Reminding myself of what matters
Why my recent catchups with friends offered a nice dose of normality.
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QWAN - Quality Without A Name
The many and varied thoughts of Martyn Foster
Welcome to QWAN - Quality Without A Name. This is the blog of writer Martyn Foster who embodies the spirit of QWAN through producing high quality pieces of writing without being a household name.
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Martyn Foster
Nov 84 min read
The overnight success takes 10 years to make
QWAN number 200 on the books.
Martyn Foster
Aug 163 min read
Let me tell you a story…
…one that didn’t begin in a galaxy far, far away.
Martyn Foster
Jul 194 min read
For people who have given up hope
Finding something to fight for when you feel there isn’t anything.
Martyn Foster
Jul 124 min read
“Half of everything is luck, James.”
Exploring the influence and role luck has on our lives and success.
Martyn Foster
Mar 223 min read
Outsourcing our sanity
I get by with a little help from my friends (and family).
Martyn Foster
Feb 234 min read
Do you think I am a good person?
People pleasers and the incessant need to be liked.
Martyn Foster
Feb 165 min read
What I find beautiful and joyous about the world and humanity
From the big to the small, the otherworldly to the mundane, the well-known to the unknown.
Martyn Foster
Feb 94 min read
A sense of wonder gone asunder
Reclaiming joy from a once fun and outgoing child.
Martyn Foster
Feb 24 min read
Get busy living or get busy dying
A year of specificity, challenges and getting personal.
Martyn Foster
Nov 10, 20234 min read
Why I’m afraid to ask for money
Because Socrates never asked for a cent…
Martyn Foster
Oct 20, 20233 min read
Why Phillip Island is the greatest motorcycle racetrack…
…in the world.
Martyn Foster
Aug 4, 20233 min read
It’s just me against the world, baby!
Feelings of loneliness, isolation and being misunderstood.
Martyn Foster
Jun 9, 20234 min read
Creators of our own demise
Why man has a habit of getting in his own way.
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