But make it humorous. How many times have you gone into a situation and rejected yourself or put yourself down before others had the chance? And of course you don't just say it out right, you make a joke because everyone likes to laugh. If it's at your expense, maybe they'll keep you around. It's … Continue reading Self-depreciating
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Procrastination pleasure
There must be some explanation for why we do it. When you don't want to do something or you know it won't be easy, putting it off feels good. There's pleasure in indulging in the freedom of future deadlines, future work or future responsibilities. But that doesn't mean that you can avoid them forever. That … Continue reading Procrastination pleasure
The Monthly Manifesto
For the last few months of 2019 I've been creating a manifesto for each month that I read every morning. It's sort of like a list of affirmations around a specific theme like opening up more, speaking my truth or letting go. I don't remember what sparked this idea but it's something that I'd recommend. … Continue reading The Monthly Manifesto
The purpose of a shell
The purpose of an animals shell is to protect them from danger. Humans don't have physical shells but we do have actions and behaviours that we express in order to protect ourselves. So, let us play around with the metaphor of us humans having shells. Perhaps you're closed off around new people to protect yourself … Continue reading The purpose of a shell
In search of something
I think that most people go through the stage at some point in their lives where they're in search of something. You might call it finding yourself, getting to know you, self-exploration and so on. It's an important part of life that effects your career path, the friends you make time for, the people you … Continue reading In search of something
Don’t look back
...in anger (this has nothing to do with Oasis but I do love that song!). You can spend your whole life working on improving aspects of your life. Imagine you've always struggled with your career and finding something that you like that pays enough that you can live a life you're happy with you. Imagine … Continue reading Don’t look back
Comfortable or helpful
You can't always have both. So it turns out that the thing that brings you the most comfort might also be incredibly unhelpful to your personal development. It could even be the main thing holding you back from living your dream life, a life of bliss. But you get so caught up in the comfort … Continue reading Comfortable or helpful
When thank you isn’t enough
Sometimes people have no idea of the role they've played in our lives but maybe that's how it was meant to be. I hold the belief that you meet people for specific reasons. Often people come into our lives to serve as reminders of things that we've forgotten. And when you eventually remember you are … Continue reading When thank you isn’t enough
How cogs perform
The end of the year is the time when performance reviews happen. I had mine recently and it ended with me having a pretty major mind shift. The conversation about my performance wasn't bad in fact it was just good enough but that was the problem. I guess I could say I've had a cog-ish … Continue reading How cogs perform
An open mind
Is more useful than a closed one. A closed mind is a one track mind, a mind with tunnel vision a mind likely to miss things worth noticing. One thing worth noticing is that not everyone sees things the way that you do and no amount of encouraging, influencing and arguing will change that. It's … Continue reading An open mind
The Daily Gemm 