Stephen Mitchell | Life Lessons, Creativity & Personal Growth
Observations on Being a Weekend Father, Creating New Memories and Figuring Life Out
Honesty seems to be the ... honest thing to do. Yet honesty is a bit like that wacky neighbor who always shows up uninvited but somehow manages to make every party a little more interesting. Take Cheers, for example. Remember Cliff Clavin? That guy had a fact for every occasion. He couldn't help himself, and... Continue Reading →
Here a dozen ways you can save money for your future - without spending anymore than you do now! In fact, more often they cost you nothing at all. 1. Simply keep four extra coins to make a full dollar. [Found via getrichslowly.org] How often do you get asked "Have you got twenty cents?" ?.... Continue Reading →
Staying On The Journey Perfection sounds like a wonderful goal, until you realise how exhausting it is. To be perfect is to assume you've arrived. That you've learned everything worth knowing. That you've somehow achieved guru status. I don't buy that. I'd rather remain a student, especially when it comes to photography. There's something far... Continue Reading →
One of the biggest mistakes any person can make is not believing in themselves, their previous learning and their potential to do more than what they are currently doing. At any given time their are countless people hesitating to take that next big step, to step outside what they have done for so long, and... Continue Reading →
Here are sixteen of the most amazing quotes that will not only bring out the best in you, they'll also push you forward in your life-journey. ‘Our minds can shape the way a thing will be because we act according to our expectations.’~ Federico Fellini ‘Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building... Continue Reading →
I’m not going to steal Marc Hedlund’s thunder by simply copying and pasting his text to here: This post is the greatest piece of advice any entrepreneur will read, and every web-geek should already have read. This is basically a summary of a lot of great proverbs collected over his working lifetime, then gave his... Continue Reading →
1. Philip Greenspun When I found this article by Philip Greenspun talking about 'making money from your Website' earlier tonight, my head span and I really had to laugh at myself. Let me tell you why: Back then I realised quickly that my pages were getting overloaded with data, taking far too long to load,... Continue Reading →
Some things on the internet are extremely difficult to believe if they are real or not. OK, ok, 99% of the internet is unbelievable. Even the stuff that says "Yeah, this is real" invariably isn’t. This is yet another of those occasions - but I am prepared to eat humble pie if this proves to... Continue Reading →
Microsoft and AMD have sent free Acer Ferrari 1000 and 5000 notebooks loaded with MS Vista™ to a group of high-profile bloggers. From Scott Beale's post, a portion of the letter sent to each recipient. Take note of highlighted text: "Full disclosure - while I hope you will blog about your experience with the... Continue Reading →
The most impressive actor on television today. Considering what he has to pretend to be. If I had just one half of his knowledge, I’d be twice as smart as I am now. Wait. That doesn’t sound good does it? The simplest website on the internet. I like it. Immensely. For all you entrepreneurs out... Continue Reading →
My four day weekend was only meant to be for the U2 Concert at the AAMI Stadium - but today took a turn for the worse. Arriving home late this afternoon, we spotted white smoke drifting up the valley. Oh no, we thought, somewhere lower down the hill a fire had been deliberately started. Thinking... Continue Reading →
I had these printed in 22pt on the cubicle wall at my government day-job for over ten years. It helped. I cannot recall where I originally got it from - but it helps survive the days. It’s obviously aimed at a salesman, but can easily be used in anyone’s life. It's what keeps my entrepreneurial... Continue Reading →
Stephen Mitchell | Life Lessons, Creativity & Personal Growth 
[…] with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet I…
[…] Living with XXY, and alone now, has taught me that my brain is wired differently to most – yet…