Most people I meet, and most people I talk to professionally, are on the surface just regular people doing the best that they can do to get on with their lives. But go a little deeper, and this is why the self-improvement industry is so large: there are many, many people who want a bit…
We’ve spent the last two lessons on the people who can genuinely harm you. Most of the people in your life aren’t like that, but that doesn’t mean every relationship is equally good for you either. Some people build you up. Some quietly drain you. Most just pass through without much effect either way. Knowing…
“He’s finished school,” his mum said matter-of-factly. “He needs a sick note so he can get his benefits.” I grew up thinking that if I put in the graft, I’d get the rewards I was due. That’s how the world worked, right? Effort equals outcome. Work hard, reap the benefits. And although this ethos of…