Ideas of things are always beautiful and wonderful because we can make them whatever we want them to be. Reality on the other hand is much more rigid and fixed. It's like the ideas are the smell of a cake and reality is the actual cake. You could smell chocolate cake and anticipate it to … Continue reading Smells good, tastes bad
Tag: Ideas
Taking a break
It might not be what you want to do but perhaps it is exactly what you need right now. So often instead of taking regular breaks, we wait until the point of exhaustion to finally slow down and rest. Perhaps you've convinced yourself that you need to work hard in order to rest or reach … Continue reading Taking a break
5 Reasons your blog might not be going as well as you’d hoped
Your content isn't cohesive If your content varies greatly, it doesn't allow you to appeal to any set of people as an audience. As good as it may seem to have mass appeal, if you want to build an audience the best thing you can do is start small. You post inconsistently If your reader … Continue reading 5 Reasons your blog might not be going as well as you’d hoped
What’s in a (brand) name?
Clubhouse.io (a project management platform) recently announced that they would soon be changing their name to Shortcut. I think a big reason for this was to not be confused with the audio based social media app also called Clubhouse. My initial thought was that changing the name was risky because even if nothing else changes, … Continue reading What’s in a (brand) name?
Cost and accountability
People pay a lot of money to ensure they remain accountable. Perhaps you want to lose weight and you're struggling to do it alone so you join weight loss group. You might be a writer who is struggling to make time to write so you join an online weekly writing group. Both of these types … Continue reading Cost and accountability
On your own terms
If you don't like the way things are or the way that other people tell you that things should be, you don't have to accept it. So often we find ourselves frustrated and feeling hopeless as if there is no other way. But we forget that we have other options available to us. You always … Continue reading On your own terms
Talk is easy
...the hard part is following through. When you end up being focused on the short term things like how liberated we'll feel when you say it or how the other person will think of you when they hear your words, you distract yourself from the long term. It's the long term that matters most, things … Continue reading Talk is easy
Trial and error
In order to find the solution to a problem, it often takes trial and error. Sure, the first thing might work but not always. Trial and error requires you to be willing to embrace uncertainty, take risks and persevere. However, often in life we're not willing to do those things as much as we could … Continue reading Trial and error
What if things could be easier?
I have this belief about the people that we meet. I believe that sometimes we meet people who may be in our lives for a few days, a few months or maybe for years and years but we meet them and they become reminders. They remind us of the way that things can be. Maybe … Continue reading What if things could be easier?
Other peoples numbers
Instagram now allows you to turn off the numbers (likes and views) on other people's posts. I didn't think much of it until I turned the likes back on. I found that with the numbers off, I was solely focused on the content. However, with the numbers on, they were the first thing I looked … Continue reading Other peoples numbers
The Daily Gemm 