Drew Smith
@drewpasmith.com
Leadership (and life) coach helping folk unfold in to life: https://unfoldi.ng
Strategist at StudioPhro* and Wisely AI.
Co-creator at @lookingoutpodcast
#SaccoEra devotee
Late-stage autistic
Gadigal land / Sydney
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Strategist at StudioPhro* and Wisely AI.
Co-creator at @lookingoutpodcast
#SaccoEra devotee
Late-stage autistic
Gadigal land / Sydney
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@drewpasmith.com
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So, my friend Kalia (@tohirako.bsky.social) and I have built a thing we'd love to share with you.
It's called Seinoza, which is Japanese for "a place of stars".
What's the offer?
Small group pilgrimages through the quieter corners of Japan, starting in April '26.
Here's the back story:
It's called Seinoza, which is Japanese for "a place of stars".
What's the offer?
Small group pilgrimages through the quieter corners of Japan, starting in April '26.
Here's the back story:
Rather enjoying seeing Darth Vader’s 800hp vans on the streets of Sydney.
(Also somewhat proud as I worked in the rear seat concept for the Zeekr 009 when it was still going to be a Lynk & Co.)
(Also somewhat proud as I worked in the rear seat concept for the Zeekr 009 when it was still going to be a Lynk & Co.)
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Rather enjoying seeing Darth Vader’s 800hp vans on the streets of Sydney.
(Also somewhat proud as I worked in the rear seat concept for the Zeekr 009 when it was still going to be a Lynk & Co.)
(Also somewhat proud as I worked in the rear seat concept for the Zeekr 009 when it was still going to be a Lynk & Co.)
Volvo and Polestar tried this with XC/EX40 Recharge and PS2 and, last time I looked, it wasn't going so well for them...
It appears Toyota plans to follow the #Tesla product cycle: Keep the basic vehicle for a decade, offer updates via software.
Hmmmmmmmm. Not convinced it's worked for the #EV maker, but could it work for the world's most profitable mass-market automaker?
DISCUSS.
Hmmmmmmmm. Not convinced it's worked for the #EV maker, but could it work for the world's most profitable mass-market automaker?
DISCUSS.
Toyota to extend model life cycle to nine years, focus on software
Japanese automaker aims to maintain vehicle value with software updates
asia.nikkei.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Volvo and Polestar tried this with XC/EX40 Recharge and PS2 and, last time I looked, it wasn't going so well for them...
Walk into a Mazda dealer in the middle of nowhere Japan and what do you find?
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Walk into a Mazda dealer in the middle of nowhere Japan and what do you find?
Me: mum can we have a Purosangue?
Mum: we have a Purosangue at home
The Purosangue at home:
(To be clear, I'd feel like less of a dick in the Crown, so I'd be willing to side with mum on this one)
Mum: we have a Purosangue at home
The Purosangue at home:
(To be clear, I'd feel like less of a dick in the Crown, so I'd be willing to side with mum on this one)
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Me: mum can we have a Purosangue?
Mum: we have a Purosangue at home
The Purosangue at home:
(To be clear, I'd feel like less of a dick in the Crown, so I'd be willing to side with mum on this one)
Mum: we have a Purosangue at home
The Purosangue at home:
(To be clear, I'd feel like less of a dick in the Crown, so I'd be willing to side with mum on this one)
This.
Just this.
Just this.
Car companies as high school students.
Ferrari: Skinny athletic kid, lettered in track, smart but flaky, fashionable, into jazz, has a track scholarship to college but plans to major in art history.
Lamborghini: Gym boy, head banger, football scholarship at State U and will major in business.
Ferrari: Skinny athletic kid, lettered in track, smart but flaky, fashionable, into jazz, has a track scholarship to college but plans to major in art history.
Lamborghini: Gym boy, head banger, football scholarship at State U and will major in business.
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This.
Just this.
Just this.
Aaand we have a winner!
HONDA N BOX!
HONDA N BOX!
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Aaand we have a winner!
HONDA N BOX!
HONDA N BOX!
Today, I will mostly be playing rental car lottery in a regional city in Japan.
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Today, I will mostly be playing rental car lottery in a regional city in Japan.
Reposted by Drew Smith
100% this.
If you can't find joy in the act of writing, and feel euphoria after editing several drafts into exactly what your thoughts had in mind (or close to it), then I really suggest you don't become a writer.
The idea, the thoughts, are nothing without execution. The work is the thing.
If you can't find joy in the act of writing, and feel euphoria after editing several drafts into exactly what your thoughts had in mind (or close to it), then I really suggest you don't become a writer.
The idea, the thoughts, are nothing without execution. The work is the thing.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
100% this.
If you can't find joy in the act of writing, and feel euphoria after editing several drafts into exactly what your thoughts had in mind (or close to it), then I really suggest you don't become a writer.
The idea, the thoughts, are nothing without execution. The work is the thing.
If you can't find joy in the act of writing, and feel euphoria after editing several drafts into exactly what your thoughts had in mind (or close to it), then I really suggest you don't become a writer.
The idea, the thoughts, are nothing without execution. The work is the thing.
The second edition of Seinoza Walks is live!
Have a read to learn how well-formed principles make making gnarly decisions second nature.
Have a read to learn how well-formed principles make making gnarly decisions second nature.
Seinoza Walks Ed. 2 — Principles, eh?
In Ed. 1 of Seinoza Walks, I wrote about a particular principle of ours — leave space for magic — and how it’s proving its worth on our pilot walk on the...
buttondown.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The second edition of Seinoza Walks is live!
Have a read to learn how well-formed principles make making gnarly decisions second nature.
Have a read to learn how well-formed principles make making gnarly decisions second nature.
Reposted by Drew Smith
Grace Jones by Richard Bernstein, 1979
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Grace Jones by Richard Bernstein, 1979
Reposted by Drew Smith
To say I’m excited about this upcoming R129 SL review would be an understatement. Undoubtedly another fabulous, entertaining review from Autodidakt on the horizon. Gentlemen start your timers! #R129 #SaccoEraBenz #SL #MercedesBenz #BrunoSacco #AutoDidakt
youtu.be/Dp24ljwInu0?...
youtu.be/Dp24ljwInu0?...
Mercedes-Benz SL (R129) - AUTO DIDAKT Design Review
YouTube video by Auto Didakt
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
To say I’m excited about this upcoming R129 SL review would be an understatement. Undoubtedly another fabulous, entertaining review from Autodidakt on the horizon. Gentlemen start your timers! #R129 #SaccoEraBenz #SL #MercedesBenz #BrunoSacco #AutoDidakt
youtu.be/Dp24ljwInu0?...
youtu.be/Dp24ljwInu0?...
The first edition of Seinoza Walks, the behind-the-scenes look at how we're building our pilgrimage business, is live!
We're making a very conscious decision to not shave off the edges and effort of talking a walk like this. We're also leaving space for magic.
Have a read to learn about why :)
We're making a very conscious decision to not shave off the edges and effort of talking a walk like this. We're also leaving space for magic.
Have a read to learn about why :)
Seinoza Walks Ed. 1 - Leaving space for magic
Welcome, friend, to the first edition of Seinoza Walks! It’s Drew here :) A little while back Kalia and I decided that we wanted to build Seinoza in public,...
buttondown.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The first edition of Seinoza Walks, the behind-the-scenes look at how we're building our pilgrimage business, is live!
We're making a very conscious decision to not shave off the edges and effort of talking a walk like this. We're also leaving space for magic.
Have a read to learn about why :)
We're making a very conscious decision to not shave off the edges and effort of talking a walk like this. We're also leaving space for magic.
Have a read to learn about why :)
Reposted by Drew Smith
As @drewpasmith.com quite rightly pointed out, it’s a little bit too much “tits and teeth” but at the end of the day what’s not to love about an old school, seemingly quite rare Bentley Conti?
#Bentley #Continental #Coupe
www.carsensor.net/usedcar/deta...
#Bentley #Continental #Coupe
www.carsensor.net/usedcar/deta...
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
As @drewpasmith.com quite rightly pointed out, it’s a little bit too much “tits and teeth” but at the end of the day what’s not to love about an old school, seemingly quite rare Bentley Conti?
#Bentley #Continental #Coupe
www.carsensor.net/usedcar/deta...
#Bentley #Continental #Coupe
www.carsensor.net/usedcar/deta...
November 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Reposted by Drew Smith
How do you find the balance between creative direction and micromanagement? youtu.be/TJhkM5S1Ues
#coachingreflections #micromanagment #creativedirection
#coachingreflections #micromanagment #creativedirection
Creative Direction or Micromanagement?
YouTube video by Andy Polaine
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
How do you find the balance between creative direction and micromanagement? youtu.be/TJhkM5S1Ues
#coachingreflections #micromanagment #creativedirection
#coachingreflections #micromanagment #creativedirection
And the occasional cutie that defies classification.
November 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
And the occasional cutie that defies classification.
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Headed to Japan tomorrow to walk the Ise-ji —
@tohirako.bsky.social
and I are running a pilot of our April '26 small-group pilgrimage!
Follow along! There'll be photos from the trail and all the mess and the magic of setting up a new business.
Find us on Instagram:
instagram.com/seinoza_walks/
@tohirako.bsky.social
and I are running a pilot of our April '26 small-group pilgrimage!
Follow along! There'll be photos from the trail and all the mess and the magic of setting up a new business.
Find us on Instagram:
instagram.com/seinoza_walks/
November 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Headed to Japan tomorrow to walk the Ise-ji —
@tohirako.bsky.social
and I are running a pilot of our April '26 small-group pilgrimage!
Follow along! There'll be photos from the trail and all the mess and the magic of setting up a new business.
Find us on Instagram:
instagram.com/seinoza_walks/
@tohirako.bsky.social
and I are running a pilot of our April '26 small-group pilgrimage!
Follow along! There'll be photos from the trail and all the mess and the magic of setting up a new business.
Find us on Instagram:
instagram.com/seinoza_walks/
So, my friend Kalia (@tohirako.bsky.social) and I have built a thing we'd love to share with you.
It's called Seinoza, which is Japanese for "a place of stars".
What's the offer?
Small group pilgrimages through the quieter corners of Japan, starting in April '26.
Here's the back story:
It's called Seinoza, which is Japanese for "a place of stars".
What's the offer?
Small group pilgrimages through the quieter corners of Japan, starting in April '26.
Here's the back story:
October 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
So, my friend Kalia (@tohirako.bsky.social) and I have built a thing we'd love to share with you.
It's called Seinoza, which is Japanese for "a place of stars".
What's the offer?
Small group pilgrimages through the quieter corners of Japan, starting in April '26.
Here's the back story:
It's called Seinoza, which is Japanese for "a place of stars".
What's the offer?
Small group pilgrimages through the quieter corners of Japan, starting in April '26.
Here's the back story:
Margot goes camping.
(Margot rarely goes camping…)
(Margot rarely goes camping…)
October 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Margot goes camping.
(Margot rarely goes camping…)
(Margot rarely goes camping…)
Reposted by Drew Smith
recommendation: love deeply. be honest. be a photographer. spend all your money on film. travel as much as you can. eat delicious sushi. drive a box truck across the country and drink gas station coffee for sustenance. thrift a soft sweater. let hot girls touch you. stop making yourself feel bad.
October 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
recommendation: love deeply. be honest. be a photographer. spend all your money on film. travel as much as you can. eat delicious sushi. drive a box truck across the country and drink gas station coffee for sustenance. thrift a soft sweater. let hot girls touch you. stop making yourself feel bad.
Guys! HEY GUYS! I found the promo video for that new Mercedes concept! It’s *awesome*!
To Be or Not To Be: Mel Brooks - Hitler Rap (1983)
YouTube video by Umbrella Entertainment
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Guys! HEY GUYS! I found the promo video for that new Mercedes concept! It’s *awesome*!
“Now, we cut live to Nuremberg, where the Führer is taking delivery of a lovely little birthday gift from our friends at Daimler-Benz!”
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Now, we cut live to Nuremberg, where the Führer is taking delivery of a lovely little birthday gift from our friends at Daimler-Benz!”
I bought another 600SEL!
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 13, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I bought another 600SEL!