Hi, Iām from England but have lived here in Singapore for the last 30 years. Iām a retired banker and corporate trainer, interested in personal development and the mind.
Greetings from Roanoke, VA. Enjoying conversation / discussion of struggles and challenges I face - how to remember, how best to write, how best to trace the tracks Iāve trod (?). In any event - many like-minded comments and quandaries, of which I love to be part of. Thank you one and all for sharing and for appreciating our gracious and astute host.
Hello, there. Iām Chad. Currently living near Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. Iām an improvisor on stage and I run āApplied Improvā workshops in the office (when and where appropriate). Iām 53 so retirement is 7 to 12 years away but Iām really stuck. I donāt like what Iām doing now and where Iām doing it, and Iām not sure what to focus on for the next (last?) chapter of my career.
Reading and writing helps so Im focused on doing more of that this āseasonā. Iāve been following and a fan of Joan for a while, and the āA Metabolic Workspaceā article pushed me over the edge to pay to join up.
Happy to be here. Looking forward to some great conversations.
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Hi all, Iām grateful for the opportunity to join the community here.
Iāve enjoyed reading Joanās thoughts since Tiny Spells in 2023, and Iām still a regular reader of Westenberg. Itās been such a comforting and inspiring part of my day, particularly with the state of the world currently, and I upgraded my membership to support the publication - how delighted I was then to discover thereās actually a Discourse forum.
Iām a digital accessibility professional, currently working in the higher education sector. Iām in a really good place now, but life hasnāt always been so kind and, after surviving trauma, loss and burnout, Iām just grateful to be here.
Iāve been online since the early 2000s (Bolt, Blogger, Wordpress), but I stopped creating over a decade ago as social media became the lens for my web experience. Last summer, I stepped away from Instagram just as I rediscovered the personal web / indie web, and it has been so good for the soul: Iām making crappy art and stop motion animations, working on my allotment, and tinkering with three self hosted websites (plus a fourth that will go online hopefully soon)
All this to say, Iām really pleased to find another space in which discover and engage with the thoughts of others.
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Hi everyone,
Iām Steve Foerster. I donāt recall where I first encountered Joanās work, but I realized that I kept telling people to read her articles, so eventually I figured Iād better pony up to provide the very modest level of support for full access. I didnāt actually realize that came with a Discourse site for Westenberg enthusiasts; thatās a nice bonus.
Careerwise I do a sort of mix of professional training and higher education. Some partners and I started a professional training center in Lagos, Nigeria to provide business and IT courses there. Our next phase is to offer degrees, weāre taking the necessary regulatory steps now to do so through a US-based subsidiary. Iāve been listening to Joanās podcast about bootstrapping since weāre more or less doing that.
Iām also the bass section leader in my parish choir and occasionally write instrumental pieces and choral anthems. I have four kids, my wife has two, and my youngest and his girlfriend just had a baby, so thatās exciting.
Anything else, ask away, I suppose. In the meantime, I see that I now have a badge referring to me as basic.
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