Mumpreneur is doing it for herself
Macedon Ranges’ very own multi-talented mum Susan Dean has been named as a finalist for the AusMumpreneur Awards. These awards celebrate women across the country that juggle the responsibilities of…
Blogs
Blog Tour: We’re All in This Together by Skye Hughes, illustrated by Alice Coates
Written by Ashleigh Meikle We’re All in This Together was written and published at the height of the Victorian lockdown. Six school friends – Kiana, Amin, Roshan, Casey, Ming, and…
The ‘new normal’ on the streets of Melbourne – By Children’s Book Author Skye Hughes
Why is it here? Where did it come from? Did someone actually eat a bat? Can I still share my friends’ toys? If I cough, does that mean I have…
Take a minute and change a life
This week marks World Suicide Prevention Day and R U OK Day. The theme of World Suicide Prevention Day is ‘Take a minute, change a life’. It highlights the importance of speaking…
Author Jess Van Zeil Article for Shameless Podcast
This week’s newsletter column is written by Jess Van Zeil (@jessvanzeil) Jess is a resilience coach, writer and speaker who survived stage four ocular melanoma. She is also the author of Eye…
Stories Can Change Your Day, And Your Perspective
We all have bad days. You know those days when nothing seems to go your way. It may begin that you burn the toast, get stuck in traffic and run…
Inspiration Can Strike When You Least Expect it – Beware the Relaxed Creative.
I must confess — often my best ideas strike in the shower. I don’t know whether it’s the warm water or the fact that I have “switched-off” that induces these…
The Key to Success? The 3 Secrets That Never Change
I’ve spent countless years neck-deep in the area of coaching training and self- development. I’ve been trained by some of the best coaches in the world— John Gray, Taki Moore,…
How Can We Shift the World Through Story?
YSHIFT - Your Share It Forward Teachings Recent research has now proven what we suspect to be true – the constant barrage of negative news and violent media does impact our mental…
Author Dr. Hanan Al-Mutawa Giving Back
In the early morning hours of August 2, 1990 Iraqi army tanks and helicopters crossed their southern border into Kuwait, beginning what would turn out to be a seven-month occupation…
How to Pivot From Panic To Production During the “C-Virus”
Susan Dean I’m not going to use the ‘c’ word in this blog. After all, you’ve probably heard the word thousands of times this week. You know the word —…
The Story of Legacy: How to Write a World-Changing Book
If you’ve ever felt that there is a book inside of you and you haven’t yet written one, this might be an interesting way to get that book ‘out’ from…
Author Joshua Ngoma Giving Back
Engineers are known for having a unique way of looking at the world. As children they were usually the ones taking their toys apart to see how they worked instead…
Author Catherine Yang Giving Back
It was a serendipitous meeting in all respects. At a business conference in Sydney in 2017, Australian dentist Catherine Yang was about to leave early when a friend convinced her…
Author Andrew Bachour Giving Back
Dr. Andrew Bachour had a headache… not your garden variety headache, but one of those persistent, splitting, throbbers that can make you hate life. Unfortunately, those headaches had become a…
From Invisible to Invincible: Must-have Menopause Resource
Jennifer Harrington has written what I consider to be the MOST helpful, needed resource for perimenopausal and menopausal women. The title says it all: From Invisible to Invincible. The subtitle is accurate: The…
Answering the Most Searched Plagiarism Questions
Answering the questions that Google gets asked One of the beautiful things about Google is that, through its predictions feature, it will show you what some of the most popular…
World Book and Copyright Day 2020
A Free Book for All Children for World Book Day The Heroes in Publishing Aren’t Always Who You Think What happens when you mix World Book and Copyright Day with…