Stuff on the side

Here are some little things on the side that you may not expect. Stuff that inspires me. Visuals, humor, quirky ways to come at the topic. When I need a break, I go check what’s new.

Sometimes a smile is just the thing to inspire a pivot. To remember and feel our souls. Give a chance that a surprise “eureka” will come upon us. Constructively distract us when we are stuck.

Visual storytellers

Two languages I never thought I would learn: German and comic strips. :) Beautiful visuals explained with a wry smile and more than a few surprises.

The fun, wide-eyed wonder of how stories unfold for a child. Reminds me to play with ideas like a game. Call it a success if they can hold a 10-year-old’s attention.

Business metaphors told with new flair. In one minute instead a 20 slide deck. Simple and clear. Making me wonder why I seem to need so many words!

Multi-gen views of life and career

Quiet Growth Chronicles

The dream is changing... and so is the kind of advice we trust

Every December in my early twenties, I’d sit down with a new goal-setting workbook and map out my goals for the year ahead. Back then, it didn’t even occur to me to question the numbers I wrote. £100,000 a year. £10k months. It didn’t matter that I’d never hit anything close to that before. That was simply the self-help advice circling at the time. Thin…

3 months ago · 83 likes · 55 comments · hannah bay

One of the most touching and readable contemporary “how I pivoted my career” examples. Plus she writes to simply write in Midnight Crumbs. Both beautiful.