I’ve started a Lego Blog!

It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve also been on and off traveling pretty consistently over the past year 2 years and so it’s easy for me to disappear for a while. Last year, I started making Lego content for my YouTube channel. The Lego content is often based on the ASMR style for the purpose of providing calming to the viewer. On the about page, I explain a little bit about the endeavour.

This year I completed Google’s Marketing and E-commerce certificate to help me elevate some of my projects. While some of that learning was well over my head, it was clear that I needed to focus on improving my marketing approach – it’s not something I have ever sat down and studied properly. As a result, I have upgraded my handcraft website with a stronger background story. For my YouTube channel, I followed the learning advice and built a blog that I could share to other social channels, to help get my content noticed more. Of course this also helps the search engines to discover my content as well. On that note, here’s a reminder to pay attention to labelling images with proper titles and descriptions since images can’t be read by a search engine otherwise. By embedding the original video in the blog post, the additional views are added to the source video. I have found YouTube can be disappointing at times, when it comes to getting content viewed. If you’re interested in Lego content creation, please subscribe to Build With Bo and my Curious Bo YouTube channel. Also, check out my improved Bo Handcraft website – featuring a blog with interesting and related content. Below is a crosspost of my latest Lego blog post.

Forest Bath Brochure

I designed this forest bathing trifold as a quick reference guide that provides reminders and mindful exercises while in the forest. This brochure also offers a foldout colour photo of a forest bath scenario for visual aid in case it is not possible to access a forest. Looking at a visual of nature is a form of eco therapy and is also effective in calming the nervous system especially while paired with mindful exercises. This would be good to carry while traveling or when dealing with stressful situations. I have added an alternative black and white version that is home printer friendly. Trifold brochures can be professionally printed through Canva; I have used the Canva printing service several times and have been happy with the results. If you need an eye catching brochure like this one, you can get in touch for scope and pricing.

(The neat thing about Canva is that both the designer and the client/team can work together inside of the ecosystem from different locations, streamlining the process. Oh and it’s also fun).

Mindfully Creative Infographic

There are many ways to be creative. I have suggested here just a few that you can get started with. You do not need to be an “artist” or professional of any kind to engage in creativity. I believe we are all creative. The idea is to anchor your mind in the present moment and keep you fully and 100% engaged in the activity. If you find your mind wanders off, acknowledge it and then steer it back to your activity. Being creative is an effective way of staying in the present moment as our brain so easily drifts off into the past and the future. The goal is to leave the “doing” mode (automatic pilot) and be in the “being” mode of the moment, allowing ourselves to rest from stress. Notice how you feel during the process of creating and then how you feel about what you created. Celebrate your results – there is no good or bad results, only the reward of finding out you are creative. In my next post, I will share an example of a digital montage I made using the collage idea.

infographic of mindfully creative

Online Learning Styles Infographic

Next time you set out on a learning endeavour, think about the ways in which you learn best. We all have learning styles that we prefer over others. Although I learn through all styles, my strongest learning happens while doing. Do you have one learning style that you have recognized to be stronger than the others?

I have revamped a previous infographic to match the design and style of the new ones, and this time I also added visuals.

Infographic of online learning styles