This post originally said... Way back in January 2010 I said upon Twitter that I was going to delete my Facebook account. I even removed all mention on my website! Here is what I said on Twitter: ~ @luxuryluke @zeldman, You've hit the nail on the head. Deleting FB acc. Family&friends know where to find... Continue Reading →
Cold Calling for Opportunity
This morning I did something unusual yet opportunistic : I asked a stunningly beautiful woman to let me photograph her. Well, that is not the correct story, so let me explain further... After departing the train this morning, I visited my usual coffee-shop (just up the ramp between the North Terrace Train Station and up... Continue Reading →
My #SocADL Report
As you would have read previously, I went to the #SocAdl meeting-of minds on Tuesday, 3rd Nov 2009. With neither expectations nor presumptions, I went along to the Tivoli hotel in Pirie Street simply hoping to meet some new people. The only agenda I had was to attempt to attend both the #SocAdl and #TheStartUpClub... Continue Reading →
The Secret to Being the Best in Your Art
The secret to being the best at anything? You have to want to learn. You have to want to learn. You have to want to learn. You have to want to learn. The answer is not as obvious as you might think: Repetition. Saying, studying, doing and performing the same thing over and over and... Continue Reading →
7 Ways to Own up to Your Mistakes
This article was first published in 2009 on one of my previous blogs. This is the revised 2023 version: As an entrepreneur, you know that making mistakes is just part of the game. It happens to the best of us. So, you've stumbled yet again? No sweat! Let's turn this mishap into a golden opportunity... Continue Reading →
One Full Monday
After a loooong day at work, I settled into the evening not knowing what would come of it. I had a few things planned, but most were undoable (terrible word, yet apt) due to this cold that has grabbed me quite by surprise. So I sat the computer avoiding all that aggravated my headache and... Continue Reading →
Advantages of Working Solo
Whilst I know there are tonnes of great advantages to working solo (rather than in a team or corporate environment) I decided to ask people I chat with on Plurk what they believed are the best reason to 'go solo'. So far I have had these interesting and varied responses: Less Meetings (Kay Walker) I... Continue Reading →
Getting Respect From Your Boss
When your boss hails your name from across the room, what is your normal reaction? The premise for this question is from an incident I had the good fortune to resolve. It happened in a TANDY store about three years ago, though I do not recollect what my original purpose nor purchase was meant to... Continue Reading →
Category vs Tag
I'm looking for your thoughts now. There are were about 150 categories accumulated upon my journal over the last few years. As you can see: I don't tag, I make everything a category. Somehow I got it into my head that they were the same thing, and to some degree I still believe they are.... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 