Tell the world what you are going to do but first show it. Truth be told. I could stop this article right there. With that one sentence. But well I am going to try and fill it out a bit. I believe in vision and goals. Everyone should in some part know where they are [...]
In the movie "About a Boy" Someone says to the Hugh Grant character "No man is an island" quoting the line from the now legendary poem For Whom The Bell Tolls by John Donne. Will (Hugh Grant) says "I'm an island, I am f*cking Ibiza". For much of the early part of my life, I was [...]
I have a saying I often repeat to myself. "New day, New chances". This basically means when I wake up I have a new day with a blank slate, and an opportunity to craft the day how I want. That's how change is made, crafting one new day at a time until the accumulation of those [...]
With your permission, I would like to show you something. Have you ever noticed this about advice? Giving advice is easy. Taking advice is hard. Taking your own advice is harder still. Why is that? Surely taking your own advice should be the easiest thing in the world. You know you have your best interests at [...]
Most people don't know what you know. If you are reading this I automatically assume you know the things I know. You see there is a certain sort of person who reads articles that help them grow, to improve and to evolve. The average everyday person is happy with the status quo. So I automatically think [...]
We are told that the key to achieving your goals is adopting more positive habits. To some extent that might be true. In my experience, it is more about eliminating the negative practices that steer you off course. Before you can practice what you want to become, you must stop practising what you don't want to [...]
Not all information is created equally. Just as there are levels in communication there are levels in information. We are constantly bombarded with vast amounts of data. Navigating this avalanche of information and transforming it into actionable wisdom is crucial for personal and professional growth but more importantly our own sanity. . The hierarchy of information [...]
Do you see yourself as complete? If you are anything like me the answer is no. Here's why... Your character isn't a finished product; it's continuously shaped by the choices you make every day. So viewing your life as an ongoing process of improvement helps you focus on deliberate actions that refine and enhance your character. [...]
I am a natural dabbler. My native style is to learn just enough to be dangerous. I often arrive at unconscious competence too soon, having missed some steps. That said I do love to learn and iterate and eventually I get there. Usually, through hard reps or time spent knuckling down. There is obviously a better [...]
Decision fatigue is real In this modern world more than any other time in history we are all faced with having to make countless decisions. Some are not so important, and some have consequences life-changingly so. I've been weirdly obsessed with the decision-making process. More specifically making good ones. Well, that's not true. I really care [...]
