It probably doesn't seem like much or like it could possible be enough but sometimes all you need is 5 minutes. So often we tell ourselves that we don't have the time for certain things. They could be things that take minutes not hours or days but somehow we still find a way to make … Continue reading Give yourself 5 minutes
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You don’t have to go through it
If you feel a resistance towards something, it might simply be that you don't want to do it. And you don't have to. There will always be a time when working through it is an option and possibly the best choice to make. However, it's perfectly okay to reach a point where you say 'no' … Continue reading You don’t have to go through it
Changing yourself to progress your career
The workplace can often just feel like one long game with lots of rules. For many people following these rules requires changing perhaps to the point of doing things that you don't really want to do. So, how much should you change for the sake of career progression? If you feel like you have to … Continue reading Changing yourself to progress your career
The last hurdle
Sometimes you can spend the whole year learning, growing and developing. It's gotten to the point where you've now changed. You no longer do the unhelpful things you used to do. It may have been saying you're okay with things that bother you, going out because you feel like you should and not because you … Continue reading The last hurdle
Stepping back from what you think you want
There is often a lot of pressure to know what we want and then to go for it. We're made to feel as though we should be go, go, go, otherwise we're seen to just be lazy or wasting time. And often this societal pressure leads to us chasing after things we're not even sure … Continue reading Stepping back from what you think you want
You and everybody else
When you're going through something uncomfortable, difficult or challenging it can be easy to forget that other people are experinecing something similar. Millions if not billions of people have gotten nervous before a job interview, been heartbroken or struggled with anxiety. It's not specific to you or personal to you, it just happens to be … Continue reading You and everybody else
Why I’ll never run out of ideas
How do you come up with something to write about every single day? Write about your interests and write about your experiences. The origin of this blog was about picking a small moment of each day and writing about the lesson I took from it. The small moment could be watching a film I loved … Continue reading Why I’ll never run out of ideas
Catching up and clearing out
If you've been a regular reader for more than a few months, you'll have noticed that I stopped blogging for about 6 weeks. There were a few posts here and there but it was far from my usual daily blogging. However, over the past few days I've been getting my ducks in a row and … Continue reading Catching up and clearing out
Room to stretch
I think in life it's important to have room to stretch. I believe that experimenting and exploring are such a key part of life that without them your life becomes limited. It can be in small ways such as trying a new hairstyle or big ways like moving to another country for 6 months. Sometimes, … Continue reading Room to stretch
When you finally get what you’ve needed
It's been a long time coming. When you've needed something for a long time, it can end up being overwhelming when you finally get it. It's new, unfamiliar and strange. You might struggle to accept it and even turn it down. It's unknown and feels like a risk yet a part of you knows that … Continue reading When you finally get what you’ve needed
The Daily Gemm 