Category Archives: FEU Training Blog

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 into the [...]

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 ending meant to [...]

By writer and tutor Sue Walker Yes, it’s that old freelance joke: ‘What’s a bank holiday? In fact, what’s a holiday?!’ For some the festive season brings plenty of work opportunities. For example, it’s panto season so many actors will be rushed off their feet (oh, no they won’t; oh yes they will) and that’s [...]

‘May the force be with you!’ By tutor and life coach Muriel McClymont “I’ve run out of steam,” wailed a new client the other day. “I sit at home staring at the same four walls, the phone is silently stalking me, and the dog is wondering, if I have so much free time, why I’m [...]

By novelist, trainer and journalist, Sue Walker Combating Isolation One of the wonderful upsides of working freelance is that you’re not stuck in the same workplace with the same colleagues day after day (some of whom may well drive you mad!). But the downside can be isolation: “I’ve spent all day on my own; not [...]

Four strategies for success By tutor and life coach Muriel McClymont I remember watching the former co-founder of Apple Inc Steve Jobs addressing students at Stanford University a few years ago. I found it spellbinding and motivating and recommend you watch it. Jobs is a great subject to study for success factors because he wasn’t born [...]

Diversifying your talents By novelist, trainer, and journalist, Sue Walker ‘But I’ve spent all these years training and slogging to get where I am. I don’t want to do anything else. I can’t do anything else.’ Many of us will empathise with this sort of comment. It’s just so frustrating when we’ve worked tirelessly to [...]

Staying motivated when the work dries up By tutor and life coach Muriel McClymont As a freelance, I have on occasions plotted out my workload for the next six months and realised I have more quality ‘me’ time available than is healthy for my bank balance. In the past, this is where I would take [...]

By Novelist, Trainer and Journalist, Sue Walker Networks, chance meetings and speculative approaches Who do you know? Yes, working in the creative industries is indeed about having, talent, skill and great ideas but that old adage of who you know is as true now as it’s ever been. It’s a freelance’s bounden duty to themselves [...]

Pitching for work face-to-face By tutor and life coach Muriel McClymont As skills for life go, learning to sell yourself effectively, has got to be right up there as a survival skill for freelances. It’s no good being the best at what you do if, when you get the golden opportunity to meet someone who [...]