They both began with having a single use but overtime have become multi-functional. Those of us with smart phones may find that we no longer have use for: mp3/4 players, cameras, torches, home telephones, address books, calendars, calling cards for overseas calls, photo albums or even a laptop. Instagram has done the same but instead … Continue reading What do Instagram and mobile phones have in common?
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Being a beginner
The idea of being a beginner may be enough to put you off starting something new especially if you use social media. These days everyone is an expert at something and if that something is the thing you want to try out you might end up feeling like there isn't room for someone new. However, … Continue reading Being a beginner
Finding your rhythm
Good things take time. When you start something new you're likely to be unpolished to begin with, you're still learning afterall. But that initial stage is what puts many people off. They get caught up in the idea that they're not good enough. They play the comparison game, often looking at people with much more … Continue reading Finding your rhythm
The comparison monologue
Also known as complaining about all the things other people have. 'She's the same age as me but I'm pretty sure she's a millionaire (or at least not far from it), she successful, beautiful, has great personal style, has more freedom, more friends and probably more of something else beginning with F, like Fendi perhaps. … Continue reading The comparison monologue
An inconsistent tortoise
I often make comparisons between myself and others that do similar things to me or things similar to what I'd like to do. Then the other day I read a quote by Mark Manson I think, it that was about competing with yourself and it really resonated. It effected me differently because despite seeing (and … Continue reading An inconsistent tortoise
The good kind of comparison
Seeing other people work hard makes me want to work hard. Seeing other people do well makes me want to do well. But its not about competing, it's about reminding myself that I too am capable. And so are you.
The Daily Gemm 