This blog has been gathering dust for almost a decade 😅 I thought I’d drop one refresher post here detailing my recent projects just so the few of you who end up here have another launch pad to rocket of! This year I’ve been pursuing the idea of my Ikigai, trying to get closer to […]
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2014 Review
As last year falls away and a new year rolls in, I’d like to share with you a glance back at 2014. This will be my last post on this blog, as it moves over to WoodyHayday.com. Landmarks, Happenings of Note 2014 Writing this list, I can hardly believe that all this happened in the past […]
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Do you track your time?
… I do. I use Toggl, but there are many other good solutions. Below is an excerpt of my latest article, written for the EverClients blog. It’s the third in a series I’m roughly calling “Hacking Freelance”, and it goes in to the detail of why we should all track our time at a computer, […]
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2014 Plan: Futures.
[ Read this on Medium ] On Saturday I posted up my 2013 review, sharing part of my ongoing attempt to bring order to my life and self. Below you can read the forward looking equivalent, my plan for 2014. I’m publishing these here for you to read and to help me to concrete their facts in my self image. […]
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2013 Annual Review
2013 was a turbulent year for me, but a great one. Tons of experiments, growth and realisations. Building upon the habit started last year with my 2012 review I’ll share some highlights of my close-of-year self analysis below. My review of 2013 turned into a mammoth document again, I’d been saving up thoughts and lists and […]
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Social Gallery Acquired by Epic Plugins.com
I’d like to announce that Social Gallery – the Ultimate Social Lightbox plugin for WordPress has been acquired by Epic Plugins.com (announcement here.) It’s been fantastic to build Social Gallery up as a product and a useful tool, having sold over 1500 copies and many, many add-ons it’s been very well received and helping it grow […]
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2012 Annual Review: Looking Back
2012 was the first properly organised year of my life, and in this spirit I found my self seeking closure throughout December, a sub-concious bubbling feeling which lead me to write the first ever self-review of a year. I’m surprised I didn’t formalise this sooner, but better late than never! Owing to the fact that I just wanted to […]
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4 Life Lessons Learnt from Writing a Novel (before it’s even published) – My Guest Post at MYO
This is the opening paragraphs from my guest post “4 Life Lessons Learnt from Writing a Novel (before it’s even published)” over at Make Your Offer (they an innovative new approach to selling self-published works.) Click here to skip over to MYO and read the full post. What do you picture in your mind when […]
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