Mindset
The role of consistency in lasting change
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).
Mindset
Health
My Journey with Counselling
Over a year ago, I started counselling. In this post I describe the process and how it changed who I am as a person.
Growth
Ever-shifting potential
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.
Mindset
Ask for forgiveness, not for permission
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
The Spotlight Effect: You are Your Own Main Character
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.
Mindset
The Words We Use and How They Speak to Us
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.
Mindset
The Hidden Meaning in Going for a Walk
Everyone does something for a reason. As Edith Eger says "every behaviour satisfies a need" and I find that for me a lot of my 'needs' are things I want in the future or goals. But what if we are working towards the wrong goal or if the map we are using to guide us is being held the wrong way?
Mindset
2020: My Year in Summary
2020. What a year! This year has potentially (and hopefully) been the hardest year in my lifetime. But there have also been a lot of positives, in this post I talk about the positives and negatives I have experienced.
Mindset
The Freedom of Adulthood, and Why it Holds Me Back
There aren't many questions I struggle to give an answer to but when I was asked "What's does being an adult mean to you?" my mind was thrown into a spin. This blog post contains all my conclusions and more questions I asked myself