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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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I am your father – A Father’s Day special
This Sunday we celebrate the value and importance of our fathers.
Martyn Foster
Sep 4, 20202 min read
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As time goes by – Time flies whether you are having fun or not
As the sand in the hourglass trickles down at a constant rate, how do you approach life?
Martyn Foster
Aug 28, 20202 min read
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Great Expectations – Finding the light or melting in the sun?
Expectations can guide and motivate us in the right direction, but also burn us under their searing heat.
Martyn Foster
Aug 21, 20202 min read
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Petrol & Caffeine – Why “Cars & Coffee” go together so well
An audience of automotive aroma.
Martyn Foster
Aug 14, 20202 min read
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Who is interested? – Doing it for you or for others
Ideally, you’d align the two, but sometimes you must go it alone.
Martyn Foster
Aug 7, 20202 min read
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The premier Premier – In praise of Mark McGowan
The WA Labor leader has helped make our state one of the best places to be.
Martyn Foster
Jul 31, 20202 min read
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In praise of the quiet life: Why the cost of sanity in this society is a certain level of alienation
A truly rich life may be one that is a little poorer and little more obscure.
Martyn Foster
Jul 10, 20203 min read
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Caring, kindness and compassion – The subtle art OF giving a f*ck
What the world needs now is love, sweet love.
Martyn Foster
Jul 3, 20204 min read
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Celebrating the ordinary life – It’s okay to not be exceptional
The majority of people are destined for what approximates an average life, by definition, and we need to learn that this is okay...
Martyn Foster
Jun 26, 20203 min read
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Party like it’s 1989 - A throwback to what was going on the year I was born
“Marty! We have to go back!”
I like reflecting, I like looking back, it reminds me of where I’ve come from to get to where I am now.
Martyn Foster
Jun 5, 20204 min read
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“Dram” roll please – Nectar of the Gods…Whisky!
My website is now three months old, that calls for a celebration! Waiter, whisky!
Martyn Foster
May 29, 20202 min read
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Write as if no one will read it – Pseudo-advice or a stroke of counterintuitive genius?
We’re always told to dance as if no one is looking, sing as if no one is listening, have sex as if no one is watching…
Martyn Foster
May 15, 20203 min read
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Another year older, another year wiser? – Revelations on turning 31
As we celebrate the anniversary of my birth 31 winters ago, winter is coming and a dark cloud hangs overhead to subdue festivities…
Martyn Foster
May 8, 20203 min read
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Designed to Win – Life and Legacy of Ayrton Senna
Today marks the anniversary of Senna’s tragic accident at Imola in 1994. However, he was more than just an exceptional racing driver...
Martyn Foster
May 1, 20203 min read
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My first post about the “Last Post” – Honouring our ANZACs
With tomorrow marking the 105th anniversary since that fateful day at Gallipoli in 1915, dawn services will be taking a different approach.
Martyn Foster
Apr 24, 20202 min read
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Ode to Basketball Joy – Homage to this year’s Hall of Fame inductees
We can't always choose who comes into our lives and makes an impact, and here I pay tribute to three such men.
Martyn Foster
Apr 17, 20205 min read
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Driven to Distraction – Staying motivated in these uncertain times
We live in a world of constant distractions and interruptions. How do we remain motivated with our attention bombarded with stimuli? Read on
Martyn Foster
Apr 10, 20204 min read
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Alien Isolation – What can we draw from this time of ‘foreign’ solitude
Isolation is uncommon to most modern human beings, so, how will we respond and what can we do to combat it?
Martyn Foster
Mar 27, 20204 min read
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Introduction – To be the master you must be willing to be the fool
When starting a new venture or learning a new skill, you have to be willing to be the fool otherwise you’d probably never start anything new
Martyn Foster
Mar 6, 20203 min read
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