Everything in your past has succeeded in bringing you here today
I started writing online back in 1998, and I’ve been writing ever since. Sometimes I’ve had a break for a few months, but it’s mostly been consistent. During the past 16 years I’ve written over 1,400 posts, which equates to about … Read more …
A few weeks ago I wrote about how I might be going back to Canberra. A couple of days ago I came up here for a job interview today, and during the interview another recruiter joined us to talk about … Read more …
I was replying to a comment over at Is equality a scam, but then it got too long, so I decided to turn it into its own blog post. Here we go…! The commenter, Tereza, said “I’d rather aim for … Read more …
We didn’t earn any of the things that really keep us alive, or that make life good. We didn’t earn air. We didn’t earn being born. We didn’t earn our conception. We didn’t earn being able to breathe. We didn’t … Read more …
There’s the possibility I’ll be moving back to Canberra for work, but not to actually live there. Last week I expanded my options for finding work by applying for contracts in Sydney and Canberra, on top of contracts in Melbourne. … Read more …
I started blogging back in late 1998, shortly after my birthday. Back then it was called ‘online journaling’, and ‘blogging’ didn’t come about until the early 2000’s. I remember thinking at the time that it was such a stupid name … Read more …
One of the things I saw when I visited Shanghai, China in 2011 was a lot of people standing by the side of the road. Lots of roads. They were just standing there. Not looking at anything or anyone, not … Read more …
One of the biggest secrets to success – don’t stop. Keep going. When you fall over, keep getting up, and keep doing it. Eventually you’ll achieve success, because it always comes to those who don’t quit.
Most people fail because they give up. They stop doing it. They don’t get up any more.
For all kinds of different reasons, we may end up in the wrong relationship with someone. When things go bad, we try to hold on to those relationships because it’s important to us to try and show our commitment by … Read more …
One of the things that has always been important for me is to maintain my enjoyment of life, and I’ve always treated my life as more important than my work. I have never lived to work, I’ve always worked to … Read more …
I’ve been out and about today, enjoying some of the sights of the Melbourne CBD. You can see the photos here – Alan’s Eyes Photography. Make sure you LIKE that page to keep up to date with my photos in … Read more …
The nightmare began before I even got to Melbourne. First it was the movers who let me know the day after they picked up the furniture that they had underquoted me and it was my responsibility to pay the difference. … Read more …
Search engines are probably the most popular resource on the internet. Any question that a person has, or a problem they have in their life, the search engine is the tool of choice to help them find the answers they’re … Read more …