About Don Charisma

Don Charisma – Blogger, photographer, writer, promoter, scuba diver, web designer/developer/ninja, SEO guru … tinker tailor soldier spy … well, you get the idea, my talents are varied as are my interests …

Don Charisma… because anything is possible with Charisma

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I’m a bit of a phoenix, as my life changes, so do I and the things I focus on and do, I guess it’s much the same for everyone.

“Life has three rules: Paradox, Humor, and Change.

– Paradox: Life is a mystery; don’t waste your time trying to figure it out.

– Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure

– Change: Know that nothing ever stays the same.”

Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives

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(How I Cartooned Myself (c) Don Charisma 2013)

Don Charisma’s Realms

sea,scuba diving,ocean,water,light,diver,underwater,camera,diving,swimming,exploring,blue,blue water,blue sea,blue light,blue camera,blue ocean,DON CHARISMAIn the teaching realm I’m a qualified and certified diving instructor, helping people to learn to dive is fun. What I love about teaching is – what’s more satisfying than helping someone else achieve their dreams and become all they can be ?

tools,diy,do it yourself,hammer,carpentry,construction,wrench,repair,work,carpenter,service,builder,screwdriver,handyman,set,wood,build,workman,spanner,equipment,repairman,fix,maintenance,brown work,brown wood,brown building,brown construction,brown tools, DON CHARISMAIn the practical realm I’ve been an engineer fixing boilers and designing central heating systems. Not many a tradesman’s job that I can’t do or haven’t done. Whilst I can be incredibly creative, I can also be incredibly technical. So art + geek, or any degree in between.

ingredients,cooking,preparation,spices,knife,food,kitchen,cook,cuisine,wooden,homemade,prepare,recipe,traditional,board,preparing,chef,tools,brown food,brown kitchen,brown cooking,brown tools, DONCHARISMAIn the thought realm I’ve also been an engineer fixing bank’s humongous computer systems, building new parts and adding a little creative sparkle where possible. I like to fiddle, play, hack, build, create or what-ever-you-like, with software and hardware, DIY in the world of technology, love it! Cooking up ideas in the thought kitchen, ideas-chef, sometimes I am 😛

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DON CHARISMA,mac,freelancer,macintosh,macbook,laptop,computer,iphone,workplace,google,self-employed,blogger,internet,seo,investigationIn the internet realm I built a successful company that SEO’ed number one for quite some time, all my own doing… well a little help from my family and friends. Right now we’re doing well on Google etc with DonCharisma.com and DonCharisma.org

DONCHARISMA,business,cash,coin,concept,credit,currency,finance,financial,gold,golden,isolated,market,money,background,pound,savings,pounds,stock,wealth,single,brown background,brown business,brown money,brown finance,brown companyIn the financial realm I’ve been involved in property, I’ve worked for employers and traded the financial markets, I’ve made money, I’ve lost money. Making money isn’t so hard, keeping it, now that’s a challenge:) Financial freedom and passive income would be nice, but for most of us it’s hard work that keeps the bank manager at bay.

DON CHARISMA,children,silhouette,cheers,forward,positive,view,joy,light,bill,holidays,cheerful,enthusiasm,expectation,hope,future prospects,outlook,presentation,ray of hope,perspective,star,sunset,birds,clouds,sky,colourfull,wave,water,mirroringIn the future realm it’s not always certain for any of us. The best of both worlds is to be do something I love and make a decent living doing it. That said, happiness trumps wealth, for me, almost any day of the week, so I’m happy doing something I love, like blogging 😀

My Blog My Way

This is my personal blog for things that interest me, from the mundane and everyday, to the very exciting and fun. Art, design, geek, writing, photography, videography, improv and opinions … oh and did I mention I love watching movies, and my life wouldn’t be the same without music.

BUT Overall, Charisma is “what it’s about”.

If you’ve found this page I hope you enjoy what you find here, and I wish you happiness and success in your life.

Most of all I hope that some of you reading this will become friends. WHY? Well, it’s not possible to have “enough” good friends, the world is a far far better place for those that like us and probably wouldn’t turn without those that love us 😀

Thanks for reading,

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    1. Hey Lori, you are entirely welcome, and lovely to hear from you … I do, and my readers do seem to like sunsets, so sunsets it is 🙂 speak soon, warm regards DC

    1. Hey Jill, lovely to hear from you, and thank you for your kind words 🙂 have a great weekend yourself and see you soon 😉 warm regards DC

  15. Hello Don Charisma, love the name by the way, thanks for the follow. You seem to be a proficient blogger and a traveller as well. I enjoyed looking at the pictures. Keep up the good work.

  16. Hi Don,

    Thank you for following my blog. I can’t wait to get my teeth into more of your writing, it all looks very interesting. You are like the spiritual technician. I particularly enjoyed reading the ‘Who’s blog is it anyway’, Elaine’s story about hiring two private investigators to follow each other had a wonderful moral.

    Cheers,

    Ken

    1. Hey Ken, you are very welcome, always happy to make new acquaintances here which seems to be my home now !

      WBIIA, yes a great project, well two actually, and Elaine’s was awaesome …

      Spiritual technician … sometimes !

      Warm regards

      DC

  17. Hi Don,

    Just wanted to say thank you for following my blog. Being relatively new to this space it does give me a little buzz to see a new reader 🙂 I certainly hope you find something of value in my material. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.

    On a separate note. I like your website. It has a really cool vibe. You seem like an interesting fellow. I look forward to having a proper look around it!

    Regards

    Hugh

    1. Hey Hugh, tis lovely to hear from you, new or old blogger I doesn’t care … good to have good people around mostly 🙂

      And thanks very much Hugh, I try to keep it innovative, different and interesting …

      Warm regards

      DC

  19. Hi 🙂 Thank you for the follow .. I hope you feel inspired to try something new and find a recipe you will love! Have a great day! I’m off to explore your blog.

    1. You are very welcome, and I will certainly give it a go when I get a spare moment, feels like i’m spinning plates at the moment 🙂 warm regards DC

  20. Thanks SO MUCH for following my blog sweetbabyveg. I am so wondering- how did you find it? And what made you want to follow? But there I go, always trying to work things out when I should just go with the flow! I really smiled at your message about Paradox, Humour and Change. You are so right. Life keeps on throwing up issues which we can not control and changes which we have to adapt to. But the incredible thing is that what comes out of that is something which although is scary at first, is incredibly rich and rewarding…….like blogging! A year ago I never would have been talking to Don Charisma, looking at panoramic views of Thailand and sky lantern! Here’s to a lot of fun visiting you blog! -Karen.

    1. Hey Karen, yes I think blogging can have a very powerful effect on people for the positive. How did I find it – so you’re the one who asks the magician how he does his magic ?

      Life has a way of challenging us, and rewarding us for rising to it’s challenges … sometimes !

      Warm regards

      DC

  23. I like your innovative approach to pretty much everything! I enjoyed your photos & tips. Thank you for following my blog.

  25. Thanks for stopping by my blog, which brought me to yours. 🙂 I like your whole blog concept and how you’re like a phoenix!! Looking forward to reading more of your posts! Wishing you all the best life has to offer! ^^

  26. Don Carisma como tu me siento ser Ave Fénix, y uno de mis sueños es bucear, estuve en una ocasión a punto de lograrlo, pero de troncho esa dicha, some day! me fascina tu sentir, y tu pagina !

  27. Hello Don! I wanted to thank you for the follow, and let you know that I have really enjoyed browsing through your blog. I really like all of the photos from Thailand. My step-grandfather (say that three times fast…) lived there for a great portion of his life and he loved the country to pieces. While I never got the chance to ask about his experiences there, it’s always nice to see photos floating around and speculate if he might have seen similar sights.

    Anyway, I’ll be following you as well, and I wish you the best 😀

  28. Hi Don, thanks for visiting and following my blog! I have followed you via Bloglovin, which has been my reader of choice. I look forward to checking out more of your work! Cheers, Lynne

    1. Hey Lynne, sorry I missed you on first reply chance, happens sometimes, lots of comments here 🙂 Bloglovin is great I use it too, but better to follow me direct on wordpress 🙂 …. hope all is well and thank you … warm regards DC

  29. Hi Don thanks for the follow. I hope you enjoy it. I just browsed your page and looking forward to spending more time in it in the coming future.

  31. Thanks for following my blog Don. i’m really glad you did, i’ve had a bit of laugh already going through yours, but mostly excited to learn as much as i can from your knowledge. Keep on up!:)

  34. Hi Don,
    How did you ever find my blog, Booze In Texas? I never did anything with that blog, I think it was actually an accident that it was created when I was first learning my way around WordPress.
    I tried to get into it to delete it and can’t even get into it now. 🙂
    Hope you are well!
    Penny

  40. Thank you for following my blog. I feel so happy to have a successful blogger/writer follow me. I am not only inspired but also challenged. Thank you for sharing your contents to novice writers like me. This gives me the opportunity to benchmark best practices from your writing. Stay awesome my charismatic sir! 🙂

    1. You are welcome James … for me we’re just two people, so keep on doing what you’re doing and improvements will come of their own accord 🙂 warm regards DC

      3. It’s awesome belinds, and at first glance it does look like one of those disco mirror balls with the coloured light … I never put the flutterby together until you mentioned it ! …

      5. It’s cool belinds, it’s like an image with two layers, the first glance and then the deeper glance … a good thing like the poetry 🙂

      6. Oh dear – theres the weird smile thing again *~*
        DON – go do some work!! LOL!
        DON’T get us around a table and bottle hey 😉 We will talk shit till the sun comes up!

  44. Thanks for stopping by and following my blog – particularly as it gave me the opportunity to discover yours! A very interesting read and the photos are great. i look forward to exploring some more.

  45. I went to leave a comment the other evening and you were ‘full-up’ my friend. You are a man who wears many hats, socks and let’s throw in shoes for good measure. I dreamt last night I went to blogland. I accidentally bumped into you and when I did thousands of your followers yelled at me to give you back your hat. I didn’t even take it. You weren’t wearing a hat that day.
    AnnMarie
    new blogger who is joining your following ranks because you thoughtfully follow us 🙂

    1. Hey ann, lovely to hear from you and love your spontaneous writing 🙂 … I ran a couple of writing challenges WBIIA, which would have been up your street … not sure when WBIIA 3 will be, who knows !

      Warm regards

      DC

      1. I’m truly flattered, Don Charisma. I do hope we stay in touch because saying your name brings a smile to my face. I’ll keep a lookout for your writing challenges.
        AnnMarie
        still new and tripping through blogworld

      2. Happy for that 🙂 and don’t worry we all trip along the way, just make sure you keep picking yourself up when you fall and you’ll be fine 🙂 warm regards DC

    1. You are welcome hun, always happy to hear from fellow bloggers … when I get a minute I might venture into the kitchen … did you see my tomato pasta recipe ?

      2. Ah, so you’ve read my pasta recipe, an if you’re not dumping sauce onto pasta, well not at least tomato sauce then you’re alight with me !

        Warm regards

        DC

  50. Hey, thanks for the follow. Sounds like an interesting blog. The elements that make up our life is a very interesting subject and, actually, is the subject of my debut novel that will be released very shortly (The Path Through the Eye of Another). You can read excerpts on my blog. Looking forward to seeing more of your posts!

    1. Hey davey, for sure, there are it seems many elements, I’m always trying to refine and simplify … however life still remains complex … and should probably take the peaceful warrior’s approach and stop trying to figure it out …

      Good to hear from you, hoping that your book will be a big success 🙂

      Warm regards

      DC

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