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How To Be Real
Two weeks ago I was at the memorial service for Ben, a friend of mine who’d died of cancer, aged 46. I’d loved him and it was harrowing to be there. Still, I was heartened by the sheer number of...
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5 Ways To Tame The Overwhelm Monster
It’s everywhere. Smart, professional people hurtling through life at break-neck speed, overwhelmed by just how much you have to do. And feeling in an almost permanent state of exhaustion. Waiting for...
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Don’t Wait. Start Something Stupid [Book Review]
You have a wild idea. Maybe it’s a business thing. Or something you think your company could benefit from. Or that your community could use. Maybe it’s even a romantic inkling. But you’re hesitant to...
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7 Ways To Exercise Courage In Living On Your Terms
Living on your own terms takes guts. A lot of guts. You have to stand against the norm in so many respects. And that requires a whole lot of courage. Which at times can be tough. It helps to have a...
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Being Present
“You know, the great society. That is our problem, you see. We are not alive, we are not awake. We are not living in the present.” Alan Watts Monday didn’t start out as a good day. I hit snooze too...
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How To Love The Work You Do
It’s a dilemma. Because we need to earn money, most of us work. But it’s not always something we feel happy about, despite giving it hours of our lives. Which can set up a daily sense of despair. One...
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How To Reignite Your Small Business Passion
Quit your job and live happily ever after. Admit it, that’s a myth you bought into when you left your corporate career to set up on your own. And now you’re sitting there, some years in, feeling...
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5 Things You Should Know In Navigating Your Own Path
So you’re ready to turn away, if even a little, from who society wants you to be and to find your own path in life? Good for you. I salute you. But how? Here are 5 things you should know: There IS no...
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Who Else Wants A Complimentary Best Self Journey?
I don’t normally share newsletter only content on the blog here. But there’s a cool competition going on across there this month that, if you’re not on the list, you might like to know about. The...
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5 Fears Of Going It Alone (And How To Overcome Them)
“Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious.” Rumi Many people thrive in a corporate setting. Indeed, they need a corporate setting in which to thrive. You on...
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What Andy Murray Can Teach Start-Ups About Success
What Brit wasn’t proud of Andy Murray yesterday? He’d come back from being the runner-up against Federer in the same tie last year and, not only did he beat the world’s number one, Novak Djokovic, he...
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Today’s Only Here Once (And How To Live It)
We can all make the mistake of believing that we’ll always have time. I realised this again the other day as I was reading Killing Kennedy, by Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard. (If you haven’t read...
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10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Quit My Job
How do self-employed people actually do it? The successful ones? The ones that have good lives and make money without a corporation at their back? That was a question I pondered for quite some time as...
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How To Create Daily Habits In A Way That Transforms Your Life
Have I told you about the little experiment I’ve been doing recently with habits? Maybe not. It was just something I did to try and give myself a bit of momentum when I thought that’s what I needed....
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Why Stepping Away Is The Best Solution When Nothing Works
I guess it’s a paradox. You’re in the middle of a problem that seems insurmountable, and are so gripped by it. You want to figure it out. You want to see it through. You want to be in control of the...
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How To Drop The Angst And Get On With Your Day
I can’t tell you what a relief it is, not to have to think too much about what I’m going to write here, but just to turn up to the page. And know that whatever comes out will have some meaning. Or not....
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8 Things I Learned About Life While Being A Tourist In Paris
I was in Paris this weekend past. My other half was doing a conference and I decided to go along for the ride, figuring it would be fun to be a tourist while he was in congress. What I hadn’t banked on...
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5 Warning Signs Your Self-Employed Dream Will Never See The Light Of Day
Look, I know. I’ve been there. Telling myself that I want to quit. Do my own thing. Get more balance. While still sitting in a job that feels like family, no matter how dysfunctional, and that puts...
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The Secret to Stress Free Work (It’s Not What You Think!)
Overwhelm. It seems to come with the territory these days. No matter what kind of work you do, there’s the propensity to feel beyond stressed about it. What’s stressing you out? Here are 3 examples...
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How To Make Your Business Plan Lift Off
How do you take a desire for business start-up, or business growth, and see it yield results for you? That’s the question my friend Matthew Needham set himself to address in his new book. How To Make...
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