Prepare to Fail! or so the saying goes. Since I've returned from my holiday, I've not been great at continuing all of the habits and techniques that I had started building. I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed. Part of the reason for this is that, for one reason or another, I've not had the chance … Continue reading Fail to Prepare …
One of the major steps I'd taken on trying to become a better version of myself, was to apply for some therapy/counselling to help me with my mental health and anxiety. It's something that I should have probably done a long time ago, but I've never been brave enough to ask for help like that. … Continue reading Therapy Attempt no. 2
I'm back from my holiday, which was lovely and restful. I followed through with my plans to not go completely off track while on holiday - I read both my books, which were very interesting and I've been recommending to all of my friends since. (If any of you are interested in fun, geeky science … Continue reading Holiday Lag is Real!
I'm away over the next three weekends, so there aren't going to be any posts in that time. But in this week's post I want to talk about how I've been preparing for my holiday. You see, although I am ready for a holiday, and there's no harm in having a bit of a rest, … Continue reading Preparing for a Holiday
Earlier today, a YouTube video came across my feed that I chose to watch. It was a TedTalk by Stephen Duneier on how to achieve your most ambitious goals. I clicked on it expecting it to be something that I had heard already. And it was, but not in the way I expected. Some of … Continue reading Trying to Make Better Decisions
For about two months now, part of my morning routine has included writing out a page of my thoughts as soon as I wake in the morning. If you're interested as to why, I wrote about it in my post 'Morning Writing'. I've been very diligent with it, but on the two-month mark I think … Continue reading A Change To My Writing Routine
So it's now July! Half-way into the year and past my birthday, so I thought that this would be a good time to take stock on my progress so far. Back in January I laid out my goals for the year which included habit building, career progression and other specific goals that I was going … Continue reading July Overview
Sometimes, good ideas and techniques can't work together. Sometimes you have to choose which is more important at the moment - where is the priority for you right now? For example, if there's a personal development course or item, but it's expensive and you are also trying to get a handle on your finances, you … Continue reading When Progress Clashes
For a while now I've had a loose routine for the mornings. Since I started doing the gym in the morning, it put a set time-schedule on my getting out of bed and getting going. And some of the habits that I've been trying to build, like doing daily affirmations, is something that I've tried … Continue reading My First Proper Morning Routine
Often, when successful people talk about their morning routines, it involves some form of writing. Sometimes this can be in the form of planning, sometimes it's writing in a journal. One of the books that I've just finished reading, which is about the art of thinking and innovating, recommends writing out whatever you can think … Continue reading Morning Writing
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