Free Range Humans https://free-range-humans.com/ Create life and work that fits who you are Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:51:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://free-range-humans.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-cropped-FRH-icon-1-2-32x32.png Free Range Humans https://free-range-humans.com/ 32 32 What they did by the light of the flickering torch https://free-range-humans.com/bythelightoftheflickeringtorch/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:56:00 +0000 https://yourbrand.design/site/frh/?p=2041 So often we hear about that person. The one who is ‘the best at’ that thing, the one who is so ‘good at’ that thing. And when we hit a wall we wish we had some of their magic – this would never happen to them! But the person who is the best at, or […]

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]]> Why Writing Is Not A Waste Of Your Time https://free-range-humans.com/why-writing-is-not-a-waste-of-your-time/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:54:00 +0000 https://yourbrand.design/site/frh/?p=1156 Ever been told that writing is a waste of time? I mean it’s fine to do it on the side, so long as you focus on more serious pursuits. Right? That’s what I was told too and for years I believed it. As it turns out, that advice was a load of BS. Now I […]

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]]> 10 Top “Free Range” Thinking Podcast Episodes Of 2019 (with Marianne Cantwell) https://free-range-humans.com/10-top-free-range-thinking-podcast-episodes-of-2019-with-marianne-cantwell/ Thu, 05 Dec 2019 11:07:00 +0000 https://free-range-humans.com/?p=22780 Looking for inspiration + fresh thinking to listen to? Welcome in. This year I had some wonderful interview conversations with thoughtful, smart, and insightful podcast hosts. (People who aren’t afraid to dig under the surface to questions about what it really takes to create something as you, and more). And I’d like to introduce a few […]

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]]> 9 things they don’t teach you at business school (but really should) https://free-range-humans.com/9-pieces-of-advice-they-wont-tell-you-at-business-school-but-really-should/ Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:27:13 +0000 https://yourbrand.design/site/frh/?p=2280 Recently I was sent a question about what I wish I’d known when figuring out my ideas / starting to do my own thing. There were lot of things I could have said, and a lot of things I did say, but more came up after I replied. So I’d like to share these with […]

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]]> The Hidden Power Of Not (Always) Fitting In https://free-range-humans.com/mariannecantwelltedtalk/ Sat, 03 Aug 2019 21:12:00 +0000 https://yourbrand.design/site/frh/?p=2044 There’s this mistaken idea that the ones who thrive, at the very top of their game are the ones who fit 100% perfectly into the industry they are in… But when you look at the success stories under the surface, that is rarely true. There’s another idea beyond being a ‘conformist’ or being a ‘rebel’ […]

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]]> Overwhelmed by the 1001 obstacles in your path? Meet the multiple barrier loop https://free-range-humans.com/overwhelmed-by-the-1001-obstacles-in-your-path-this-might-be-why-meet-the-multiple-barrier-loop/ Sun, 05 May 2019 16:39:31 +0000 https://yourbrand.design/site/frh/?p=1142 One of the secret super sleuth skills I’ve developed in my time doing this work is the ability to sniff out how close someone is to getting unstuck by listening to their conversation style. It’s not always about the content of the questions asked: the way someone asks questions (and what they do when they […]

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]]> Why I Don’t Give A Damn About Living Unconventionally (How About You?) https://free-range-humans.com/why-i-dont-give-a-damn-about-living-unconventionally-how-about-you/ Wed, 01 May 2019 16:42:43 +0000 https://yourbrand.design/site/frh/?p=1144 You read it right. I don’t have any desire to live unconventionally. While we’re at it, I don’t have a desire to be a rebel, or a non-conformist. I don’t think that every person in the world ‘should’ be self employed, I don’t think a travel-around-the-world lifestyle is intrinsically superior to all other options, and […]

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]]> The 9 dirty truths experts won’t tell you about starting your own business https://free-range-humans.com/the-9-dirty-truths-experts-wont-tell-you-about-starting-your-own-business/ Fri, 04 Jan 2019 17:54:22 +0000 https://yourbrand.design/site/frh/?p=1125 I want you to know something. Yes, doing your own thing is kind of wonderful. You wake up when you want, work from where you want and never have to sit through a boring ‘weekly planning meeting’ every again. Nice. However. Despite the Instagram pictures, this freedom does not come on a platter. You don’t […]

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]]> Looking for an original idea? Read this. https://free-range-humans.com/looking-for-an-original-idea-read-this/ Wed, 02 Jan 2019 16:44:28 +0000 https://yourbrand.design/site/frh/?p=1146 It was early in my free range life when I met this man. The sandy haired man in the blue shirt happened to be next to me at some event, so I smiled and asked the usual “so what are you working on?” question. He shook his head and said: “oh I’m working on a […]

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