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“Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't.” - Bill Nye You are valuable. You have knowledge that other people do not. We all know something that someone else doesn’t. What do you want to share? This is the essence of blogging. In today’s world we are all educators. We are out there describing…

What Can You Offer Your Followers?

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This week in one word would be, ‘networking’. I have accepted a multitude of invites for various events in a very short period of time.  An invitation is an act of generosity and it is always a pleasure to be asked. It is lovely to be included in various gatherings, however, I am not able…

Context Is Key To Online Communication

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It is important to understand your own point of view. Your version of what you are doing and why may not translate into something that other people can relate to or understand. Remember that your perception exists within the context of your life. Without proper definition your vision can get lost in fragmented versions of…

Give Up To Gain Up

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Next month I am giving up movies and TV and other online visual entertainment. Why am I doing this? I want to see what happens. This week I have been cramming my head full of TV. That is what you do before giving something up right? You overload till you get sick of it and…

Transformation is Power!

A few years ago I documented my tale of my personal transformation on The Bed Blog. I quit my job leaving me a homeless couch surfer who traveled the world and came back to Melbourne with $20 in my pocket. Every night that I was homeless I took a photo of the bed I slept…