Putting yourself last creates the opportunity for you to be ignored, dismissed and generally treated poorly. You show up as a people pleaser, someone who is afraid to be seen and say what they really want. Putting yourself last can also be about wanting to be perceived as a 'good' person. You think it benefits … Continue reading The problem with putting yourself last
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We're writers, dreamers and creatives using what we have to turn nothing into something. It's the thing that moves us more than anything else.
A month without Instagram
At the beginning of August 2023, I decided to take a few days off Instagram. A few days turned into a week which then turned into a month and now almost 6 weeks later I still haven't logged back in. It started as break similar to the ones I've taken before when I start to … Continue reading A month without Instagram
An 81 page reminder
I recently read Poke the Box by Seth Godin. At 81 pages it was incredibly short but it was just what I needed. It was a wonderful reminder of the kind of person I'd like to be and the kind of things I'd like to do. It's so easy to get distracted by insignificant things … Continue reading An 81 page reminder
The freedom to be
What does life look like without being crippled by anxiety when making decisions? What does life feel like when you want to do something and you just do it? I wrote last year about being able to move from one step to the next without 101 steps in-between. At the time it was just an … Continue reading The freedom to be
Career conversations worth having
If you have thoughts and ideas about where you'd like your career to go but you're not sure how to get there, it might be worth talking about it. Find a person that you trust, respect and feel comfortable having an open conversation with. It could be someone you work with, someone in your field … Continue reading Career conversations worth having
The audio check-in
How are you feeling today?What's on your mind?What's brought you joy lately?What do you miss? Talking is a lot easier than writing. Lately I've been a fan of the audio journal or what I've been referring to as an audio check-in, taking a couple of minutes to reflect and speak out loud. You can tell … Continue reading The audio check-in
Making way for the new
The say out with the old and in with the new, yet somehow we end up clinging on to the very things we should be letting go of. Then we find ourselves wondering why things aren't moving forward or progressing in the way that we'd like. We make up elaborate stories about how nothing works … Continue reading Making way for the new
How to avoid getting stuck again?
Sometimes I'm so keen to find the lesson that I don't take the time to feel the feelings. I've experienced being stuck in difficult and complicated feelings to the point that it totally consumed my life. And the only way I know how to avoid getting stuck again is not to sit with those feelings … Continue reading How to avoid getting stuck again?
The importance of perception
I recently had a conversation about how sometimes we can be totally unaware of how we are perceived. On one hand how others perceive us may not be considered important or something of value. But on on the other hand it's incredibly useful information. It can highlight where we need to work on our communication … Continue reading The importance of perception
The Daily Gemm 