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Why we should train our minds like how we train our bodies

“You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.” – Alan Alda It’s a dam...

Words of wisdom from my fellow calligraphers

Dear Readers, You've heard me talk so much about my entrepreneurial journey in the pages of this blog. You've heard me harp on about my quest for continual learning and growth. As part o...

How the entrepreneurial journey changes you as a person

I remember, before I decided to pursue my lettering full-time, how fearful I was. It was mostly fear of the unknown, fear of not living up to other people’s expectations and the fear of f...

How to stop comparing yourself to others' success

Do you ever look at someone in your field who you think is successful and think, “I need to change my work to look more like theirs so I can be successful too”? You know that horrible fee...

Something that you need to hear

Dear Reader, I just want to say that you are exactly where you need to be. Whatever you’re striving towards, I know that you are putting in effort every single day. I don’t know what your...

FOMO - 'Fear Of Missing Out'

Do you ever feel like, if you take a break from something or do things differently from others, you’ll fall behind, whilst everyone else keeps marching along towards their Success? I can ...

What the first day of being an entrepreneur feels like

One thing that I'm grateful to my past self for, is journalling my thoughts and feelings at the time. The lessons we learn from the past are so valuable, and looking back on them in retro...

What does it take to be successful?

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur? Do you want your lettering (or similar creative venture) to take you places that you never imagined? If so, let’s be friends, because I am in the same bo...

How I asked my boss for a career break to start my business

Flashback Friday (oops it's Tuesday.. Take me back Tuesday) to the day that I mustered up the courage to tell my boss that I wanted to pursue calligraphy & lettering full-time. These ...

Imagine if people knew about the feelings that we hide

By the time you read this, my brand spanking new website would've launched. I’m not sure what your first impression is, but I hope it was something along the lines of “wow this looks real...