One of the most powerful tools I have developed for myself is silence. Through silence, I’ve learnt more and gained more. The world is full of people shouting. Spouting their belief, their opinion, their view. It can be overwhelming sometimes and it doesn’t give you the space to develop your own belief, opinion or values …
I’ve never been great at following things through. Because of that, I have a wide range of skills and experience at lots of different things. This has often held me back because I can’t easily define what my expertise are. It’s good to have a range of abilities, but I’ve made most progress when I’ve …
I upset someone I cared about. Not intentionally, but it happened all the same. Sometimes I find myself speaking in a context that makes sense to me, that doesn’t make sense to others or take into account their feelings on the topic. Whilst it’s important to be our authentic selves throughout our lives (otherwise, discontent will …
How debt changed me From when I first reached adulthood, personal finances has been a constant road of trial and error. And mostly error. I remember leaving home at the ripe age of 19 to move into my new digs in student accommodation as I began my four-year stint at University. Very quickly, I faced challenges …
I have a bit of a bet (with myself) that most people won’t know much about what GDPR is, but most importantly why it matters to their life. So I’m going to try to break it down here as minimally as possible: what the GDPR is why GDPR is important how it impacts your life The …
Every day we make new decisions, it actually takes up a lot of our mental energy. We don’t quite realise it or notice it. Every day we face hundreds of decisions, most of them subconscious, but so too are most of them significant. Many of our decisions are about one thing, in particular, consumption. We drink water, …
Finding happiness is a MYTH. Now before you entirely disregard this statement, allow me to explain via a small personal story. A few years ago I was seriously unhappy, I hated my job (even though in hindsight it wasn’t that bad), I had low motivation and felt hopeless about my future. On paper, things should have …
It’s that day of the year. The one with all the gifts, family, friends, joy, laughter, awkwardness, sadness, frustration, despair? Now I’m not about to put a downer on your Christmas, friend. That’s not my intention. But I do want you to try something for me on this particular day, I want you to consider …
I think I am what a lot of people would call a pretty flaky person, in fact I know I am. I’ve been this way as long as I can remember, and it’s only in recent years I’ve been able to discover why that might be. In the past, my flakiness has reared its shiny head when …
Were you put on this Earth for a purpose? In my opinion, there’s no such thing as purpose. But there is such a thing as meaning. Does your daily actions align with that which brings you meaning; joy, happiness, excitement. If not, time to make room for actions that do.