Coming up with a three-word life philosophy

Posted on November 4th, 2012 by Sacha Chua

Because people like my sketchnotes so much, I’ve signed up for the Rockstar Scribe course to see if I can learn how to sketchnote even better. I’m curious about layout and figure and colour, and I’m sure this will be a good skill to develop over the next twenty years. I could probably learn a lot practising on my own, but I promised myself that I’d invest more in tools and education, so here I am!

Our first assignment was to draw a visual introduction. Among the guide questions was this one: What is your life philosophy in three words?

So this is me, at least right now. =) Learn, share, scale.

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http://www.linkedin.com/in/raymondzeitler Raymond Zeitler

Nice! I like Learn very much, too.

I think Love would be in mine. That leaves one more. Hummm, tricky…. I would want to break out of the Verb mold. I’m thinking Coffee. ;) Ahh I know, Laugh. A verb after all!

Hope I don’t have to sketch this….
Shardul

This is awesome.
You are saying something you already seem practising sincerely, unlike the crop of howto gurus.
I also liked the images- especially connect the dots and sketchnote.
http://sachachua.com Sacha Chua

Raymond: Good words! For me, love underpins learning and sharing, and motivates me to learn how to scale. =)

Shardul: Thanks! Looking forward to sharing the adventure.
http://blog.fastfedora.com/ Trevor Lohrbeer

Not a life philosophy (yet), but my motto for 2012 has been: Make More Mistakes

I also had 7 verbs I chose to focus on this year (not all of which I’ve been successful with): Appreciate – Help – Socialize – Simplify – Exercise – Savor – Extend.

My full post on the motto and the verbs is at http://blog.fastfedora.com/2012/01/1-motto-7-verbs-for-2012.html . As it’s approaching the end of 2012, I supposed I need to review and revise for next year.
http://livinganawesomelife.com Sacha Chua

Trevor: Oh, I like those too! Good words.

I’d love to read your annual review. =)

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