There are good arguments to support both sides. On one hand perhaps you should lower your expectations because they're too high. Examples of this could be expecting to earn £50,000 as a graduate with no experience or expecting a friend to reduce their rates even though you know the quality of their work will be … Continue reading Lowering expectations
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Settling with age
Most of us start out with big dreams of what we want to do with our lives. Then slowly, bit by bit, as the years go on we start to settle. We settle from setbacks that lower our self-belief until you've convinced yourself that they were unrealistic anyway. Other times you have people tell you … Continue reading Settling with age
How to change your life
It's really easy to say, 'That's just how I am'. Some people even use that as a way to justify continually being unkind to others or even themselves. But the beauty of life is that we have the opportunity to change and overcome. I recently wrote about not feeling good enough, something I struggled with … Continue reading How to change your life
Too late to start over
Most of us have at some point looked back on our life and perhaps not wished but thought about what would have happened if we took a different path. If you applied for that job in another city. If you moved out of your family home sooner or maybe done it later. If you started … Continue reading Too late to start over
Disrupting the plan
Most people have some kind of plan. Even if it's just a loose idea of how they would like things to be. You carry it around with you wherever you go, it influences the choices you make. You say yes to doing that thing that will help you progress and hopefully make things easier in … Continue reading Disrupting the plan
Embracing temporary things
Wake up, wake up! The world is changing. Over the past 10 years or so I've noticed a big change in the way that people work. Self-employment is on the rise along with jobs in the gig economy. Perhaps as a society we believe in ourselves more or we've opened up to the idea that … Continue reading Embracing temporary things
Making up for lost time
If you missed out on anything in your younger years you might hold the belief that it's too late to do the things you wished you'd done. But what if you do them now, what if you make a conscious effort to make up for lost time? Granted with age comes responsibility, so taking out … Continue reading Making up for lost time
The storm before the calm
Often in life there are things we go through in order to reap the rewards later on. To study for a degree because you've been convinced that having one will make things easier in the future. To stay in a relationship that isn't great but you hope that it'll all be for the best once … Continue reading The storm before the calm
In search of stability (don’t settle)
I think that in searching for stability you don’t give yourself enough room to explore and take risks. You align yourself in things that feel safe and reliable then convince yourself that it’s what you truly desire. The pursuit of stability is often about fear and control. As human beings one of our core needs … Continue reading In search of stability (don’t settle)
Settlers and explorers
Some people choose to settle because they want a life of comfort, stability and familiarity. Or maybe it's that they've figured out what they want from life or what they want to pursue. Some people choose to explore because they have trust in the part of them that is curious to experience more in life … Continue reading Settlers and explorers
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