Sometimes you can spend the whole year learning, growing and developing. It's gotten to the point where you've now changed. You no longer do the unhelpful things you used to do. It may have been saying you're okay with things that bother you, going out because you feel like you should and not because you … Continue reading The last hurdle
5 simple ways to improve your blog
Create cohesive content You don't have to write about a single topic but you don't want your posst to feel like they belong to 5 different blogs. Post consistently It could be daily, weekly or monthly posts. Find a schdule that works for you and then stick to it. Find your audience You might use … Continue reading 5 simple ways to improve your blog
Stepping back from what you think you want
There is often a lot of pressure to know what we want and then to go for it. We're made to feel as though we should be go, go, go, otherwise we're seen to just be lazy or wasting time. And often this societal pressure leads to us chasing after things we're not even sure … Continue reading Stepping back from what you think you want
You and everybody else
When you're going through something uncomfortable, difficult or challenging it can be easy to forget that other people are experinecing something similar. Millions if not billions of people have gotten nervous before a job interview, been heartbroken or struggled with anxiety. It's not specific to you or personal to you, it just happens to be … Continue reading You and everybody else
No instructions, no outcome, just play
Sometimes there is this child-like sense of curiosity or this feeling that you probably had as a child when you just wanted to play. It's things like reading a story, having paper and pens to create whatever you like or even a bunch of building blocks. There's no instructions or a specified outcome that you … Continue reading No instructions, no outcome, just play
Why I’ll never run out of ideas
How do you come up with something to write about every single day? Write about your interests and write about your experiences. The origin of this blog was about picking a small moment of each day and writing about the lesson I took from it. The small moment could be watching a film I loved … Continue reading Why I’ll never run out of ideas
The manager you need
When it comes to mentors, managers and the people that help support us throughout our careers, we often don't know what we need. If you're like me, the kind of person that needs a push, you're progress will be hindered by someone that mollycoddles you. Perhaps you need someone that is kind yet stern who … Continue reading The manager you need
When free is better than cheap
Most people that sell things that are 'expensive' also give things away for free. Maybe you do some sort of one on one coaching but you also do a free weekly podcast or YouTube video. Doing so allows you to make a living from what you do whilst also ensuring that those that can't afford … Continue reading When free is better than cheap
Room to grow
People, like plants need room to grow. I think in the same way that plants outgrow their pots, we as people outgrow our environments. The issue arises when we end up staying in spaces where we don't have room to be ourselves. You end up stifled and limited. Often, you end up thinking that you … Continue reading Room to grow
Why I’ve decided to stop daily blogging? (For real this time)
Towards the end of 2020, I wrote a post sharing how I'd planned to stop daily blogging. Not long after, I changed my mind. I'd realised that I wasn't ready to give up daily blogging yet because I enjoyed it and it challenged me. I also felt proud knowing I'd committed to something challenging that … Continue reading Why I’ve decided to stop daily blogging? (For real this time)