A few days ago I posted about how lax I’ve become with regards to my habits. I used to be one of those “get up early, journal, meditate and eat colossal amounts of cheese while wearing a leotard” type people (I’m still not entirely sure about the validity of that article in “Cheese Week”). Now? …
I’m a big fan of developing good habits, though you wouldn’t know that if you’d followed me around for the past few months. For a while, I was fairly good at tracking all the fabulous things I was doing on a regular basis (insert your own “back of a stamp” gag here), but recently I’ve …
I’ve been thinking about overwhelm recently and one thing I’ve noticed is that, when I experience worry or dread, I’m often projecting myself waaaaaaay into the future and, while some think that this is helpful, for me it’s not. It’s bloody terrifying. I think about all the things that can go wrong and, because I’m …
We all need a mental boardroom. Not a room full of people who are all mentally ill, but rather a roomful of people to act as counsel – role models, people who hold us to a high standard, that kind of thing. (though you could make the argument that, in my case, a boardroom full …
I’ve been feeling overwhelmed recently. (I would have said “so overwhelmed”, but that would have increased the overwhelm further, so decided against it) It feels like there are just a few too many things I “could” or “should” be doing around at the moment. “Should I email more potential leads?” “Could I start meditating more?” …
(I’m writing this for myself) Perfection is a git. It’s like Paul Burrell – a right royal pain in the arse. Perfection stops us from putting our amazing thoughts out in the world, reduces are self-worth and, probably most damaging of all, forces us to constantly compare ourselves, our work and our value with everyone …
“Everything’s going to be OK…” That’s what people say. The trouble is, “Everything’s going to be OK…” is not much help on its own. Like licking beads of sweat off the back of your hairy cellmate, you need something palatable to follow it – something to help you feel like everything actually will be OK. …
I know that we’ve chatted about morning routines before, but yesterday I stumbled across three different posts/articles/videos, the key message of each being about the joys of getting up at 5AM. Oh, before I start – I’m going to use “I” a lot. Everything I read or write is for my own selfish needs. I …
There is a theory in personal development that you should only ever look forward. “Keep your eyes on the prize!” “Create audacious goals and keep your focus on them at all times”. That kind of thing. And while I would never argue against setting audacious goals, I do have a problem with the “focus on …
NOTE: The following post contains several “fucks”. I’m not using them to be clever or cool – they’re contextual…except for the next one… …FUCK! That one I DID use to make me appear clever or cool. Anyway, while we’re on the topic of accountability… When it comes to getting other people to do things, there …