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Making assumptions

Assuming the worst is easy to do but rarely beneficial. Sometimes, most often when you're too inside your own head, you can end up assuming the worst. This then leads to action (or over-reaction) about something that wasn't even true in the first place. You're more than likely to end up regretting it, wishing you'd … Continue reading Making assumptions →

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Give it a week

Before you say or do something you might regret, give yourself time. Perhaps, your instinct is to react straight away especially if you're angry, upset or frustrated. And, sometimes that might be exactly what you need to do. But other times there is value in being patient and in having patience. It takes patience to … Continue reading Give it a week →

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Other peoples opinions

Sometimes we stop ourselves from doing the things that we want to do because we put others above ourselves. We choose to consider how our actions might make someone else feel, as if that is our responsibility. It often results in not doing the things that we want to do. In the moment, it might … Continue reading Other peoples opinions →

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Responding and reacting

The way you would react when you're angry, upset, frustrated or annoyed is not the same way you'd respond when you're calm and relaxed. Of course this is fairly obvious, yet how many times have you allowed your feelings to get the better of you instead of simply taking some time. What ends up happening … Continue reading Responding and reacting →

thedailygemm Ideas Leave a comment Feb 19, 2021Feb 20, 2021 1 Minute

How to know when you’ve made the right decision

It's all in how it feels. When you find yourself with a choice to make between A and B, the main challenge will be wanting to make the right decision. You don't want to pick an option that you might later regret. But the truth is most of the time, you never really know how … Continue reading How to know when you’ve made the right decision →

thedailygemm Uncategorized 1 Comment Aug 30, 2020 1 Minute

The right people

A message I'm always keen to get across is that as much as it's important to open up, what matters even more is that you do it with the right people. For some that may be obvious but others might find themselves wondering who qualifies as 'right'. It really depends on the individual. However, there … Continue reading The right people →

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Missed opportunities

When you take the time to look back on your life, do you think there is anything you missed out on? The job you turned down, the work you were too afraid to put yourself forward for, the project you never launched... There are so many things that we all could have done with our … Continue reading Missed opportunities →

thedailygemm Uncategorized Leave a comment Apr 30, 2020 1 Minute

The wrong time to apologise

Anytime you're being yourself (within reason of course). I recently had a situation where I considered apologising. In the end I didn't. Instead of saying 'I'm sorry', I clarified my thoughts on the situation with the other person. You see after giving it some thought I realised that an apology didn't feel like the right … Continue reading The wrong time to apologise →

thedailygemm Uncategorized Leave a comment Nov 16, 2019 1 Minute

Regrets of an aspiring linchpin

Can you guess what book I've been reading? Over a year ago (on my other blog, wordsbygemm) I wrote a post about my job. Looking back, knowing what I now know I kind of regret my words. Here's what I wrote: Maybe, it’s strange that I sort of like being a cog in a machine, … Continue reading Regrets of an aspiring linchpin →

thedailygemm Uncategorized 1 Comment Sep 22, 2019Sep 15, 2019 1 Minute

Take a moment

A reaction rooted in anger is one you're likely to regret. Anything that builds up has to have a release eventually. And if you've tried to release or resolve it to no avail then it's important that you do find a way. Bursts of anger and outrage often come unexpectedly and end up being directed … Continue reading Take a moment →

thedailygemm Uncategorized Leave a comment Aug 30, 2019Aug 29, 2019 1 Minute

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Reading back through these posts I'm reminded of the situations that inspired me to write them. I love that my most popular post from February 2022 was my valentines day post. Hoping to be back posting a little bit more this year, starting with a roundup of my most popular posts from each month of 2022. I was first introduced to Neuro-Linguistic Programming around 6 years ago when I had a conversation with a life coach. I'd never even heard of a life coach prior to this but I remember her speaking about NLP and I was really intrigued. A little while after I bought this book. It opened me up to different ways of thinking, some of which felt quite radical at the time but are very normal to me now. After almost 3 years of daily blogging, here are a few things that I found helpful. Some thoughts I had after a week of struggling to write. For me, looking back on old poems is like looking through a photo album. I write poems about life but also the people that have impacted me in some way. Years later, I can look back and remember those moments which I think is pretty special. The poems I have are from the past 8 years and so some of the people I've written about are no longer in my life but I love that I'm able to capture the memories in words. So this is something quite relevant in my life at the moment. We often confuse what we're thinking about with what's important which is only sometimes true. You might find yourself consumed with thoughts of a time you felt embarrassed and end up thinking that it really matters. If you're not sure whether something is important, ask yourself whether it matters in the grand scheme of life and death. More often than not, the answer is no. We often put so much pressure on ourselves to be simple and live simple lives (in terms of having everything go to plan). The truth is people are complex and so is life but that isn't a bad thing.
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