Is more useful than a closed one. A closed mind is a one track mind, a mind with tunnel vision a mind likely to miss things worth noticing. One thing worth noticing is that not everyone sees things the way that you do and no amount of encouraging, influencing and arguing will change that. It's … Continue reading An open mind
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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
Don’t wait until you’re ready
Because you'll never be ready. When it comes to fear the mistake we often make is trying to wait for it to go away. It probably won't. But there you are saying no and putting things off because you think that by doing nothing the feeling will go away. Instead how about try leaning into that … Continue reading Don’t wait until you’re ready
Pick something
Anything! We're constantly making decisions each day. Some are small scale like toast or cereal for breakfast, whilst others can have more of an impact. It's easy to go back and forth when you have multiple options and are intent on picking the 'right one'. But it's often the act of picking that's more important … Continue reading Pick something
What’s the use in feeling bad about yourself?
Short answer: there is no use. If it doesn't feel good to feel bad then why not try something else? It's easy to feel bad about yourself when things go wrong but ruminating on that feeling isn't likely to help you improve and get better at whatever you're working on. Perhaps asking yourself 'what could … Continue reading What’s the use in feeling bad about yourself?
Any volunteers?
*crowd remains silent* What if you were the first to raise your hand instead of waiting for someone else to go first? Better yet what if you offered to help before anyone even asked? It's easy to follow the crowd and do just enough to be average. But what if you decided to offer a … Continue reading Any volunteers?
2 kinds of complainers
Which one are you? The first kind is the one we all know and love (or perhaps just tolerate through excessive eye rolls). This person is problem focused. They find a problem with anything and everything. What's worse is if you offer a potential solution they'll probably find a problem with that too. The second … Continue reading 2 kinds of complainers
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
Here’s why I stopped writing monthly todo lists
They didn't work for me. At the start of every month I used to write a bunch of goals (well more like to-dos), maybe around 25. At the end of every month I never failed to have at least a few things left. 28-31 days is a long time to plan for and I found … Continue reading Here’s why I stopped writing monthly todo lists
Avoiding the issue
It's easier than you think. If you watch and observe the way people behave you might notice that they avoid the main issue and instead focus on the small things that do not in-fact make the big difference. Take for example the habit of procrastination. A procrastinator might end up feeling like they don't have … Continue reading Avoiding the issue
The Daily Gemm 