Rosie Sherry

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 15:48:00 +0100

I went to London for a few days last week.

These girls missed me. ❤️

I got jumped on as soon as I got back.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 15:29:24 +0100

I left a drink on the coffee table and there happened to be a paint brush by it.

I came back to find Piper had used the coffee as paint on some books. 🧑‍🎨🎨🖌☕️

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 16:30:09 +0100

Roll on the good weather.

Easter Sunday and also my sons 16th birthday.

My sister is out of quarantine after flying over from the US.

Kindess and love as a strategy.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:42:28 +0100

Sometimes I’ve wondered whether it was a fluke that I grew Ministry of Testing with ‘kindness’.

Whether I was just being a hippy. And maybe I should have focused more on ‘important stuff’ to grow a business.

But I realize now, that being kind is the best strategy for human, community and business growth.

I’m more confident than ever pushing forward with it as a philosophy, mindset and strategy.

We need more kindness. More love. More giving. More ethics. More humanity. More of doing the right thing.

Business is not an excuse to hind behind poor practices. We have no excuses to make bad decisions.

An end of an indie hacker era, for me.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:31:08 +0100

‘Quitting’ Indie Hackers was such a hard decision to make, especially when I love that community, that indie hacker movement, so much.

Ultimately, it came down to personal reasons, the need to seek something new.

And I have no shame in saying that I’ve shed tears over the past few weeks, as I thought through it all, as I made the decision, as I found the courage to tell Courtland…and then the fear of announcing it.

There are many losses for me, and leaving a community is a kind of grief that I need to process and readapt my life around. ❤️

Always maintain a longterm view.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:10:00 +0100

Always have the long term view:

own your data
push for RSS
believe in the open web
build habits to show up consistently

A reminder via Seth Godin.

Conversations before community

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 02:30:48 +0100

It shouldn’t be community first.

That’s like defining a product upfront without any research.

Instead, it should be conversations first.

The conversations will lead you to the right thing.

It could be community, but also maybe something else.

And if it is community that you decide upon, you can be confident that conversations are the foundation of any good community.

Conversations lead to:

understanding
trust
stronger relationships
growth
being able to lead

👍🏼 Conversations first.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:27:00 +0100

Community fatigue is real.

Every newsletter, product and course are shouting about having ‘community’.

Maybe just have community without making a big deal about it.

It should just be the norm where people have the expectation that it exists, but no obligation to join in.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:14:32 +0100

“Stretch and Play” 🙌🏽

These days Piper always wakes up first and wants to play or draw with me.

I’ve started to combine these morning moments with some much needed stretching.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:50:07 +0100

Almost didn’t do it.

#5x5 #stronglifts 💪

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 12:30:40 +0100

A morning buggy run which was really a walk topped off by drag-a-bike-along.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 23:40:36 +0100

I’m motivated to beat my previous best. 💪🏽

#5x5

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:59:50 +0100

In 2021 I will do better with fitness.

My next purchase will be some masks to use when running. Too many inconsiderate people out and about for my liking.

Other option is to go running earlier. 😬

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 23:58:07 +0100

You don’t stop playing because you become old.

You become old because you stop playing.

❤️

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 13:56:36 +0100

Instead of building an audience, maybe reframe it as:

finding belonging
building up your network
create trust in who you are
creating value
making something out of nothing
doing something you love
creating community 🥰

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 10:18:03 +0100

Play the long game with curation.

It slows you down, until it massively speeds you up.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:21:10 +0100

Entertaining kids during lockdown.

A packet of shiny balloons and a pen = hours of fun.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:04:33 +0100

Seven fears that might be holding you back:

Fear of unpredictability
Fear of rejection
Fear of being unworthy
Fear of being insignificant
Fear of failure
Fear of trusting others
Fear of being incapable

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:59:42 +0100

I think Piper wants to run like me. She insisted on getting out and running. 😍

Teach kids by leading by example. 👍

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 17:25:42 +0100

Love is when my husband surprises me with a new running buggy.

The pandemic feels bearable right now. 🥰

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 15:56:14 +0100

Hah, well they say, if you aren’t embarrassed of your first versions then you’ve launched too late.

This was one of the early iterations of rosie.land, and even this is more than 6 months into the journey.

🐌 I’m like a snail, slowly but surely.