A useful exercise. Something I would consider worth doing is establishing an intention behind your actions. There are many things that we do in our day to day life without putting much thought into it and so when others perceive your actions in a certain way, you may find yourself wanting to change your intention … Continue reading Establishing an intention
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Difficult conversations
A difficult conversation is a conversation worth having. It's hard speaking up when you don't know how to say things eloquently, you're worried about how people will react and feel like nobody will pay attention. But that doesn't mean you should say nothing. Maybe it means you should take a different approach, ensure you're talking … Continue reading Difficult conversations
Slowly building
Rome wasn't built in a day and neither were helpful habits. If you want to start reading more, getting up at 6am every morning, eating more nourishing food or committing to your creative projects, one day won't make a difference on it's own. It's a series of days, one by one, bit by bit that … Continue reading Slowly building
Don’t focus on the fear
It is so easy to get carried away. There are lots of things that you could be afraid of but it doesn't mean you should be. I find that the more you focus on fear the more you amplify it until all of a sudden you're having heart palpitations over something that would be better … Continue reading Don’t focus on the fear
Taking a break
In pursuit of the dream stopping to take a break or to smell the roses might seem like a waste of time. Why stop when there's at least fifty 'leven things that you could be doing at any one time? A great place to start is thinking about why you need a break in the … Continue reading Taking a break
Exposed
How do you feel when you try something that doesn't work? One of the things that limits people from trying new things or just being themselves is not the thing itself but the feeling that comes afterwards. That feeling of being exposed. Of all eyes on you and nothing to show for yourself. The thought … Continue reading Exposed
300 and something
Time flies when you're daily blogging. I've written over 300 posts for this site and I've manged to not run out of ideas. If you'd have asked me 300 days ago what I'd be writing about towards the end of 2019 I'd have said 'I'm not sure'. But something I've realised is that each blog … Continue reading 300 and something
Bravery and uncontrollable outcomes
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about risk, personal growth and trying new things. When you do something that challenged you it's only normal that you would want the risk to pay off. And when things work out it's great. You feel good inside because you were brave and it payed off. You'll probably do … Continue reading Bravery and uncontrollable outcomes
What it means to be a good person
Let's start with the letter S for self sacrifice. When you live your life trying to be a good person you'll find yourself pulled in every which way. Often what people judge a persons goodness by is how much you do for them. And in a bid to keep the title of the most good … Continue reading What it means to be a good person
Life changing habits: Daily mantras
A tool I use to sort of re-calibrate so that my intentions are focused on a specific thing. When I was looking for a job in the past I did daily mantras for at least a month then I ended up getting 3 job offers within the space of a few weeks. I get that … Continue reading Life changing habits: Daily mantras
The Daily Gemm 