Writing About My Life, Work, Creativity, and the Daily Effort to Learn, Grow, and Live Better.
In what can only be described as an uncanny display of modern technological chaos, local resident Stephen 'Stephentrepreneur' Mitchell reported a harrowing evening when both their keyboard and mouse simultaneously expired from a lack of battery power. “It’s like a conspiracy,” they said, holding their phone like it’s a lifeline to humanity’s grasp on civilization.... Continue Reading →
Turns out, the greatest financial wisdom shows up when life guts you clean and you’re left rebuilding from ground zero. These days, I’m a single bloke on Kangaroo Island, running a window cleaning business that brings in about a grand a week - some weeks only half that. I clock maybe 10–20 hours, then spend... Continue Reading →
After recent events impacted heavily on my lifestyle, I decided it was time to revise my food intake. Many years of easy-to-buy food - i.e. hamburgers, yiros, salty hot chips, etc - I have finally accepted that home-made preparation and cooking is not only better for the body, it's less expensive! With help from ChatGPT,... Continue Reading →
These 25 articles are more than just entries in a blog – they’re footprints in the sand along the journey of my life up to this point, marking moments of love, loss, growth, and grit. Written across two decades, each piece captures the evolving story of what it means to be a parent, a partner,... Continue Reading →
Yes, it's been a few weeks since I last shared anything with you, yet this post is going to rock your socks off! I've recently made a large purchase to improve my videography, and I reckon you will all love the reason behind it. Casey Neistat just dropped a vlog about the evolution of his... Continue Reading →
In case you hadn’t heard, I severely sprained my right wrist nearly four weeks ago. It wasn’t broken, but it might as well have been for how much it slowed me down. For the first two days, my wrist was in plaster to help reduce the swelling. After that, I wore a neoprene brace for... Continue Reading →
There was a time, not that long ago, when the humble phone call was king. A voice on the other end of the line was all it took to make plans, catch up with a mate, or share news. Fast forward a couple of decades and now the “phone” in our pocket is rarely used... Continue Reading →
I’ve always been a fast typist, yet recently, with my right hand bandaged up, I’ve had to rely on speech-to-text more than ever. Let me tell you, it’s been an eye-opener. While my phone and tablet offer built-in voice-to-text features, my computer (where I do most of my work) offers next to nothing. Unless I... Continue Reading →
For those that don't know, every second Monday in March, South Australians get yet another public holiday. That was yesterday. Adelaide Cup Day. Yet, why?? It's not for a national achievement, not for workers’ rights, and not for anything that actually benefits the majority of people - it is for a horse race: Adelaide Cup... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 