I have never been a massive fan of running. But this year something changed. With less than 90 minutes before the start time I registered with Park Run, grabbed my trainers and headed out. It's fair to say that experience was humbling.
Whether you create content or not, you have an impact on people's lives. Your actions affect other people on a daily basis without you even realising. Stop losing sight of the impact you have just because you don't have hundreds of thousands of people watching everything you do
I've recently become more aware of how urgently and easily everyone wants things.
Being nice is avoiding hurting someone's feelings in the moment, keeping things as pleasant as possible. Being kind is being honest in the moment, even if someone's feelings are at stake, so long as the long term benefit is greater than the pain felt in the moment.
It is now possible to know more about, and spend more time with, people on the other side of the world, who don't even know we exist than someone we live next door to. This is the essence of Parasocial relationships. This is a relatively new term used
Since starting at the gym I've become much stronger than I was before I started. Sure, I can lift more weight than I did but I can also see more strength in my life outside of the gym.
For long periods of my life I believed that making big efforts was the answer to creating the best future. But, this isn't how life works (for most people).
Over the course of my life, I had an arbitrary timeline for things I wanted to complete. So, here's my list of 15 things I have achieved in my 26 years on this planet we call home.
This week, I went to my first Neurodivergent community event. It was hosted by Unmasked, Ellie Middleton's company, and I felt so heard and understood!
So, it has been over 6 months since I went on this trip. There's many reasons this post has taken that long to put together.
This year a new gym opened near my home and with it came an opportunity to better myself. I've always been an active person. When I was a child I loved PE and I played for the local football team. I use to play most sports offered for
This is the first time I've sat and wrote on my blog for quite some time; life's been busy. But during a long car journey I listened to Episode 93 of Not Overthinking where Ali and Taimur Abdaal discuss the ideal of building an online audience
Health
Over a year ago, I started counselling. In this post I describe the process and how it changed who I am as a person.
Blog
When England lost in the final of Euro 2020 I felt gutted for the players. But soon that feeling was swallowed by disappointment. Not in the players, in the country.
Blogging
It has been a long time since I've posted a blog. Even writing this feels a bit strange, but I want to change that.
Online Presence
I've been thinking about starting a blog for some time now but never actually committed to it. I had a few people influencing me into committing to the project and these influences are detailed within this post.
Growth
With a quick google search, you can find thousands of articles and websites with explanations on how to "achieve your full potential" but none of them every explain where your potential comes from and the fact that it changes every day.
Public Journal
Today I have been thinking about... running. During the first lockdown of 2020 I started running but soon fell out of the habit. This time I'm doing it slightly differently, I'm running with friends.
Public Journal
Today I have been thinking about... Clubhouse. It feels like a cheat code, it's like being given a VIP ticket into those expensive restaurants or clubs where CEOs go to talk about their business and mentor each other.
Money
In the past couple of months, I have become increasingly interested in cryptocurrency as a means to make money 'on the side' as well as investing in stocks and shares.
Mindset
Admiral Grace Hopper said, "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission". I've been thinking about this a lot and what implications it has on my life.
Mindset
Through life we only see our side of the story, like in films; we only have the perspective of the main character and wonder how all the other characters perceive them.
Health
In the past year, mainly due to the pandemic, the idea of journaling for mental wellbeing has been something a lot of people are talking about, and for good reason. I explain some of the reasons I journal and what I have learnt from giving it a go.
Mindset
Language and words are interesting things to think about. We use them every day, all of us. Whether your language is English, French, Spanish, Urdu, sign language (or any others) the chances are you think about how what you say affects the people you are communicating with.