have sold to creative colleagues and guests to the launch, and I’ve been signing. A lovely way…
Edinburgh 3 – Naked in Alaska, Human Zoo & Top Tips
A weekend of CGO Surgeries and CGO Panel discussions, the Fringe Promoters breakfast plus a few shows. I have met too many people to namecheck. It was a pleasure to explore the Festival with my emerging producers Bridget Hanley and…
Edinburgh Day 2 – From Shakespeare to Straker masterclass
As I prepare for Day 3 with 9 CGO Surgeries throughout today, a quick recap on yesterday and some of the 6 show highlights that I saw. Breakfast with Shakespeare and Three’s Company at C Venues gave me great joy.…
Edinburgh: Same old Moan, Same old Anticipation
EDINBURGH BLOG No 1 2014 Arrived at 3pm – My first day at the largest festival on Earth and it feels like I’ve never been away. I’m here to launch my book “Your Life in Theatre” www.chrisgrady.org/new-self-help-book-from-cgo/, run a sell-out…
Make a Will
This is a quiet plea to all grown-ups out there to help themselves, their relatives and loved ones, and the charities that they might wish to support. Make a Will. Take advice, make it simple, but Make A Will. If…