About me
Self described nerd & autodidact, modern-day flâneur, neurotic, honest, extroverted introvert. // Collector of business cards, miscellaneous pieces of visual communication & spray cans discarded in the streets, pieces of metal, books, lego, comic book & gaming nostalgia. Interests include science, philosophy, literature, art & design history, technology, social media, business & marketing, the internet, bicycles. // Do not like battery not at 100%, untidy cooking processes, the heat, tight shoes. // Places lived include Fawkner, Carlton, St Kilda, Carnegie, Brunswick – Melbourne, Australia. Kielce , Wrocław, Kozłowka, Legnica, Lublin – Poland. Prato, Venice, Rome – Italy. // Ethnicity is made up of 50% Polish, 25% Filipino, 25% English blood. // Grew up riding BMX, choking on Butter Menthols, drawing men with mohawks and knives, scowling, falling over, playing with lego, listening to ABBA/Black Sabbath/Johnny Cash.
Why you should hire me:
A) I’m an INFJ - Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Judging
According to the Jungian Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test (which I was forced to take in High School and took again recently), I am what is known as an INFJ (breakdown in the heading). The best thing about INFJ’s is that they are the rarest type of person – making up only 1-3% of the population¹. Yeah, I’m pretty much one in a million… or something? Not good at math, that’s for sure. Falling under the title of the ‘Idealist’, INFJ’s see problems, questions and challenges as opportunities to design creative solutions and put them into action. INFJ’s have a tendency for be artistically inclined and are, more often than not, creative and easily inspired. It’s like some creepy horoscope how much this fits me to a tee.
¹ - Information from here, here and here.
2) I’m multi-talented - It’s good to have broad interests
I write, I illustrate, I design. I also frolic in the fine arts. Jesus, I even sing sometimes. One thing I certainly cannot do, however, is dance. I look like I’m being electrocuted while bull-ants bite at the flesh on the soles of my feet. It’s not pretty.
C) My work/life philosophy is epic - Turn your work ethic into your life ethic
Most people have what is called a ‘work ethic’ – a set of principles that use to guide how they work. Why does this only cover work? Shouldn’t ones work ethic also be a life ethic? Of course it should. So that’s what I do. Here are my two main “rules”:
- Show genuine enthusiasm in everything you do. If you can’t, then you shouldn’t be doing it. If you love what you do, it isn’t a chore. Enthusiasm is appreciated.
- Learn from everything and everyone. For example: you really dislike that one particular co-worker? Learn why, specifically, and avoid being that person – or figure out it’s about time you get over it and quit expending some much energy focusing on not liking someone for petty reasons. Every person, every experience is an opportunity to learn from.
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