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Whether you celebrate the calendar or Lunar New Year we are in a New Year. Have you thought about your goals for this year? I am not talking about those that seem to fade as quickly as they are made, like ‘go on a diet’ or ‘stop eating chocolate’. Goals that have substance might be […]

Listening to webinars and taking notes is one of the ways I can keep up my learning and test my visual note taking skills. Below are my notes from a webinar by Liz Campbell and Francesca Moi.

In a previous post, I told the story of losing my glasses – one minute they were on the bench, the next they were not. The mystery was solved – the dog didn’t eat them as I don’t have one and the kids had nothing to do with it – it seems I inadvertently packed […]

During a webinar by Sydney-based digital marketing expert Carrie Myton, I took a few notes. Always interesting to hear strategies and see how they apply to your business. Knowing when you do not have the expertise, and you need to get help from other professionals. Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote the foreword, in Tim Ferriss’ book Tools […]

My teenage daughter recently quoted to me ‘I am not crazy – my reality is just different from yours’. I thought this was very insightful and initially thought that she had come up with it herself, however, found that it is of course from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Regardless, it was a timely […]

What happens when you lose your glasses? Recently, I lost my glasses. I put them on the bench in the kitchen, and the next time I looked, they were no longer there. Can’t blame the dog as I don’t have one. The kids all looked at me with wide-eyed innocence to suggest why would they […]

Jessica Hische has written a book named In Progress – see inside a lettering artist’s sketch book and process from pencil to vector. How can a book with a focus on the art of lettering be transferred across other industries, in particular, writing books? Have a look at the steps that Jessica uses to approach […]

Key questions that you could to ask yourself to achieve this goal are below: 1.    Why do I want to write a book? 2.    Where can I collect content? 3.    Do I write a blog? 4.    Have I written content for publications? 5.    Do I have content in writing that can be scanned, converted to […]

When I heard this quote spoken by our local dentist, it resonated with me, not just about the food that we consume, but also the food that we consume via visual consumption. Is the use of junk media just as harmful to our brains as junk food is for our bodies? How can you ensure […]

Board game favourites in our household are Monopoly, Cluedo, Articulate and The Game of Life. Listening to the roars of laughter while these games are played, reminds me of the fascination we have with games. When not playing board games, the book we refer to is Parlour Games for Modern Families. The ladies (Myfanwy Jones […]