If you have an idea of what could be done or what is possible, would you be willing to put it into practice? It's really easy to talk the talk full of excitement and enthusiasm. But actually doing the things you talk about is a whole other story. It's easy to give advice when things … Continue reading Putting it into practice
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Lessons in solitude
In the company of one as in you, yourself and um you, there are many valuable lessons to learn. A significant one being Who am I? It's much easier to gain an understanding of yourself when you're not having to consider others. I think that the aspects of you in solitude should be the aspects … Continue reading Lessons in solitude
Self-depreciating
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
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
Testing the theory
Sometimes things don't quite pan out in real life. I recently put something I believed to be true into practice and to my surprise, my theory turned out to be wrong. It's something I had tested before and carried in my mind as an idea that was true. But all of a sudden I was … Continue reading Testing the theory
Embracing a care-less mentality
Mid-week musings on not embracing anxiety. If you find yourself caught in the analysis paralysis of indecision it might be worth making a conscious effort to care-less. Instead of allowing the thoughts to go on and on until breaking point, give yourself a deadline. 3 minutes, 3 hours or 3 days before you have to … Continue reading Embracing a care-less mentality
What I think of my old blog posts
The words I shared in January weren't perfect. In fact they're on the opposite end of the scale and I winced last week reading through them. My writing style was not where I thought it was. It's wasn't witty, clear, concise and well written like I had hoped. It was scattered with errors and I'd … Continue reading What I think of my old blog posts
Life changing habits: Practice gratitude
I'm grateful for so many things in my life. One thing in particular is my right hand because I use it to write and writing is something that I attribute to so much of who I am as a person, like that's how deep it goes. I usually do a morning gratitude when I'm still … Continue reading Life changing habits: Practice gratitude
You should take your own advice
One of the easiest ways to gain trust is by doing exactly what you tell others to do. People are much less likely to listen to what you say if it's not what you do. And that's why I'm careful about the advice I give and the words I share, the truth is I'm still … Continue reading You should take your own advice
The ‘Do It Now’ approach
Here’s to taking the bull by the horns and actually getting things done. A couple of months ago I became aware of my own small-scale procrastination. Putting off: making meals, doing the washing up, returning orders, making phone calls, booking appointments, raising issues etc. Granted I was only putting off the washing up by maybe … Continue reading The ‘Do It Now’ approach
The Daily Gemm 