Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't.
An excerpt from the book ‘The Pin Striped Prison‘ by Lisa Pryor (Courtesy of David Ball). It speaks for itself: That’s 5 star, I can’t wait to read the book! ——— If we haven’t met before, I’d love to meet you! You can find out a little bit about me here and get in contact [...]
A mate of mine David Ball (@MrDavidBall) recently linked me to a great cartoon drawing by Stuart McMillen (@Stuart_McMillen) which depicts his frustrations towards moving through the traditional schooling and tertiary education systems in Australia (and the Western World). I personally believe the traditional education system is rubbish so I think this cartoon is excellent, [...]
Below follows some of Will Smith’s wisdom, some of his thoughts on life… Take the time to watch it and soak it in. For those of you who’ve never seen this side of Will Smith, prepare to be amazed (I was). One of my favourites: “The separation of talent and skill is one of the [...]
A number of days ago I came across an excerpt from a speech given by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy on March 18, 1968, at the University of Kansas. I immediately printed it and stuck it on my ‘Inspiration Wall’ in my office. He was on the campaign trail in the US 1968 presidential race, and [...]
“He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.” – Raymond Hull “Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.” – Voltaire “If you can dream it you can do it.” – Walt Disney “Whether you think you can or think you can’t — you are right.” [...]
I Participated in the United Nations Environment Programme for Young Professionals building Eco-Cities in Incheon, Korea. It was a fantastic experience working alongside a diverse group of young people from around the Asia-Pacific region. We engaged in strong debate and produced a number of actionable deliverables post-programme.
We are pleased to announce that TEDxBrisbane will be held at the State Library of Queensland (SLQ) on Saturday 6th of March 2010. Registrations for this exciting event will be open later this year. TEDxBrisbane is an independently organised TED branded event. The program theme will be announced soon, and over the coming months we [...]
Forget English. Music really is the universal language. Check out how Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale recently at the World Science Festival (2009). Don’t be put off by the title, I’m not much a science nut – this is entertaining! World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the [...]
A short video reflection diary of the Edgeware Young Entrepreneur’s Camp in January 2009. There’s more camps coming up later this year, so if you’ve never been be sure to check it out! ——— If we haven’t met before, I’d love to meet you! You can find out a little bit about me here and [...]
I’m speaking at this month’s Interactive Minds Seminar about the use of Twitter in business. I will be discussing how businesses can appropriately and effectively engage their customers through social media by building real relationships and not spam. It should be a great morning with a raft of fantastic speakers lined up. Make sure you [...]
Back in March 2009, I presented at the Brisbane City Council’s Ideas Festival with Edgeware. We ran a panel discussion on the topic of Creative Entrepreneurship – The Artists of Commerce. “Edgeware founder Michael Doneman interviews freelance photographer Jane Ryder, Mike Boyd from Coolybar Keg Hire, freelance business writer Rebecca Leigh, Natalie Duncan from Qld [...]
Last Tuesday night the first Hive Brisbane event kicked off with a bang with guest entrepreneur Richard Eastes from VroomVroomVroom! Richard’s modest and down-to-earth personality allowed him to really connect with the crowd of 60-70 people who returned the favour with some great questions! The Fox Hotel at West End also proved to be a [...]
Here are my top 50 goals for 2009 in no particular order of importance whatsoever. This year is going to be big! Really BIG! I can feel it! Join me on my journey as I try to achieve, and hopefully over-achieve, on the goals I have set for myself below. If we share some common [...]
This almost makes me want to go back to school… almost. Brand new high school under construction in LA. The Greener Grass: Education and Architecture
Yes, my studies are important to me but not as you may expect. My tertiary education plan is simple: Get in, go hard and get out with as much as I can in the shortest amount of time… The reason is equally as simple, I don’t particularly want to be there. Yes, I would like [...]