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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1,263 thoughts on “About Don Charisma”

  1. Thank you so much for following. I absolutely love your site, posts and your photography. What an amazing job! I must say, I totally agree with you: “Making money is easy, keeping it now that’s hard:)”
    All the Best!

    1. You are very very welcome, and it’s lovely to hear from you … sometimes the making bit seems hard too, I have to confess, but we just have to keep at it … see you soon

  3. Better late than never? Seems I am well behind the crowd on reading your blog, Great photos and thanks for following my blog about gardens. Love the image on the hovercard. (is that the right word?)

    1. for sure, latecomers always welcome at my parties !

      Avatar or Gravatar is the name of the image, and the thing that pops up is a hovercard as you say 😈

      see you soon 😯
      Don Charisma

  6. Thanks for the follow completely out of the blue! Need to start adding again soon! How did you find the blog?

  8. You got some fun, interesting stuff to share. Thanks for following my blog. You a bit of a WWII buff?

    1. Hey dude, it’s lovely to hear from you … I don’t do surveys anymore, one too many a faceless corporation has asked for answers to 50 questions, and I realised I have things I’d rather be doing with my time … plus I almost never get any kind of interaction out of it, it’s just stats they use to sell more flights, beer or whatever … not my job to do their job for them.

      My suggestion would be to do it as a feature, so contact bloggers that you’d like to know their opinion, and feature there answers. That way both you and the blogger answering get’s something out of it, it’s a win-win.

      Largely my personal experience is that blogging is enhancing the written word. Why ? because it encourages people to write, and use their creativity in their publishing. Without blogging these genius creativities would lie dormant and unrealised.

      Warm regards

      Don Charisma

      1. Hi Don,

        Many thanks for the response to my request. I completely understand where you are coming from. Would you be interested in being featured as part of the research yourself? I’ve prepared a list of questions for you if you’re interested in being featured on my blog.

        1) Do you use blogging as a way of promoting your work?

        2) Is your blog a self-contained project, or do you use it as a means of exposure for your projects?

        3) I notice that you have adverts on it. Does the blog produce a reasonable profit or a token one? Please elaborate if possible.

        4) What is your main motivation behind writing your blog?

        I’d be very grateful if you do have the time to answer my questions & many thanks again for responding to my request.

        All the best,

        AC.

    1. You are very welcome, and you know what … yes it’s been said ! It’s actually done from a real photo, so I guess I must look like this guy in real life 🙂

  15. Thanks for following. I love the pictures you have made and I have also found some very good and interesting articles that comes with the pictures. Great job!

  19. Thanks for the folllow Don. You seem like a man who knows himself, keep it up buddy

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  24. Thanks for the follow and for stopping by my blog, much appreciated. Your photographs are amazing!
    King regards 🙂

  25. thanks for the follow, Don. I love your byline, ‘because anything is possible with Charisma.’ subtle. very subtle. 🙂

    1. Hey eddie, you are welcome dude … I dabble a little in photography, doesn’t make us kindred spirits but we’re in the same field 🙂

      Speak soon

      Don Charisma

  28. Thanks for following my blog. I’m fairly new to WordPress after a few years with Blogger. Got nowhere much there so I’m trying again. I’m looking forward to spending some time on your site.

    1. Welcome … and I’ve also had a couple of tries with blogger, it’s now just a don charisma outpost … I don’t like that google didn’t include one’s posts in their search engine, and also they are pushing google+ so again blogger takes a back seat … wordpress is much better than anything else I’ve seen, so you’ve made a good choice 🙂

  29. Hi Don:

    Thanks for following my blog. It gave me a chance to find yours. I’ve enjoyed my time here perusing your blog, feeling your energy and admiring your great photos. I hope to be back soon to check out more.

    Cheers!

  32. Don, thank you for taking precious time out of your day to read and follow my blog and connect your unique path with mine; looking forward to reading yours! Blessings, Inkberry

  35. Hey Don! I’m simply having a blast reading all your posts. You have a most entertaining blog. I shall definitely keep visiting it from time to time.

  37. Thank you for following my blog, I like yours, you have really nice photos and a great outlook on life 🙂

  43. Honestly, I saw Charisma and went “WEEEEE!!!” and threw my hands up in the air… It’s a gamer thing. Life is certainly more interesting with charisma. Look forward to reading more of your blog.

  49. Don Charisma, you came out of nowhere and popped into my email saying “Mrs. Hate, here I am, Don Chariiiiisma, following your blog!!” (Actually, it was just the standard notification, but my imagination was running rampant 🙂 )
    Thanks so much; as I am a new as a waxing moon blogger, it’s nice to have a follower or two or three…
    Looking forward to catching up on lots of your posts!

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