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Jan 29, 2022Jan 23, 2022Michael Carty

Where words are gifted to me

Words – written or spoken, whispered or sung – can take you to some fantastic place. Celebrating the lovely writing of Chris Difford.

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Jan 15, 2022Jan 13, 2022Michael Carty

Written with the same letters

Do you know how powerful your words are? Whether written or spoken, tweeted, blogged, texted, shouted, whispered or withheld, words have the potential to change the world around you in an instant.

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Dec 4, 2021Jan 12, 2022Michael Carty

Focus

Focus on the words you use. Can you put into words what you see and what you feel, right now? 

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Jun 12, 2021Jul 30, 2021Michael Carty

Each day in this life

Each day in this life is a link in a chain. We have to accept that there will be days when all that matters is to have made it through, to have completed another link so that the chain remains unbroken.

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Feb 13, 2021Feb 11, 2021Michael Carty

The miracle of Bill & Ted

What is the secret of the infectious sweetness of Bill & Ted? How can you stop good ideas turning from sweet to sour? Bill, Ted (and one of their creators, Ed Solomon) might just be able to help us answer these questions.

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Nov 28, 2020Jan 28, 2021Michael Carty

Three foundations of creativity

Where does creativity spring from? Brian Koppelman’s fascinating podcast with Geddy Lee of Rush offers some possible answers to this impossible question.*

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Sep 19, 2020Jan 28, 2021Michael Carty

David Ogilvy’s genius: Of great writing, giants and Russian dolls

David Ogilvy was the advertising genius of the 20th Century. He was also generous in sharing his wisdom on the art of writing.

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Jun 6, 2020Jun 21, 2020Michael Carty

David D’Souza: Writing for the joy of sharing

#MJCarty300: To celebrate the MJCarty.com blog hitting 300 posts, I’m honoured to host a guest post by David D’Souza on the joys of writing, sharing and connecting.

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Dec 14, 2019Mar 28, 2020Michael Carty

Of messages and bottles

No action performed with positive intention is pointless. If you feel that something is worth doing, then do it. An action is worth performing if it benefits just one person. 

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Aug 3, 2019Aug 2, 2020Michael Carty

Left in the dust?

Change never stops. Change is a challenge. Change always gives you a choice. This is as true as ever in today’s “post-shame, post-truth” world.

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