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Tag: Business

Creative Life Support – business direction

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted July 1, 2015•0 Comment(s)

  It was in May of last year that I started my first coaching sessions, and it’s about 12 months since my first pay-what-you-can clients signed up. In December I passed my diploma in personal coaching, and I currently have…

Tags: Business, Coaching, mission, Networking, wellness
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Pick Me…pick me…or maybe pick yourself

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted February 17, 2015•0 Comment(s)

I’m returning to a theme I explored in my blog of 19th January “can’t get a job…make some work” inspired by some of the coaching sessions I’ve had in the last couple of days, and in preparation for the CGO…

Tags: 4N Networking, art, breakfast, Business, Coaching, creativity, seth godin
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Preaching to the diverted – in acting and business

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted December 6, 2014

Once in a while I write a title and then wonder where that came from. What do I mean by “preaching to the diverted” and why today, why now. It has to do with actors going to audition, people going…

Tags: actors, auditions, Business, cgo surgery, Kath Burlinson, mountview, ymt:uk
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Grab every opportunity – but beware the toilet

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted December 1, 2014

I would like to share 3 stories for actors (and actually anyone trying to get their business happening).  Get work out there, Grab every opportunity, and Be careful where you do your r&d.

Tags: actors, auditioning, Business, Networking, theatre, Training
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The Art of Being Heard – Business Presence

Blog•by Chris Grady•Posted October 29, 2013

Much has been written and reported in the last few days about Empathy and the fact that 98% of the human race can feel it and express it. And if they did, the world would be a better place.  In…

Tags: Body, Breathe, Business, CGO, DanceEast, Kath Burlinson, Presence, Training, Voice
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