Words and perspectives to challenge your thinking

From a really young age we are taught to speed up. To push for more. To try harder, push harder, be the best we can be. It’s not necessarily communicated to us explicitly, but our culture, the values and beliefs that are what makes us a society, all point towards this ideal. More is better.…

I had some lovely feedback from a friend this week. She said “your videos make me smile, and they make me think”. This was so lovely to hear. It made me smile. And it made me think. The smile part was a bonus, it’s nice to make people smile, but it wasn’t the bit that…

“This week I won a $37.5k proposal and a $15k proposal. Massive step towards my goals. Just the beginning 🙂 You’ve been instrumental in helping me grow as a person and in business. Thank you.”

Time is a funny thing; sometimes it feels like we have all the time in the world, and sometimes we just can’t get enough. Our perception of time can change, moment to moment, and time is often cited as a major barrier for people in achieving what they want to achieve. “I haven’t got enough…

“My biggest barrier to following my passion is that I don’t know what my passion is!” Sound familiar? If you are reading this then I imagine you can relate to this thought. It feels big and important and, for some people, it is a very real barrier to them moving towards creating a life that…

“All of this, for what purpose?” What is it that you really want? That is the question. Well, maybe. That’s one question. Once you know that, and on some level you probably do, another question can be more powerful. For what purpose? Or, put another way, what is that going to do for you? What…

What do you want to create? Sounds like an easy question doesn’t it? And it is, if you know the answer. As I reflect on my journey over recent years, moving away from working in an industry I wasn’t passionate about and moving towards being paid for doing something I believe in, this question has…