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December 29, 2023
Happy New Year - 2024 is nearly here

I've heard a lot of people say that 2023 was a tough year and I guess it was but for me it was a year of new beginnings as well.

I finally got 'home' after being locked out of Australia for 2 years. I got to see my kids and my granddaughter. I got to see my Dad for the first time in 4 years. I got to spend time with my brother, his wife and my nieces - things I haven't been able to do in the last 20+ years.

These are all wonderful things.

On top of that, I moved from Canberra to Far North Queensland and started to 'take back my health'. I walked more, I didn't spend "quite" as long in front of the computer, I made new friends.

My health is slowly recovering and I have to take to a moment to remember that it took me a long time to get into this shape, it's going to take just as long - if not longer to get out of it. The point is that each day, it gets better and better. I really have to thank Hollie Barlow from Botanical Synergies, a gifted Chinese Medicine practioner for believing me and working with me in identifying what we needed to do. I also have to thank my Dad, for simply just being there and being encouraging when it got tough.

I travelled to Hawaii (again) and whilst I couldn't stay for as long as I wanted (Border Patrol wouldn't let me) I got to spend valuable time with my friends and we did things we wouldn't normally do. I did the Lighthouse walk and hiked Diamondhead - things that I will never forget doing. I also got to Arizona and drove 2000 miles from there to Oklahoma and back again. I created lifetime memories.

On a business front, I met my wonderful Virtual Assistant Gail Budden and her daughter, Meg Robilliard and we created a team that helps each other and our clients out. Without their help, this year would have been much harder.

That wasn't the end of it either - I met some wonderful new clients who are now (I hope) lifelong clients. And of course, I got to work with my existing wonderful clients.

Has 2023 been all sunshine and roses? No, of course not - but I choose to focus on and share the good times with you.

I hope you all can list out some wonderful moments in 2023 and remember them.

Going into 2024, I want to thank my family and friends for being there, sharing 2023 with me and helping make happy memories.

Happy New Year everyone.

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There’s a number of reasons for that and Charly covers that in today’s episode:

✅ Why you can’t rely on the date of the file
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You can’t ignore the file, but you certainly can’t trust it. What do you think?

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Today’s Walkthrough Wednesday is about how to turn off Google AI scanning in Gmail, on both desktop and mobile, so you can make an informed decision about what these engines can access rather than being opted in without knowing.

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⭐ How to check and delete what Google has already tracked
❗ Why checking your privacy settings regularly matters

If you have never checked your Google privacy settings before, today is a good day to start. Watch the full walkthrough and make your own informed decision about what you allow Google’s AI to access.

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If you have ever second guessed a word in your own writing because someone called it an AI tell, this one is for you.

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