Published in 4S Travel Canada·6 days agoWho on Earth Uses a Travel Agent in 2022?The case for letting a professional manage your travel in uncertain times — It all sounds so quaint, doesn’t it? “Let me book that with my travel agent.” “My travel agent looks after that for me.” I mean, who really uses a travel agent in 2022? Well, everyone. And if you don’t, you probably should be! There’s a few reasons for this: travel…Travel4 min read
Published in 4S Travel Canada·Jun 24Getting StartedChoosing How to Break Into Travel Agency — When I was looking for a career change, I knew that I needed to do something that fed not only my strengths and passions, but also something that I could become reasonably proficient at. I considered all sorts of options before eventually settling on travel. Why travel? There are many…Travel4 min read
Published in 4S Travel Canada·Jun 10Time For a ChangeMy body and mind are telling me that it’s time to change jobs — For the last couple weeks I’ve been having some concerning symptoms that have affected my ability to work. While I’ve been working with my doctor to make sure there’s nothing serious underlying these symptoms, they are serving as a bit of a wake up call for me. At this point…Life4 min read
May 7Levelling Up my Caffeine GameEspresso, Milk, Syrups, and Pleasure — I am addicted to coffee. There is simply no other way to say it, except that I have a full-on addiction. I drink at least two Venti or Extra-Large coffees per day, and if I don’t then I run out of steam as the day goes on. It’s so bad…Food2 min read
Published in A Second Look·May 4There are No ShortcutsThree ways to improve your chance at writing success — If you are in any writing groups on Facebook, TikTok, or any other social media platform you’ve seen the same thing I have. Every day there are more and more people looking to make money from writing. Many of these groups are overrun with requests to follow, or to “read…Writing5 min read
May 1Taking a BreatherA few days of deliberately less busy-ness to keep my writing in form — I’ve deliberately been missing from this platform for the last week or so — and it’s not because I don’t like all of you! I’ve had a lot of changes going on in my life, in the last six months I’ve: Separated from my wife of almost ten years. Watched…Life3 min read
Apr 25Social Media is DeadElon Musk killed it instead of doing something good — I’d hoped that reason would win out over profit. I’d hoped that people would see sense and tell Elon Musk where he could stuff his $44 Billion USD offer for Twitter. Sadly, the never-ending drive for profit has won out over public interest and common sense. …Twitter2 min read
Published in A Second Look·Apr 23Threads Woven Through TimeA review I hope makes as much sense as the story (finally) did! What is the impact of a story? When the thread of narrative is passed through centuries, how does it affect those who come into contact with it? These are the questions that guide the reader through Anthony…Books3 min read
Published in A Second Look·Apr 10Choosing a Cell Phone PlatformWhy I will always recommend Apple over Android — I’m sure this is going to create some chaos in the comments — but lets try to keep it polite and kid-friendly! Everybody looks for something different when it comes to phones, but more and more of us just want our phones to work. …Apple4 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Apr 9Five Years is Not EnoughIf you aren’t planning for the next decade, you will end up behind — I’ve been doing some planning at work as we come out of COVID and back into something that might, maybe, possibly look like business as usual. …Leadership4 min read