Can you guess what book I've been reading? Over a year ago (on my other blog, wordsbygemm) I wrote a post about my job. Looking back, knowing what I now know I kind of regret my words. Here's what I wrote: Maybe, it’s strange that I sort of like being a cog in a machine, … Continue reading Regrets of an aspiring linchpin
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The optimists way
I recently got some news and my immediate reaction was to conclusions of the worst case scenario. It's funny that we do that so often yet we rarely have the full picture or even half the picture. Why is it that we give in to the inner pessimist and think the worst but never take … Continue reading The optimists way
Life changing habits: Practice gratitude
I'm grateful for so many things in my life. One thing in particular is my right hand because I use it to write and writing is something that I attribute to so much of who I am as a person, like that's how deep it goes. I usually do a morning gratitude when I'm still … Continue reading Life changing habits: Practice gratitude
Life changing habits: Transmute your feelings
Whenever I felt sad, jealous angry etc. my first instinct used to be to sit in it and wallow. I'd maybe play The Smiths, The Stone Roses or some other type of moody music and fall into some deep dark depression with thoughts like 'there's nothing in this life for me'. This might sound dramatic … Continue reading Life changing habits: Transmute your feelings
Life changing habits: Let go of expectations
This used to be one of my worst habits. I'd do this thing where I'd place a lot of expectations on people that left no room for humanness and left me feeling disappointed. Once I realised that I did this I started making a conscious effort to stop. I've learnt how to catch myself in … Continue reading Life changing habits: Let go of expectations
Life changing habits: Daily mantras
A tool I use to sort of re-calibrate so that my intentions are focused on a specific thing. When I was looking for a job in the past I did daily mantras for at least a month then I ended up getting 3 job offers within the space of a few weeks. I get that … Continue reading Life changing habits: Daily mantras
Life changing habits: Focus on yourself
Probably the most obvious life changing habit of all, yet in this society with the prominence of social media in our everyday lives it can feel almost impossible. How do you engage with the content of strangers without getting sucked in and forgetting about you? I find that disconnecting is key, as in closing the … Continue reading Life changing habits: Focus on yourself
The big idea
I often like to remind myself of Zig Ziglars popular quote 'Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you can learn to do it well.' So, how do you execute a big idea when you're just starting out. Or do you just put it on hold until you have more experience. I used to … Continue reading The big idea
I’d prefer the opposite
I'm posing the question of why we sometimes end up saying yes instead of no, or no instead of yes. It's related to fear, the root of a whole lotta life hassles. You say yes to something you don't want to do because you're a people pleaser, you don't want to disappoint the person and … Continue reading I’d prefer the opposite
Getting to know you
How exactly does one discover themselves? Through exploration, experimentation and being open to the unknown. If you live your life in the box of what you know, you may think that you know yourself. But actually, there is so much more of you to explore outside of that box. As much as there is 'the … Continue reading Getting to know you
The Daily Gemm 