2020 Annual Review

I’ve been procrastinating this article. Summarising an entire year feels difficult. But I see the value in looking back. It makes moving forward clearer. Looking forward is hard. The future is a fantasy. No one knows what’s happening tomorrow. But looking back is tangible. I like tangible. So here’s my look back at the past 12 months. Ups, downs and the honesty in-between. This article is self-indulgent. If you want value, this isn’t for you....

28/12/2020 · 6 min · 1175 words · Ash

OneNote to Notion and Moving Apps

If you’re reading this you may very well be a lot like me. Using OneNote for personal notes, jotting down key meeting highlights and organising thoughts and ideas. If that sounds familiar, you’re probably a long time user of OneNote and a happy user. Personally I’ve always enjoyed using it. It’s fast, fluid design and easy navigation make it a great note-taking app. OneNote is good at one thing, notes....

22/05/2020 · 7 min · 1444 words · Ash

2019 Annual Review

What a year! 2019 has been busy to say the least, I’ve learnt a lot of new lessons made even more mistakes! But overall, it’s been a massive year of growth so it’s all been worth it! Let’s review 2019! My Job as an IT Teacher 2019 was full of highlights like being featured in the companies blog, having short piece in a local magazine, being nominated for an educational emerging leader award and having one of our students win TAFE QLD student of the year award....

16/12/2019 · 4 min · 735 words · Ash

Beginner's Guide To Passive Investing 2023 Income, Tax, Super, Stocks and ETFs

You’re probably like me, wanting to understand the terms ‘wealth’ and ‘investing’. How does everyone else have this investment thing figured out? Let’s do a bit of research and look into investing! Disclaimer, I’m not a financial advisor, seek professional financial advice, this is for entertainment purposes only. This is primarily for Australian citizens; research your countries tax and investment-related laws respectively. Put Simply Investing is storing your cash in a different container to increase its value....

9 min · 1881 words · Ash

Biz Plan

[Note] This month’s newsletter is self indulgent as it discusses my goals and plans. It’s taken me 6 years to start uploading regular videos to YouTube, so it’s time for a plan. Here’s my brand/business plan, and shout out to my wife for helping me, these things are hard. Hi, my name’s Ash, I’m 27 and a cyber security enthusiast sharing my journey. You’ve received this newsletter as you subscribed via my website or downloaded a freebie....

2 min · 310 words · Ash