It starts with one.

It all starts with one. One book, one post, one recipe that makes you go "a-ha, that's it". That's what I've been looking for but I didn't know it until I found it. 

This blog is my "a-ha". A chance to start sharing interesting, cool, funny, delicious, inspirational, mini-smile-time things from all over the world that have somehow passed by me. It's not a daily dialogue, but a weekly gift of discovery.

The inspiration for this is Seth Godin's book "Linchpin" which challenges the traditional career path, and forced me to think about what value I bring to the world - and to my work. So far I've been a pretty successful 'box-ticker' who has managed to climb the traditional corporate ladder. But the rungs are rapidly changing and up isn't somewhere I want to go anymore, not without sacrificing way too much of my life and self. This book is what everyone who is wondering "why the heck isn't my career working out the way it 'should' be" and facing the terror of Monday-itis should read. Or maybe you've lost your passion for work and turned into a 'box-ticker' but want something more.

Discovering what your 'art' is and how you can apply the special magic, wisdom and insight that only YOU have is the essence of "Linchpin". Sounds arty-farty and way too hard. But that's the point. It "sounds" hard but isn't about retraining, study or complex theories. My "a-ha" was that no-one was a better expert at what my future could be, than me. And I better start on the next step now.

So it starts here. Now. This blog. My 'art'. Today.