Stay productive with these 5 habits

Stay productive with these 5 habits

Not a morning person, or can’t beat that pre-coffee fuzziness? When time is money we can’t afford to drift off into a haze of Instagram reels and endless Pinterest pits - or at least not every few minutes. All you need are these five simple habits to combat that unproductiveness and figure out your productivity flow!

Podcasts to help you kick-start your year and crush your goals

Podcasts to help you kick-start your year and crush your goals

In case you missed it, 2020 has left the building! Whether you’ve jumped into the new year head first ready to take action, or if you’re still coming out from summer hibernation mode (guilty!) we have a collection of must-listen podcasts to help kick-start your year and crush your goals.

Meet Lizzie Archer, Creative Director at The Elsewhere Co.

Meet Lizzie Archer, Creative Director at The Elsewhere Co.

This is Lizzie, the designer and founder behind sustainable accessories brand, The Elsewhere Co. - a luxury label inspiring freedom seekers around the world to escape the every day through a design philosophy that rejects all that’s ordinary, lacklustre and thoughtlessly produced.

“I have collected jewellery from all over the world and this is part of the reason I created wallets with space specifically to store jewellery! I’m passionate about sustainable fashion and believe that designers have a responsibility to understand the materials they work with—how they were made, who made them, their performance, longevity, environmental and social impact and end of life.”

What’s in a reflection? The beauty in looking back

What’s in a reflection? The beauty in looking back

Self-reflection is a process where you look back on yourself and the world from the point of introspection—observing your ideas, thoughts, actions and aspirations. Not only does the practice enrich your personal life, but it can deepen your awareness around how you wish for your life to evolve.

With the dawning of the new year fast approaching, now is the perfect time to take an intentional moment and look back on the year that was 2020.

Carol Mackay, Design Business Council, on finding your onliness

Carol Mackay, Design Business Council, on finding your onliness

Carol Mackay helps Australian creatives manage their business better - more effectively, more efficiently and more sustainably - so they can spend more time creating. After 30+ years running a graphic design firm, Carol moved from client-focused projects to consult to the design industry. Now with the Design Business Council she uses her experience, and research, to help creatives build robust, sustainable businesses, and to help businesses integrate, and profit from, design.

Tanya Garma, co-host of the #GrowGetters podcast, on crafting a personal brand

#GrowGetters Podcast is the brainchild of creative women, Tanya Garma and Tiffany Hart. Each week in their signature digestible and fun podcast, they discuss future skills to help women uncover the secrets to grow your brand and bring you the very latest in digital growth hacks.

Based in Munich, there’s nothing these two aren’t willing to share to help women grow their business. It’s just one of the reasons we’re so thrilled to have partnered with them.

You’ll be hearing lots more from them over the coming months but if you can’t wait, Tanya is speaking on the panel of our next
Wine and Design event. She’s also written this post for us on the importance of personal brand.