Blogging Archives - Sam Dounis

A Step Back In Time

by Sam Dounis | May 3, 2019 | About Sam, Blogging, Stories, Thoughts and Musings, Uncategorized

Yesterday I went back to school. Not to learn, or so I thought, but to give a talk about blogging to some pupils at a local primary school as part of their World at Work Week. As it turns out I probably learned as much as they did. First of all, primary school...

Ten Things I Love About Kimber

by Sam Dounis | Feb 20, 2019 | About Sam, Blogging, Kenmore, Kimber, Stories, Uncategorized

Today, 20th February, is apparently ‘Love Your Pet’ Day! I don’t know who makes this stuff up, and who these pet owners are who need a specific day to love their pet, but hey, all blog post inspiration is good. So here we go, Ten Things I Love About...

Writing Inspiration

by Sam Dounis | Jan 31, 2019 | About Sam, Blogging, Stories, Uncategorized, Writing

Beat the blank page and get writing using this foolproof tip.

The Hidden Danger Of Self Comparison

by Sam Dounis | Jul 6, 2018 | About Sam, Blogging, Project Joy, Stories, Thoughts and Musings

This morning I woke up to a text from my friend, urging me to rise and shine, announcing that it was Fridaaaaay, and thanking me for being a good friend. It was the best text ever. Mainly because I’d woken up feeling really crap about myself. I haven’t...

Proof That People Buy People

by Sam Dounis | Apr 9, 2018 | About Sam, Blogging, Edinburgh, Kimber, Stories, Thoughts and Musings

For the last few years, the husband and I have shared a car. For most of the time this worked quite well, but over the last few years he’s been using it a lot more, and it’d become a bit of a bone of contention. So when the lease came up for renewal last...

Banishing The Shoulds To Run My Biz My Way

by Sam Dounis | Mar 26, 2018 | About Sam, Blogging, Kimber, Seamus the Sheep, Stories, Thoughts and Musings, Writing

One of the joys of running your own business is that you get to call the shots when it comes to how it’s run. I say ‘joy’, but actually, at the beginning, especially if you’ve been institutionalised in a large corporate organisation, it can be...