Is there anything more frustrating than showing up to do the work but feeling paralysed by a lack of inspiration? Where to find inspiration for work when forcing it just
You know your stuff. People often ask for your advice. You’re ready to show the world your expertise and authority on a subject, and build trust—the ‘EAT’ factor.
But you’re worried
With every project I work on, regardless of its size, I go through a somewhat painful initial process where I dance around the work that needs to be done without actually doing any of the work that needs to be done. But this is a good thing. Find out why...
I recently hosted another successful Great Melbourne Blog-in where bloggers from across Melbourne gathered to listen to insightful guest speakers, eat yummy food and connect with other bloggers.
’m having my mid-life crisis. Not a buy-a-red-convertible or get-a-hot-new-twenty-something-guy kind of mid-life crisis, but the sort you have when you get home from a three-month digital nomadding stint in Vietnam and discover that bags potatoes have jumped to $15 (seriously! WTF potatoes?). We are moving back to South Korea for an unknown period of time. Maybe a year, maybe less, maybe more.
The shiny new object cycle
Do you get the thrill of chasing shiny new objects, too?
One day you are full-on enthusiastic about an idea and run with it 110%, thinking 'Yes! This
The underdog is a story trope that pervades Australian culture. It goes hand in hand with our belief that everyone deserves a fair go. We'll stand up for the little guy, cheering him on as he takes on the system. Whether he wins or loses, we love him just the same. Today, the Western Bulldogs take on the Sydney Swans in the 2016 AFL Grand Final. Here's a team that's been kicked and beaten until it almost folded. Classic underdogs. How great has it been watching the whole of Australia come out in support of the little guy?
Have you ever had one (or many!) of those moments where you're so excited about an ingenious idea your clever brain has given you only to discover that the original idea you'd mentally high-fived yourself over is not original at all? And not only that, someone else has executed it far more brilliantly than you think you ever could? Yeah, me too...
Sandra Muller
Sandra
