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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...

The journey so far

At Fiona Ariva, it’s all about our artistic talents and how we have special pens that can write pretty letters. We wish. It’s about the words that are written and what they mean. How they...