As part of my Minimalism drive, I’ve been looking to making some more space by reducing the size of my PC. My computers have long been large because I was a gamer. I needed a big rig. But in 2016 I gave up on gaming and wanted to downsize. So my next PC was more […]
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What if confidence was no object?
We often hear about, or are asked, the thought experiment, ‘what if time and money were no object?’ It’s part of a question that encourages our imagination to run free as we envision an ideal life. But I feel with my anxiety that a far greater resource exists … confidence. What could we achieve if […]
Personal development and our gluttonous appetite
I’ve been looking at self-improvement, personal development for fifteen years now. I’ve learned a lot, and my life has changed for the better. But there are times when I can’t stomach it anymore. The constant advice to get better, be better. Our eyes are bigger than our stomachs that’s our problem. Worse still it’s not […]
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Loneliness, the motivation vampire
I just can’t be bothered sometimes. I’ve tried a variety of things in my years. Now I’m writing, painting, looking towards starting an online business and selling my work. I have all these ideas, yet my desire to see them realised waxes and wanes. I even doubt if I really want these things, whether I […]
The world is not out to get you
When things go repeatedly wrong we can get it into our heads that somehow the world is out to get us. We have needs and wants and we get angry, upset or down when they’re not met. It’s something I’ve had to face myself. In my own immaturity I once thought there was something wrong […]
The trouble with success stories and successful people
When I first started to write my blog I like many others did my research. I read books, listened to Podcasts on entrepreneurship, writing, marketing and more. In some podcasts there would be interviews with successful people. Those who had thriving businesses. They would share their journey to success. At first, these were inspiring, giving […]
