As you would imagine, there’s a bit involved in writing and publishing a book. The aim of this post is to allow you to go in with ‘eyes wide open’ and ensure your expectations of the process are realistic.
How to write and publish a picture book
The exact steps and process Jaden and I followed to produce and publish The Very Weird, Hilariously Awful Life of Clanky kid’s picture book
Straight and Curly 102: Starting a freelance career
In this episode Carly and I share our experiences starting freelance careers, and I share how this is a VERY pertinent topic for me right now!
Straight and Curly 101: Positively re-framing criticism
This week Carly and I tackle the topic of re-framing criticism so you don’t collapse in a heap every time someone says something negative to you.
Straight and Curly 100: Our most impactful self-improvement hacks ever
To celebrate our 100th (!!) episode, Carly and I talk about the self-improvement hacks we’ve made that have had the most impact on our lives.
Straight and Curly 99: Your ‘authentic’ self vs your best self
This week Carly and I talk about the concept of the Authentic Self (the one who wants to skip work, sit on the couch and eat pizza shapes all day) vs the Best Self (the one who never skips yoga and always orders a salad).
Straight and Curly 98: Non-negotiables
What are non-negotiables? They’re the things we do every day (or thereabouts) to ensure we can have a healthy and productive life.
Straight and Curly 96: How to be more confident
Confidence – it’s such a tricksy thing to pin down. Is there a way to manufacture it without ‘faking it till you make it’?
Straight and Curly 95: How to get all that crap out of your house
In today’s episode we tell you how to get rid of all the crap in your house. Then we tell you how to stop it coming back in.
Straight and Curly 94: Movements, People and Other Stuff You Should Be Following
Recommendation episodes are by far the most requested episodes so this week Carly and I are going to tell you a few things you should be falling in love with
Straight and Curly 93: Productivity hacks for parents
In this episode, Kelly gives her productive parenting tips while Carly interjects with useless and terrible parenting advice she found on the internet.
Straight and Curly 92: Things that are totally saving our lives right now
We all have those things in life that make things that little bit (or a lot) better, and that we can’t live without. In this episode Carly and I share some of those things
7 things that make it easier to ‘do the hard thing’
If you’re having trouble ‘doing the hard’ thing associated with the sense of satisfaction you’re aiming for, chances are you’ve decided you have a willpower problem.
Straight and Curly 91: Accepting things that are out of your control
I’ve spent my whole life refusing to accept things are out of my control so I didn’t think I had any worthwhile suggestions for going the other way.
Straight and Curly 90: How to create good habits
Why are bad habits so easy to make? Why do the good ones never truly take hold? We answer these questions and more in the episode
Straight and Curly 89: Our top 10 productivity tips for 2018
After surveying our Facebook group, the consensus was ‘we want more productivity tips’!
Ignore the snobs. Just write the damn book
Former snobby me would never have put that book out into the world. Non-snobby me has gone on to experience these further benefits from writing that first book …
Let It Be 70: The end … for now
The one where Brooke and I finally admit it’s time to put the show on a semi-permanent (because, never say never!) hiatus
The 7 biggest lessons I learned in 2017
2017 was a weird year for me; one where I can’t really remember who I was at the start, much less who I hoped to be at the end.
Straight and Curly 88: The Year in Review
As 2017 draws to a close, Carly and I take the opportunity to reflect on the year – what went well and what went not so well!
How and why you should do a pre-Christmas declutter
Ah, December. It’s a crazy old time of year isn’t it? Our calendars are heaving with engagements. Shopping centres are war-zones And, in general, …