Notes on design, in life & in business.

Enshittification

A colleague recently introduced me to a term: Enshittification. This is how its defined on Wikipedia: Enshittification, also known as crapification and platform decay, is…

Sermons We See

Poem by Edgar Guest I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day;I’d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way.The eye’s a better pupil and more willing…

Earth, Wind, Fire, Water

One way to understand people is by understanding their core elements. There are 4 basic elements of which each person is made: Each person has all 4 elements in them…

The Will To Win

By Vince Lombardi Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all the time thing. You don’t win once in a while; you don’t do things right once in a while; you do them right…

While we wait in line

Every minute someone leaves this world behind. We are all in “the line” without knowing it. We never know how many people are before us. We can not move to the back of…

If

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their…

What I want

When I run after what I think I want, my days are a furnace of distress and anxiety; If I sit in my own place of patience, what I need flows to me, and without any pain…

The World Is Mine

Today, upon a bus, I saw a girl with golden hair. I envied her, she seemed so gay, and wished I was as fair. When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobbled down the…

10 Principles of Creativity

Basic Principles of The Artist’s Way Creativity is the natural order of life. Life is energy: pure creative energy. There is an underlying, in-dwelling creative force…

Morning Pages

You have a creative energy inside of you. It was given to you when you were born. Your creative energy is able to manifest itself in different ways – through visuals…

Outwitting The Devil

Outwitting The Devil is Napoleon Hill’s less popular book, but holds many gems to expand your personal development journey. Outwitting The Devil – in one sentence: The…

Ego

Perfection

A poem by Chief Tecumseh

“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect…

Dreams

Where you want to be

Love

Naomi

Persistence

Moments

Why they can

Courage

Greatness

Hard jobs

Inspiration

Purpose first

Doing work you love

What you become

Personal growth

Pride

Talent

Mistakes to Avoid When Launching a New Business

Here are some of the key mistakes to avoid when building a new business 1) Not building a business that you enjoy When you love it, it will be easier to maintain momentum…

Live with Enthusiasm

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the…

The One Thing – Must Read Book

Excerpts of this article were take from the book: The One Thing I suggest that you read this book at your earliest convenience. In each area of life there is only One…

Switch – Must Read Book

Below are excepts from the book Switch – How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. I highly recommend you to read this book several times…

Evening Affirmations

FIRST: I have completed all of my daily tasks necessary to prepare myself for tomorrow, including setting everything out that I need for my morning routine. I have…

Morning Affirmations

FIRST: I know that I am worthy and capable of reaching my goals and achieving success. What separates me from this reality, is my level of commitment. So, from this…

The Miracle Morning – Must Read Book

Excerpts from the book The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. I recommend that you read this book as soon as possible. “The solution to all of my problems was to make personal…

Quotes from the book “How Google Works”

Smart creatives place culture at the top of the list when considering a new job. To be effective they need to care about the place they work. This is why, when starting a…

Remote – Must Read Book

The book Remote by Jason and David from 37 Signals (or Basecamp) makes a big case for remote work. A big portion of the book discusses the benefits of remote work and how…

Kicking

Freedom [Video]

Here is a great inspirational video on freedom. Although this video talks about the history of the Jewish nation in Egypt, the message of freedom applies to all people.

Machine Gun Preacher

Machine Gun Preacher? Don’t let the name of this film fool you. Yes, this movie has some action. If you like movies that make you think and movies that inspire, then this…

The Need For Massive Change

Half way through my recent 90-day plan, I realized how far I was from achieving my financial goals. I realized that to achieve my goal, there is a need for massive…

It’s hard to do it alone – get others to help

During a recent quarterly plan, I set a higher financial goal for my freelance website design business. What I realized mid way was that except being focused on reviewing…

Adding Rewards to Your Goals

To make your goal more appealing its worth adding a reward for attaining your goal. Attractive rewards help during moments of procrastination. The reward should be…

Join others to stay motivated

I recently set a goal to earn more money in the next few months. Surprisingly, my goal didn’t fade, as it usually does after a few days. Instead, I challenged myself to…

90-Day Planning Deja Vu

I’ve been familiar with the idea of planning, but was never successful about doing it properly. The most common scenario? I would just not do my plan. I was so caught up…

Look up to the skies and feel bigger

It’s natural to feel down sometimes. Feelings of fear and insecurity appear to everyone, even the most successful people. The difference is how we deal with those…

What comes out of you really means [infographic]

Source:What Your Poop and Pee Mean

Life lessons from geese

As each bird flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird following. By flying in a V formation, the whole flock adds a 71% longer flying range than if each bird flew…

Coffee? Our place or yours?

Nice upsell while you’re waiting in line.

With Stuart Knight at The Art of Conversation talk

In the pic Artur (me), Stuart Knight and Dorit. Stuart covered a topic that gets little attention in our digital age – the power of face-to-face conversations. Stuart…

Inspiration – take the shot!

Inspirational video to get us to go for it, even when we don’t believe in ourselves.

Osh palov – delicious Uzbek dish

This dish is not going to be a good friend of your healthy new years resolutions, but when properly prepared, guaranteed to be a very delicious, finger-licking meal…

Personal MBA – autograph from Josh

It feels good to receive something that was promised to you. Good businesses know how to do that to all their customers. And Josh, the business prof from Personal MBA…

Dirty hair is repulsive

The marketers for Axe keep on doing it. A mini sign hangs on the isle in a local pharmacy. It’s fairly hard to miss. I guess sex still sells. But I wonder how well.

Clear process

As I was passing an optical store, a sign at the entrance caught my eye. Seems like a great way to collect visitor information and systematize the process of serving…

Michelangelo

Third try at drawing with a pen tablet. This time tried to get a light water paint effect.

My ‘hello world’ painting

The Wacom pen tablet has been lying in the office for the past few years but I never gave it justice. So finally, after so many years of being a web designer, I gave it a…

Delicious. Nutritious

The design of a healthy dish. Has room for improvement, but a good start.

Beautiful Sunset from my iPhone

Beautiful sunset on a quiet street

Pre-wedding warm-up

Throws shivers down my spine

The catwalk from Diesel is just amazing. Watch the models walk and blend with amazing 3D holograms.

Quiet morning

During the Summer months its often best to take a low-tech, down to earth break on a camping ground a few hours away from the city. Going back to nature for a few days…

5am

Sun bathing in a New York park

New York, New York

Flowers

Tree

Zamami Island, Okinawa

Japanese Garden, Kyoto

Fish Market, Tokyo

Butterfly

Putuoshan Island, China

Sumo Championship, Tokyo

Lake after snow (Banff Park)

A few minutes after a snow storm, there was a moment when a few rays of sun cut through the heavy clouds.

Garden beside a cathedral, Montreal