When you don't feel good it's easy to avoid doing the things that require effort, even when you know they are likely to make you feel better. And so you you choose to sit and do nothing. Perhaps you wallow in self pity over how terrible you feel. I think it can be helpful to … Continue reading When you don’t feel good
Tag: challenge
Making the best of challenging circumstances
One of the best lessons to have learnt this year is how to make the best of challenging circumstances. I'd be highly surprised to find that there is anyone who reads this blog that has not been affected by the pandemic. People have lost their jobs, had family and friends pass, experienced financial difficulties, had … Continue reading Making the best of challenging circumstances
Identifying barriers
If you had £10million what would you do differently? We otfen think that money is the biggets barrier to us being able to achcive our dreams. However, that is rarely the case because where there is a will there is a way. The real barrier is a little more challenging to overcome. The real barrier … Continue reading Identifying barriers
Figuring out what you want
We often get caught up in expectations of the way things should be. But in many cases we're simply taking on the expectations of others. When you're surrounded by people living a certain type of way, you're less likely to trust a path that leads to a different life. The reason for this is nobody … Continue reading Figuring out what you want
What do you gain when working from home?
For a large group of people they've spent most at least 4 months of the year working from home. They've had to adjust and adapt to a new environment whilst still maintaining the same work output that would be delivered in the office. Despite the difficulties I think everyone gains something working from home. For … Continue reading What do you gain when working from home?
How to know when you’ve made the right decision
It's all in how it feels. When you find yourself with a choice to make between A and B, the main challenge will be wanting to make the right decision. You don't want to pick an option that you might later regret. But the truth is most of the time, you never really know how … Continue reading How to know when you’ve made the right decision
When it happens again
If you find yourself experiencing a difficult situation, similar to something you have faced in your past you have the opportunity to handle it differently and with new knowledge and experience. Don't just caught up in the thought of 'why is this happening to me again?'. Instead thing about what you can do to get … Continue reading When it happens again
Daily blogging for the reader
I think it's fair to say that more often than not, a daily blog is for the writer. The reason behind this is almost nobody reads a daily blog every single day. There are occasional readers and regular readers but it's rare to find someone who doesn't miss a post. Posting so often allows me … Continue reading Daily blogging for the reader
Does privilege negate hard work?
Privilege is a complex thing. I think the reason that so many people have a hard time accepting their privilege is because they feel like it negates their hard work. They're not comfortable with the realisation that if it wasn't for certain things about them, they would have experienced life very differently. More often than … Continue reading Does privilege negate hard work?
Feeling difficult feelings
When you feel low or sad about something it can be difficult to know what t do with the feeling. After all you don't want to feel it, you'd much rather the sadness just left you alone. But the thing with difficult feelings and feelings in general is that they don't leave if you don't … Continue reading Feeling difficult feelings
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