I recently listened to an awesome Ed Mylett podcast where he was talking about how people respond to stress, and sharing an analogy which I loved. Some things turn soft in boiling water, like a carrot. Other things get harder when boiled, like eggs. But a coffee bean transforms the water into something new, it changes its surroundings and becomes something desired. Reflect on some of the people in your life. Who has…
Most of us have been through a period in our lives where we have been at rock bottom. At the time, you may have found yourself thinking “how the hell did I get here?” If you reflect back, there were probably multiple red flags and warning signs that led you on a downhill spiral to rock bottom. Once you hit rock bottom, the only way is up through a series of changes that help you…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about essentialism and minimalism. I’ve been reading Essentialism – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown and I watched Minimalists on Netflix recently. I’ve always been a fan of decluttering and do this regularly, but I could definitely get better at buying less stuff. It’s not that I buy that much either, but if I really start living the principles of essentialism and minimalism, I wonder how much…
Throughout my career, I’ve met far more people who aren’t willing to take responsibility for what shows up in their life than those who are. People who love to take a victim stance and blame others for their actions. One of the biggest lessons in life is that you are always responsible for how you act, no matter how you feel. Nobody can make you feel anything – people will do what they do, and you have a choice…
It’s a natural part of life that we go through times where we feel life is/we are a mess. We face challenges and hopefully grow from them. It can be easy to spiral down into the mindset of feeling like a victim, where you get stuck in the “why me” of it all. But a more positive way of handling it can be to get curious about how your mess can become your message. How…
Every week I get several emails from people wanting to push their sales pitch onto me which goes something like this: Sends friend request Friend request accepted Immediate message sent after a brief look over my profile so they can mention something about either my dog or my business Asking me what my current goal is Third message generally entails something along the lines of “buy my shit” after telling me how great their life is and how…