We're often brought up to believe that risk is a bad thing. But the truth is it depends on the risk. Packing up and moving to a new city could be considered risky but it's not a bad thing. On the flipside, gambling away your savings hoping to hit the big time is risky and … Continue reading If it doesn’t work out
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Easy conversations
It can be difficult to have conversations about things that feel uncomfortable. You might find it so difficult that you avoid it altogether and shut down whenever anyone tries to bring it up with you. That might seem like the best option because why would anyone choose to feel uncomfortable. However, when you avoid something … Continue reading Easy conversations
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
Marathons and sprints
At some point in your life you'll be faced with the decision of taking a break or keep pushing on. When you're running a marathon you know from the beginning that you have to pace yourself for the long haul. But often we live our lives like it's a sprint. We want the end goal … Continue reading Marathons and sprints
You need to do better
Think of something that you're currently working on and ask yourself with no judgement, can I do better? When you're not getting what you want out of life and things aren't quite going your way, it's easy to blame external things. But sometimes the reason things aren't working out is because you need to do … Continue reading You need to do better
Two steps back
When you feel like you're making progress having to then take a step back is a big deal. It feels like you've wasted your efforts but more importantly time that you can't get back. But if you change your perspective, those steps back could actually be a good thing. Perhaps you were heading down an … Continue reading Two steps back
Dealing with the unexpected
No matter how much you plan and prepare you always encounter unexpected situations. In the moment it can be easy to end up feeling overwhelmed after all this is not what you wanted, it's not what you planned for. And so you have two choices. The first is to get caught up in the unexpected … Continue reading Dealing with the unexpected
Do unto others…
...as you would have them do unto you. The idea of treating people as you'd want to be treated is all good and well in theory. But when it comes down to the crunch, is it what you practice in your day to day life. When people talk about this topic of how we should … Continue reading Do unto others…
Perfection, perception and possibility
I once wrote that perfection is a falsehood. I stand by that statement. Perfection doesn't really exist becuase of 2 things: perception and possibility. What may seem perfect to one person will be viewed differently by another. Perceptions of others might end up changing your own view of your work. But perfection will never be … Continue reading Perfection, perception and possibility
Internalising boundaries
You can learn a lot from someone by simply observing them. I recently noticed in a particular relationship that the other person had very clear boundaries. It wasn't anything that had been explicitly stated but through this persons actions it was very clear what they were and were not open to. Sometimes a persons boundaries … Continue reading Internalising boundaries
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