Tina Essmaker
Tina Essmaker is a New York City-based coach, writer, and speaker.
How Creative Couples Balance Their Relationships and Work
Couples reveal how they’re best supported and how they offer support as they pursue an unpredictable creative path.
Pause Before You Begin: How to Invest in Yourself
Stop and assess how you’re investing in these six areas of your life before you dive into 2020.
The Art of Doing Nothing
We explore the benefits of solitude and how to integrate downtime during the busiest time of the year.
How to Answer the Dreaded Question ‘What Do You Do?’
A guide to writing a career mission statement and why you need one even if (especially if!) you work for someone else.
Gratitude Goes a Long Way to Increase Creativity and Innovation
Begin with these 5 steps to build a gratitude practice throughout the year, not just during the holidays.
Confronting Ageism in the Creative Industry: 5 Invaluable Lessons Learned from Getting Older
Challenging the myths around the one -ism that affects all of us.
Increase Your Productivity by Saying Goodbye to Drains and Incompletions
Start with these three steps to take back your time, energy, and attention.
Time Out and Time Off: How to Transition Back to Work from a Leave of Absence
Four creatives share lessons learned during time off and insights for a successful transition back.
Maximize Your Next Big Career Move with this Tool
These simple exercises can be invaluable for personal and professional growth. Follow the Johari Window technique to identify blind spots in your self-perception, uncover hidden strengths, and allow for new opportunities to come your way.
When the Personal Shapes the Professional
From family challenges to becoming a parent to divorce, creatives talk life-changing experiences that shaped their work and what helped them to the other side.
Why We All Need a Mentor, or Two
Three creatives reflect on the relationships that have transformed their work and lives, from big leaps to milestone moments and everything in between.
Getting to the Other Side of a Life-Changing Experience
As creatives, there’s a lot to be gained from having meaningful conversation about the big moments that shape our lives and careers. Let’s do more of it.
