The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell
Writing About My Life, Work, Creativity, and the Daily Effort to Learn, Grow, and Live Better.
I'm always finding stupid places where cigarettes have stamped out, odd places where someone has mashed cigarette-ends to put out the flame, and drowned where they have been thrown into water-ways (road-gutters, creek-beds, etc). As an ardent anti-smoker, this gets me bloody angry that people can be so careless with what is ultimately a 'dangerous... Continue Reading →
FastCompany is seeking the most influential people on the internet. I'm not sure how they are calibrating this system, but it is (at least) a great way to see how viral a site can be. By connecting with people via the many popular social-network sites, and encouraging participants to encourage others to join, this could... Continue Reading →
Over the last few years I have attended many interesting photography MeetUps. As I have always enjoyed meeting and talking with new people, I continued organising MeetUps enabling Adelaide Photographers to meet, greet and shoot at various locations. I organised the City-Walk MeetUp in May 2009 where 30 people from Flickr, Redbubble and PhotoWhosalers met... Continue Reading →
Most bosses are worried about the probability that you are viewing unsavoury internet sites, so they periodically send emails or bulletins outlining the strict usage of the internet for work-purposes. A few years back they were concerned with excessive band-width usage and download over-capacity, which is not really a problem if they have change their... Continue Reading →
It would appear that I use the internet differently to most people. 1. I don't want to lead large groups of people. I prefer to be part of the group, get involved with the machinations and converse with the crowds. Yes, I am the leader of the Adelaide/SA Photographers on Redbubble. It is merely a... Continue Reading →
Me, I make decisions on a moment by moment basis. Meaning that if things change, then I change. I can adapt to almost any situation, and usually without much contemplation. I find this a good trait, yet some people think it means I am two-faced. Yeah, I can see that, but they see this as... Continue Reading →
Dear Mr Country-Leader, Corporate-Boss, Telco, Senator of Communication in Australia, etc: The general public don't care if you do not implement their ideas. Most voters have come to expect that - they see through all your promises made days before each election. But they do care if you don't ask for their opinions, ideas and... Continue Reading →
To understand where this article began, please read 'City of Blinding Lights (Part 1)' Back in my mid-20's I started looking at property as a viable money maker. But I was unemployed, non financial and, most importantly, didn't have a credit rating at any bank. So it was a pipe-dream that I kept to myself,... Continue Reading →
Tuesday is normally a normal day, with normal events happening in a normal order. But today that was not to be the case. Let's start at the beginning. After a short night of sleep, I awoke at 6.45am. The usual formalities followed, including showering and dressing for work. A hearty breakfast to put some weight... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 