CASIE STEWART
THIS IS MY LIFE • BLOG EST. 2005
Speaking ONLINE

#IMakeALiving MicroConference w/ FreshBooks: June 24th, 11am!

#IMakeALiving MicroConference w/ FreshBooks: June 24th, 11am!

Hi, I am doing a short talk at an online conference on Wednesday, at 11 am. I’m the opener and will be chatting creativity, content, & social media tips. I think it will be fun! ? It’s the shortest presentation I’ve ever done and it looks kinda zany as a visual! #imakealiving By FreshBooks presents 5-Minute Mentors Signup is free and there are 9 great speakers each talking about business for 5 mins + Q&A. Get To Know The Other Speakers: Jon Rettinger is a tech YouTuber w/ over 15M views/month Lisa Carmen Wang is a former USA National Champion and Hall of Fame gymnast turned Serial Entrepreneur Dr. Nicole Garner Scott is a highly sought after serial entrepreneur, finance expert and coach. Mark Asquith, ‘the British podcast guy‘ is a U.K. podcast expert and CEO & co-founder of Rebel Base Media, a podcast tech and strategy company. Dani Nagel is the owner and designer behind popular art apparel line Dazey LA (@dazey_la), a brand with a mission to empower people through conversation. Follow her! I am obsessed with her whole social media presence and style! Neal Schaffer wrote ‘The Age of Influence‘ and I am really looking forward to what he has to share. Corissa Saint Laurent is a serial entrepreneur, professional speaker, and trainer on entrepreneurial wellness, marketing, and branding. Elaine Pofeldt is an independent journalist who specializes in small business and entrepreneurship. She is author of The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, a look at how solopreneurs are making bank. Meghan Telpner is a Toronto-based author, speaker, nutritionist, and founder of the Academy of Culinary Nutrition. Forbes, and ranked her as one of the top 100 female entrepreneurs in Canada! I’ve been following her for years! REGISTER HERE

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Get a Ticket for #IMakeALiving w/ FreshBooks

Get a Ticket for #IMakeALiving w/ FreshBooks

Next month, I’m speaking at FreshBooks #IMakeALiving event at the Burroughes. I’ve been following this series since it started and have been a few times. They bring together creatives from different industries to talk about how they make money, challenges, and lessons learned. You will leave feeling motivated and inspired. #imakealiving: creating a genuine brand in the digital world Our panel on March 27th brings together some great people and we’ll be talking about creating a brand in a digital world. Lots to discuss here! Tickets are free, get one here! Topics for the Night Building an online business Creating an online community Projecting your persona Creating authenticity in the digital space Measuring ROI from impressions and reach Finding the right social platform for your business About #IMakeALiving The #imakealiving event is returning to Toronto for the 4th time to bring together a diverse group of creatives, entrepreneurs and small business owners for a lively, candid and often hilarious conversation. Part small business boot camp, part group therapy you’ll leave feeling inspired and motivated. Plus, you’ll get lots of actionable insights to take you and your business to the next level. After the discussion, the event opens up for networking & drinks – a great opportunity for you to meet like-minded folks! If you’re not familiar with FreshBooks cloud accounting, check out freshbooks.com. I’ve been a customer for 5+ and use them to do all my invoicing! Look forward to seeing you! LMK if you get a ticket!

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Day 101: Creativity & Content

Day 101: Creativity & Content

Today I spoke about Creativity & Content at the FreshBooks #IMakeaLiving 5-Minute Mentors conference. I was the first speaker to kick off the morning and talked about my life over the past 4 months, uncertainty about work, and how we can all use creativity to think about business differently. If you’d like to watch the stream you can see it here on the #IMakeALiving Facebook page. This video has only one view that includes the speakers and doesn’t include slides. Here’s a couple of slides from my presentation if you’re curious! Remember, you don’t have to monetize every hobby. Creativity is a powerful tool to OPEN YOUR MIND. You might learn a new skill, something about yourself, or find inspiration for another part of your life. Have fun creating, step out of your comfort zone, that’s where the magic happens. I drew this about 10 years ago and always look it up to remind myself, and you, to find that spark.

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Fashion

Day 99: Covid But Make It Fashion

Day 99: Covid But Make It Fashion

Today I spent the morning working at home. We had a test run of the speaker software for the FreshBooks conference on Wednesday. I had a package at the postie so put on something cute and biked over in the afternoon. My mask is brought to you by Evan Biddell, I ordered a 4-pack of animal print masks from him last month. On my way home, I stopped by Nadia’s place to go for a little walk with her and her pup. It’s nice to be home and see friends at a distance. I ended up biking through Liberty Village, Parkdale, and then home. I wasn’t planning to join Vinyl Night w/ the gang from the Communist Daughter bar on Zoom but I popped in for a bit and had a great time. I miss hanging out at bars with friends and talking loudly.

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LIFE TORONTO

Day 97: City, Here We Come!

Day 97: City, Here We Come!

Today we’re heading back to the city, Sean is dropping me off for the week and picking up Emily. I’m speaking at a conference with Freshbooks on Wednesday so I want to be home where we have good internet. Sean put the Corvette on a trailer and took it up to the cottage. It’s a beautiful champagne colour but you can barely tell here, it’s so dusty from the garage. We’re gonna keep it at the cottage and give it a good clean. She still runs! I went for a nice bike ride to watch the sunset in a park near the house. I love the energy of the city.

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Day 95: Where I Need to Be

Day 95: Where I Need to Be

To be honest, today was not great. I spent most of the day in a bad mood, filled with anxiety, feeling stressed, snapping at Sean for no reason. I had drinks last night with some girls from the lake and one of them fell on the boat, cut her arms, and had to get stitches. Luckily, no permanent damage and everyone was ok but it had me in my feelings all day. You really have to be on your toes and keep one hand on the boat at all times, an accident can happen in a split second. Later in the day things turned around and Sean & I decided to take a road trip together. We picked up takeout from Pie Muskoka and drive through Bala, to the Wahta Reserve, then back home through Gravenhurst. Sometimes you just need to shake it off and change your surroundings. The journal above is a gratitude journal gifted to me by Cheryl, the owner of Please Notes. She has some really great affirmation filled goods you can find here. We met last year when we were both speakers at I Make a Living last year hosted by FreshBooks. I’m speaking at their next online event on Wednesday 24th, 11am. Sign up here!

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Money Awesomeness + Best Apps to Manage Moolah

Money Awesomeness + Best Apps to Manage Moolah

In my most recent episode of THIS on Coral, I teamed up with Shannon Lee Simmons, host of Money Awesomeness, to review the best personal finance apps to help you manage your money. You may also want to check out sites online for helpful advice regarding your personal finances, like this one – https://www.teachmepersonalfinance.com/. Check out her top picks and watch us have a bunch of laughs together. It’s so much fun doing shows with the other Coral hosts. A hoot I tell ya! Managing money isn’t easy, especially when it feels like you have tons of bills that need to be paid. Lots of folks often need tips to get your personal finances in order, as numerous people find themselves falling into debt because they can’t keep up with their expenses and the rise in the cost of living. Fear not, these apps and perhaps Credit Cards for No Credit can help you organize your finances whether you’re in debt or not. Listed Apps: Mint – mint.com/how-it-works iReconcile – ireconcile.com Freshbooks – freshbooks.com – See a review of Freshbooks here. Check out Shannon’s website for all kinds of tips on how to manage your finances. She really knows her stuff. Getting your finances in order lifts a HUGE burden, freeing your mind (and $$) to focus on other things. Whether it is choosing to fix your credit on your own or opting to speak to someone like a finance advisor, sorting out personal finances is really important, especially if this is an aspect in your life that causes a lot of stress. About seven years ago, I was on W Network show called Maxed Out and didn’t know how to manage money or debt. Getting my finances in order made a huge difference and I finally paid off school…

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you missed this yesterday

you missed this yesterday

Morning 🙂 # I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/jRl7CYA5 I could tell you but I’d have to kill you # Beauty sun out there today Toronto! Island looks pretty. http://t.co/k1JhMQGI # I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/1kwX9Zj6 Twitter Stories: saved a bookstore with a Tweet # not feelin’ so hot today, urghh. # i think i pulled a stomach muscle or my appendix is about to burst. # When something is the most real, it is the realest.: It’s amazing how beautiful… http://t.co/LLa6zifS #thisismylife # So many good #halloween photos on your blog @laurenonizzle. Fun weekend 🙂 About 360 days till we do it up again <3 http://t.co/l71gJW0b # Tim Hortons has latte & espresso now. #youfancyhuh # haha this is good http://t.co/3QAH6lBa # Photoset: COOL > Bike Transforms into a Baby Stroller – Bisiklet Bebek Arabası haline Dönüşürüyor http://t.co/JlonFpVL # I love the @Sprouter newsletter. # “Dear Beauty Editor,FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE” #PRfail #delete # Mo money mo problems. #sotrue #crikey! # I wanted to take it higher I knew you would be amazed: I was looking through… http://t.co/Vz8s2HjG #thisismylife # what are some things I’ve learned from you guys? #interviewquestions # ha! Yes. K_______ extention for Chrome blocks out any mention of their stuid name. http://t.co/NJbTQf0i # where can i get a bathing suit this time of year? a cool one. please don’t say Bikini Village. # is there an app where i can find my most popular blog posts ever? # how do i find the most popular posts on blog, seriously. can’t be that hard! # you guys are so helpful. ILU 🙂 # happy gif http://t.co/SJNeKybA # party a day almost in December. Maybe should do a #UniformProject and wear the same thing? Then make a charity donation! # Holy crap ladies, Ronan Maloy! —-> @jeffbranson!…

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yesterday on twitter, this happened:

yesterday on twitter, this happened:

look who i found!!! @iamkhayyam 🙂 #awesome http://dailybooth.com/u/7ugws # setting the wheels in motion http://goo.gl/fb/CNRyq #blog # Thinking of this warm place…#puertorico Dec. 2010 http://twitpic.com/3z4v1g # http://twitpic.com/3z4tj5 # making a gif from my recent workout at @themotionroom. might be some of my best work. # "you can't kinda be a lesbian" "yes, i can" #greysanatomy # i wanna see #NEVERSAYNEVER3D @irieras @missbitove? # born this way. and thiz way is awesomeeeeeeeeeeee. # YES RT @DeeRuby: Facebook poke me, real-life punch you. # sister is doing her zoomba course tomorrow then will be teaching in the city. get ready for zoomba dance party! 🙂 # do you know @keriblog? it's fun > http://keriblog.com # things i slept with last night http://goo.gl/fb/3P0fo #blog # you are the cutest. (YouTube http://youtu.be/9clg1CuoK84?a) # it's my @freshbooks birthday 🙂 # you still have time toget me valentines day gift/flowers. if you need my address as me or @itsbrownbarbie for surprises. # evidence @joncrowley #genyto http://twitpic.com/3z0y8m # big thanks to ALL YOU AWESOME PEOPLE who came out to #genyto last night. Great to have you all in a room together 🙂 # my awesome case for ipad andy by @Dodosays BROKE. hope they can fix it! # das funny RT @MarySToronto: The French title of 'No Strings Attached' is 'Sex Friends' hahah # hi # RE: @lynsieroberts you really are awesome. so proud of/in love with you 🙂 http://disq.us/147ejs # You're my hero. ;] — thank you! http://4ms.me/fGmAZO # do u draw? — yes. i have a 3/yo drawing blog called #borderlineartistic http://borderlineatistic.blogspot.com http://4ms.me/fIqRAe # Its really pretty outside right now. If I wasn't wearing heels I would totally walk. # Rockin' downstairs @ Lee's @princeperry. Love it! http://twitpic.com/3yvm9k # You are here in spirit & online @Renee3! We love & miss ya xoxo #genyto #…

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social media school of thought. process.

social media school of thought. process.

I’ve shared my internet/social media skills with a bunch of people over the last year but now it’s  becoming more official. I recently signed up for FreshBooks online billing cause I’m gonna be invoicing for teaching them skillz in 2010! Social media has become such a  valuable tool and heaps of friends who never really understood what I was doing, are now asking for my help.  I’ve got a student passing through my school tomorrow night.  Makes me feel proud of myself; I stuck at something I was interested in, despite being the only one I knew in it at times and now built my world around it. Lesson: Make a path leave a trail.

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