1. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself. 3. Never spend your money before you have it. 4. Never buy what you…
Category: Inspiration
24 Life Lessons
In Paul Cronin’s documented interviews with Werner Herzog: A Guide for the Perplexed, Herzog offers some advice, (mainly to students of the art of film-making) but his advice applies to all of us: Always take the initiative.…
Disruptive Thinking
Letters of Note
The internet is a sharing tool. The inspiration and creativity found is that of fellow human beings. Occasionally you come across a truly inspirational collection of information that warrants our attention. Here is one site…
Learning from strangers
All our lives we are taught by strangers. We are told to listen, respect and learn from their teachings. It’s been a long since teaches actually taught us something worth learning though and that’s the…
Greatness
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. Michelangelo
Public Domain Dedication
“Public Domain Dedication” sounds like the type of thing you do when you’re about to ask your life-long partner to marry you in front of tens of thousands of people at a New York Yankees…
Artistic expression
Some of us write. We all probably photograph. Drawing was something we did as kids [at least for most of us]. By writing, photographing and drawing we communicate to those who care to notice. Some…
One liners
A few words can be so powerful. In fact fewer words are often most powerful and influential. It’s not the quantity that counts but the quality. Same applies to everything. Everything. The creation of a…
Bruce Lee
How is this for a varied career: martial artist, martial arts instructor, actor, film director, screenwriter and founder. Bruce Lee died at the age of 32 but in his short existence he redefined so much.…
Communications
The written word is powerful. It can also be boring and disengaging. We communicate in many different ways but by far the most ubiquitous is by written word. That isn’t to say it’s always effective…
Special
This is Ansel Adams. Source: georgerose.com He took photos of landscapes like no other person.
Avoid a void
Lever from clever Grin in the grind Can do in candor Cue the rescue Ink is to think Courage is rage Lie to believe Anger is dangerous Inspiration not ration Harm in pharmacy Urge not…
Recognise amazing
Calling someone out for their brilliance or in recognition of their amazingness is not a frequent enough occurrence. We should all strive to point out a huge effort, to give credit when and where credit…
Meandering Mondays VIII
Human innovation is astounding. It was barely 100 years ago when wood and sheets were used in an attempt to mimic the flight of a bird. 50 odd years after that humans were on their…
Φασούλι φασούλι
‘Φασούλι φασούλι γεμίζει το σάκούλι’ – and in English: ‘fasouly fasouly yemizy to sakouly‘ translated from Greek means ‘bean by bean fills the sack’. Growing up I remember hearing this phrase bandied around quite often both in relation to…
This is water
There are so many people going places; doing things; always in each other’s way all at the same time. Everyone is in a rush operating in some sort of vacuum, oblivious to their surrounds. If…
You are my everything
Life without you is unimaginable. You are the beating heart of my life. You are determined and energetic. You are my exhaustion and exhilaration. Don’t ever stop exploring. Don’t ever stop learning. Don’t stop pushing…
Inspirational
I could not believe my eyes the first time I saw this clip. There is something inspirational about what the human body is capable of…let alone on a bike! Granted this will not be everyone’s…
Commitment
Conceptually is unqualified, unconditional, absolute. Often it conjures thoughts of long term, but it can be temporary too. Momentarily there is fear and trepidation. Moreover though a realisation of benefit and achievement. It is that which…
Deadlines
Deadlines are an everyday part of life and they can take on varying forms like getting to work on time, catching a scheduled bus or handing that assignment or report in on time at school…
Illusion of choice
We are constantly faced with decisions, hundreds of times a day. What to eat, what to wear, how to travel, who to speak to, what to say, how to say it etc etc. Choices. Decisions.…
Catch me if you can
My intention in starting this blog and sharing it with you is pretty simple and straight forward: to produce original content that engages with you and maybe exposes you to something you’ve not seen or…
The plot
Thank you Ashleigh Brilliant. We’re not supposed to know the plot because we’re writing it as we go. We’re the directors, the producers, the protagonists all in one. Hopefully we can gather a superb supporting…
Everybody is a genius
Albert Einstein was a genius. There is no question about that. According to Einstein we are all geniuses. Can that be the case? Are we being judged against the wrong criteria? Formal institutionalised education imposes…
Illusion of strength
We often associate strength with weight, uniformity and size. It’s not always the case. In reality, strength comes from within our hearts and minds. When we combine passion and intelligence there is no stronger force.…
Inspiration
What people find inspirational varies considerably. Some people are inspired by others, what they do, their achievements. It’s motivating to know something you want to do has been done by someone in difficult circumstances. Of…