When I first took the plunge and began my freelance creative career (at the time as a web designer) I had just one goal: Make enough to pay my rent each month. Not exactly ambitious, but it was a start. Having more control over my time and actions than I’d ever had in my life, initially […]
I spent the past weekend at home home (with my parents) and somewhere between countless cups of Barry’s Tea and Conversations about the weather, I came up with an idea for a post. When I arrived, Ma was in the midst of a tech-related nightmare. An online shop was refusing checkout, and her phone company […]
We’re preached to a lot about ‘balance’. How to have a healthy work-life balance. A balanced diet. Balancing your books. But what about being able to balance your energy? As an introvert, I know that energy is one of - if not my most - valued resource. Without having the energy; the pep in my […]
When I first began my path attempting to become a ‘professional’ freelance illustrator, I figured part of the journey was to shmooze with other illustrators and go to networking events. Which I did. It wasn’t easy for me though - I would literally have to drag myself along to these events - and usually after a drink or two […]
I’ve recently started to take proper notes when reading non-fiction books, because (1) my memory sucks and (2) I am obsessed with Derek Sivers’ book notes, and wanted there to be more out there. So, rather than put all the responsibility on Mr Sivers, I’m doing my bit for the cause. I also figured it might […]
The Age of Distraction. I believe Leo Babauta first coined that phrase, but whoever it was it’s pretty dead-on. Other than a Buddhist monk I recently met, I’m sure everyone I know struggles with focus. Whether it’s email, Whatsapp, text messages, Periscope notifications, Pokémon Go (totally understandable)… we simply live in an age where our […]
If you couldn’t tell from that title, today’s post will be on the woo-woo side. Hopefully you’re ok with that. Quite honestly, I know a couple of years ago I would have looked at that title and thought “Screw that, gimme 10 ways to get more t-shirt sales!” But I’ve come to see that there’s […]
So you’re in a nice routine of pushing out a blog post once a week. May be more. May be less. But you’re getting it done. Then all of a sudden… life gets cray. Everything else seems to take priority and your blog posts go unpublished - and your consistency goes down the pan. Blogging […]
I like to think of myself as a Renaissance Man Gal. I’ve always been like this - from ballet to karate to the flute to the bass guitar to coin collecting to Coca Cola van driver* I’ve always been ‘multipassionate.’ *Never became a reality, this was just my childhood dream job. I was ambitious. But sometimes, […]
If you can’t tell already: I’m all about actionable advice. Yeah, I like a good story of how someone went from a dead-end job to a 6-fig business in a year - but let’s be honest. Those unicorns are few and far between. These stories are great for motivating us. For making us feel important, […]
