by Nicky Tillyer | Jun 2018 | Books, brain behaviour, Brain Science, thinking differently
A few years back I read the fabulous book Mindset by Dr Carol Dweck. I had always thought of myself as an open-minded learning kind of girl. I love to learn. However, through reading the book, I realised that – yes I do love to learn – but I also love to...
by Nicky Tillyer | Mar 2017 | Createworld, Creativity
Many years ago when I worked for an art supply company I used to sit back in the office and await the wonderful treasures that they would bring back for us to sample from the trade fair in Frankfurt each February. I made a promise to myself, being as enamoured with...
by Nicky Tillyer | May 2016 | Curious
I have been playing around in my head with the concept of curiosity being the foundation for a life of excitement, and joy, and adventure, and creativity, and discovery. A life well lived is one founded in exploration and following where your curiosity may lead. My...
by Nicky Tillyer | Jul 2015 | Curious
Having a curious mind has its benefits – and its drawbacks. You see with a curious mind and the need to know how things happen, you spend an awful amount of time investigating, trying, playing, testing, failing, researching, sometimes succeeding and always...
by Nicky Tillyer | Jun 2015 | Confident
Everybody at some stage in their lives has had to have feedback about a project that they have worked damn hard to bring to life. What do you do when the feedback is negative? I mean you have eaten, slept and breathed this project for however long. Let’s just...
