Getting Started Talent not required It’s easy to palm it off on natural ability. “He’s a natural... that’s why he can do it.” “She’s so talented, I could never do that.
Questions The one-on-one with yourself It’s getting close to the end of the year. There are 19 days left in this decade. If you work somewhere, one-on-one end of year reviews might start between
Creating The project needs to drive you forward In the beginning, your energy will drive you forward. You’ll start a new project with excitement, the quick wins will make you want to keep going. After a while,
Poems One last walk From walking along the desks at school Everyone looking on There’s a dog in the classroom What’s a dog doing here? Soon enough everyone starts to enjoy it
Stories A good tired It’s getting warmer. Getting up early is getting easier. The sun is up, you can walk out the front, feel it on your chest, feel the energy. I love
Life and Living When it doesn’t go your way You've got a choice. Accept it, learn from it, reflect on it, use it as fuel for the next one, be thankful for the opportunity, tell yourself this is a
Stories What if it was right there? When I was little I used to wonder where people would go when they died. I learned about souls. Learned about heaven. It sounded like a great place. I looked
Life and Living Via Negativa I sent a message to my friends, a photo of my shoe rack. Who wants free shoes? A few responded. Enough to get rid of half of them. The rest
Projects Release Frequently and Update or Hold Back & Wait? An internal debate I’ve been having with myself. If you’re working on a longer-term project, should you release frequently and update as required, have the market drive development.
Life and Living The laughing skull Have you ever noticed, when you look at a human skull, it appears to be smiling, even on the border of laughing. It’s a reminder. That’s where we’
Stories Worst advice: Stay in your lane His bike had a Hulk doll on the front. It was connected to a big spring so it dangled a little. “Looks good,” someone said. “Yeah, there’s still a
Relationships Everyone knows a gutsy woman It might be your Mum. It might be your sister. It might be the lady who runs the local community markets every month. It might be your daughter. It might
Creating Your first 100 If you’ve never created anything, you might be trapped in a mental prison. In year 8, my art teacher told me my drawing was bad. So I stopped drawing.
Stories “Barcodes made my life easier” Overheard a story of a lady who had worked at a supermarket since 1967 (50+ years!). And the most helpful change in that time was the introduction of barcodes. When
Books Use ego as a tool Ego usually gets a bad wrap. It’s the thing that gets in the way when you think you’re right but you’re not. It’s the thing which
Business Copy others until you figure out your own style “They said to go out on my own,” he said, “but I told them I have no idea what I’m doing.” He kept going. “So then they said, don’
Life and Living I've never been so excited Imagine growing up watching a television show and then getting to meet your favourite character. You get there and they realise how excited you are. They know what you're thinking.
Learning A cheaper alternative to college Dear younger self, here's how you could've saved $31,897 in college debt.
Life and Living It all works out Walking past older people and saying hello, talking to my Grandfather, seeing elderly couples at the cafe. I enjoy these moments. They remind me of where I’m heading. If
Conversation Silent is an anagram of listen With unlimited information sources, it’s easy to fill your brain and drown out thoughts of your own with the thoughts of others. It’s not a bad thing, they
Life and Living Thinking about starting a farm I try to get to first principles as often as I can, keep it simple, with writing, with what I work on, with how I spend my time, with health.
Take the pathway yourself In order for a man to offer the greatest value to humanity, he has to take a pathway for himself. A man following an existing path is the same as
Learning How long does it take? My physics teacher had a saying. Every time we’d ask a question which had many different possible answers, he’d say, “how long is a piece of string?”. Being
Creating What if you couldn’t see the metrics? When the like button arrived, things changed. When view counts were made visible to everyone, things changed. Changed? Now everyone had something to compare their work to. If you created
Life and Living Sudden vs. Gradual Your biggest changes can happen suddenly or gradually. Losing 50kg starts with a decision starts with a decision to lose weight and get healthier. Getting a new job starts with
