…get yourself a mentor. We’re not just talking about someone who can provide neutral third party advice and act as a sounding board for your ideas. Although this can be a critical part of the…
Category: Experience
Jefferson’s 10 rules for a good life.
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…
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.…
Silly Season
It’s that time of year again, the silly season! I’m not feeling the usual hysteria though. Perhaps we’ve all run out of money? Maybe, we’ve began to see through the illusion of scarcity? Or is it that…
Disruptive Thinking
With intention
Know real Now matters Open honest Without hesitation Live deliberately Extend boundaries Do what matters Grow and contribute Eclecticism
Meandering Mondays XIII
Hi everyone, I missed you all! You may think that I’ve been on holidays meandering about except exactly the opposite is true. But more about that another day. Today is Monday. Today we meander albeit…
Working with your hands
In this day and age intellectual property rules but there’s something to be said about working with your hands. Going to university, getting a degree and landing that sweet desk job is the aspiration of…
‘Tis the season to be wary…
…of everything. The food will make you fat. The spending will make you poor. The small talk will be painful. The crowds will be in your way. The heat will make sweat. The cold will…
Meandering Mondays XII
After somewhat of a hiatus we’re back and travelling to a small Victorian outpost called Malmsbury for this Monday’s meander. Malmsbury There isn’t that much to say about this place but that’s the point. It…
Illusion of scarcity
Our consumerist existence operates on the concept of scarcity. We are made to believe that the things we have become obsolete, that the sales on offer are for a limited time, that the goods we…
Meandering Mondays XI
We’re going to the centre of our earth today on the equator in Ecuador to a place called Mitad del Mundo. There is a monument up the road from the photo you see above that commemorates…
Meandering Mondays X
The last couple of meanders have been about our ability as humans to innovate and create. Today is a brief look at the other side of human nature; our ability to be evil, to detest,…
On tick
Buying something ‘on tick’ usually refers to a purchase on credit. That is, using money you don’t have right now to buy something right now by borrowing money right now. Effectively what’s happening is that…
Seriously…
Don’t take this life so seriously. Be free. Enjoy. You have only one go at it. Why waste it?
Eggs will hatch
You may have heard the saying: Don’t count your chickens before your eggs hatch The basic premise is self explanatory. We have so many chickens and yet we still insist on counting our eggs. Instead of…
Good news
Don’t be confused by my apparent lack of ceremony. I am happy.
Meandering Mondays IX
We all view the world in our own way. We bring a different perspective to all our observations and todays Meandering Monday IX is an example of just that: viewing things from a different angle.…
Special
This is Ansel Adams. Source: georgerose.com He took photos of landscapes like no other person.
On the road
Juggling
The ability to juggle is said to make you smarter, more attentive and agile. I wonder whether juggling the responsibilities of life counts… We all have so much going on that juggling competing priorities, things…
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…
Ghost
I wish I knew how to be a ghost. A friendly free-blogging platform ghost who converses in markdown to those who care to listen. Unfortunately when someone asks me to configure the unconfigurable by configuring…
Meandering Mondays VII
Happy Monday! Australia is a vast country mainly of deserts and rocks… ULURU This had to be portrayed in colour…for obvious reasons. It’s a sacred place to indigenous Australians but if you’ve ever been you’ll…
Contentment
Contentment is a word often used out of context. It has the connotation of being mediocre and settling for whatever when in fact it is the acknowledgement and satisfaction of reaching your capacity. In other…
Meandering Mondays VI
We’re keeping it local for todays Meandering Monday…coming to you directly from my home town of Melbourne, Australia. The most liveable city in the world, bar none. Melbourne A born and bred Melburnian, I must…
Predictability
Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary…
Meandering Mondays V
We’re staying in Europe this week for a little adventure through the quant town of Brugge, Belgium. Brugge Romantic; it’s the first thing that comes to mind for many when you hear about Brugge. And…
People watching
People are amazing, they’re unpredictable. Not one person is the same. We are all different; both in appearance and in the way we think. Stopping to observe people on the street, at work, interacting with…
Upfield
It always pays to look a little further afield to see what’s coming your way. It may help you spot any upcoming impediments, it can assist in deciding how fast you approach the next corner.…
Mapping the world
The good people over at Maptia are collecting stories from all over the world from every country, every culture, and every background. I’m very excited to be a part of the community as a founding storyteller…
Sunk costs
There is nothing more sobering than a sunk cost. It’s the most truthful realisation of a f&*k up. Often the term is associated with business and economics and known as a previous expenditure that can…
Meandering Mondays IV
Happy Monday to you all! Return flights to Europe and an adventure to a sinking city…literally. I only spent a few days in Venice but two things happened to me that I’ll share with you today.…
Boundaries
We all have boundaries. We all create boundaries. Some boundaries are imposed on us. We can choose to stay within these boundaries or we can choose to venture beyond them. There is a different world…
Meandering Mondays III
We’re travelling this week to South America and in particularly Bolivia. Wow! What a place! If you have any travelling spirit in your bones you must in your lifetime visit any country in South America.…
Adding value
Where do you think you add value? It’s a question I ask myself often…it’s like looking yourself in the eye and asking what your purpose is…it’s a tough one. To answer the question you could…
Pedal pushing
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before on Ask a Toddler but I love bikes. I love to ride them. I love to look at them. I love to tinker with them [i.e. take…
Meandering Mondays II
Welcome to the second instalment of Meandering Mondays. Just as a quick recap every Monday I’ll be sharing an experience with you. A travel experience from somewhere completely random inspired by a photo I’ve taken from…
Sailing off
We all need a holiday every now and then. They help us unwind, reset, clear our heads and start afresh. Holidays aren’t always those that involve traveling away from home. It’d be great if we…
Meandering Mondays
Every Monday I’ll be sharing an experience with you. A travel experience from somewhere completely random inspired by a photo I’ve taken from that place. You may have already gathered that I like to take…
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…
Get lost
Seriously. Get lost. Its refreshing. After you get over the panic of actually realising you have no idea where you are, and after ensuring that you are either relatively safe or can secure your safety…
Benefit of doubt
Wise men [sic], when in doubt whether to speak or keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent. – Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich There is a fear of speaking…
Shapes around
Photography taught me to look at the world in a completely different way. When you study the art of photography (not on a formal basis by doing a course or anything like that) you learn…
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…
Building bridges
We’ve all experienced a traumatic event or stuffed up majorly. Sometimes these incidents are a little worse than others but we’re all still here, sanity intact and physically able to [at least] get to Ask…
Pack light, live free
Travelling alone for extended periods of time (in excess of 6 months and not really alone because there are plenty of like minded people around the world) teaches you many many things…but I think one…
Too far to turn back
What do you do when you know you’ve gone too far to turn back? Do you give up and start afresh? Do you trace back a few steps and change trajectory? Or do you carry…
Pleasures in life
Food glorious food! We’re talking home grown, home made, home baked, full of flavour and made with love. There is no substitute for fresh, homely, culinary mastery. There just isn’t. When you have the luxury…
The gift of experience
The best gifts and those worth giving are opportunity and experience. Not umbrellas or BBQs or cuff links. I’ve posted previously about special days and how important it is to commemorate and celebrate but to…