If you look at the greats, they don’t just well perform on the day. They perform well on the day because they’ve practiced different eventualities, every move thousands of times before the day, making it look simple. Deliberate practice. They sweat the details. We don’t see the minute details of their practice and tweaking andContinue reading “Practice”
Category Archives: personal development
Deadlines
Deadlines ensure work is done in a reasonable time or faster than it would have otherwise been done. They’re powerful, create extra pressure and get stuff done, but they can be hard to stay on top of when you have multiple deadlines running simultaneously. This is more a lesson for myself: In the last fewContinue reading “Deadlines”
Strengths
Recently my weaknesses have all been laid out in front of me. The question is: what do I do about it? Do I aggressively focus on making my weaknesses better? Or do I focus on my strengths instead? My gut tells me to go with my strengths as this will provide maximum effort, fun andContinue reading “Strengths”
No Black and White
For a long time, I thought in black and white. It turns out life doesn’t divide so neatly. “Good people” do bad things. “Bad people” do good things. I’ve seen both. I’ve been been both. It’s all different shades of the spectrum. There’s always more to it than meets the eye. Reminders to self: HowContinue reading “No Black and White”
Addiction
I’m an addict. I’ve been making excuses and avoiding confessing it for years. I believed I had things under control. In truth I’ve stunted my emotional development, hurt people and wasted a lot of time and money amongst the other problems that come with addiction. I can’t provide advice as I’m still working through myContinue reading “Addiction”
Chaos
A personal reflection on mental overload, scattered thinking and the power of choosing one priority to regain focus, progress and confidence.
Hope 2
TLDR: This post deals with suicide. If in immediate danger, call the emergency services phone number or go to the nearest hospital or police station or reach out to a trusted person. If you’re having suicidal thoughts, copy out and follow this template: I commit to staying alive For: If in immediate danger I will:Continue reading “Hope 2”
Reflections (2023)
As we come to the end of another year, it’s time to reflect on 2023. For some reason, I initially felt disappointed because I didn’t think I’d made much progress. However, having reviewed my original goals for the year, I’ve reached most of them. Either way, I’m much further ahead than I would have beenContinue reading “Reflections (2023)”
Hope
If negative circumstances, negative thinking, or depression are things you are struggling with, I recommend watching this video.
Choose one small thing that you can change and will change right now. Do this regularly – it’ll change your life.
Progress
Whenever I feel lost, I find it helpful to ask myself a simple question: Did I make progress today? This is so powerful for me because, on my journey through depression toward fulfillment, progress has been the most powerful driving force. When I’m getting better at something my self-esteem, self-confidence, self-belief, sense of fulfillment, andContinue reading “Progress”
Presence
If there’s one single thing you can do to immediately improve your life and the lives of those around you it’s presence. Presence is the greatest present. In this post I’ll talk about my experience of presence, flow, why presence is important and some ways that have helped me to achieve it. What is presence?Continue reading “Presence”
Age
Health and time – takeaways at the end. When you’re young, there’s a tendency to believe you’ll live forever. I believed my health and time would continue endlessly no matter what I did, so I treated my body and time accordingly. I don’t consider myself old but I’m beginning to notice some changes and asContinue reading “Age”
