Our experiences are neutral; it’s the stories we tell about them which causes us to feel positively or negatively toward them. I share a few tips from a book I recently read, and talk about despite being an ‘expert’ in some aspects ( according to some people), I’m still human, and knowing the right thing to do isn’t always (or actually, most of the time) enough to guide our behaviour.… Read More »Our Inner Stories: Knowledge Alone is Not Enough | #36

As the 35th Episode of this podcast, I rant about how, as a millennial, many of us don’t have the luxury of a stable sense of identity. Ember’s bell can be heard throughout the beginning half and I decided to just share the rant as it is – high speed cat chases and all. We are driven by our core beliefs because nothing else made sense. We didn’t have anything… Read More »Managing the Millennial Experience of Identity (A Mini-Rant) | #35

We’ve had storytelling in our DNA for millennia, and there are some key teachings I want to discuss today. There is a core truth that life is difficult but worth it. It’s not meant to be easy. || LINKS MENTIONED|| – The Video Game Lessons Inspiration Image – Want my free tips on reinventing yourself from your roots?  Sign up for the Reinvention Roadmap here. – A TED talk about… Read More »Humans Aren’t Meant to Find Life ‘Easy’ | #34

Here in the UK, lockdown is beginning to ease, and it’s raising some thoughts about comfort, courage, and anxieties. Beyond that, about how it is to be human, and to have mixed emotions about our life. || LINKS MENTIONED|| – Not sure where to start? Check out my Everything list. – Struggle to finish your projects and know that energy is part of that? Check out this course. – 5 Ways to Set… Read More »Courage, Comfort Zones, & Mixed Feelings | #33

I spoke with someone this weekend about the pull of “I’m not ready yet” and how we block ourselves off from progress by saying to ourselves “I’ll be ready when X happens.” I explore this pull and where it comes from, and also how it doesn’t serve us… as well as what I do to move through the obstacle. || LINKS MENTIONED|| – My Interview on Crafty Ass Female in… Read More »The Problem With ‘I’ll Be Ready When’ | #32

Life is not easy, and it’s not meant to be. And sometimes the best person to help is someone climbing their own mountain. We all have a narrator inside our heads, we all get stuck in inertia, and we all have hard feelings. You don’t need to like it, to change it, or to pressure yourself to feel differently. || LINKS MENTIONED|| – The Two Mountain Metaphor – Join my… Read More »Life is Allowed to be Hard, Without Being “Wrong” | #31

I view energy like a battery being charged and drained. One of the first steps in my free roadmap is actually to consider how your energy levels change throughout the day. I had the idea of starting a community forum space a decade ago, and it’s taken a bit of to and fro before I prioritised making it happen. Which has been a reminder of that core motivational energy and… Read More »Saying Yes and Saying No Are Kind Of The Same | #30

I mentioned last week that I’ve been exploring my wild delight, that natural sense of joy… and that one of the things I explored was SkilllShare. I took an art class on there and found myself joining the dots for using those lessons for things outside of just art: including learning how to colour in and about thumbnail sketches. I do have a free trial link if this sounds useful… Read More »The Importance of Learning for Fun (& 2 Lessons I Learnt) | #29

The most common evidence-based treatment for low mood and low motivation focuses on refocusing on achievements. As a somewhat-perfectionist who grew up in an environment where academic and ‘on-paper’ achievements were highly valued, this treatment was not the right one for me, long-term. In the last few months I’ve been exploring ‘delight’, ‘play’, and ‘joy’ or ‘fun’ and trying to explore what this means WITHOUT achievement. Apparently, watching other people… Read More »Fighting the Achievement Expectation and Finding Delight | #28

We’re 6 weeks into 2021. This is the time we fall back into an old routine rather than whatever goals we often set for ourselves in January. it’s important not to ignore the impact of the past 12 months on how we experience things (and how this may affect our perceptions moving forward too). I also share my own systems and current routines for managing the ‘new normal’ of lockdown,… Read More »Experiments in Daily Living – My February Routine | #27