Does your happiness depend on what other people think? Read that again. Does it sound ridiculous? It should. But if you’re someone who constantly seeks approval, needs praise before you act, or measures your worth by how others respond to you, then congratulations. You’ve just outsourced your entire emotional wellbeing to people who probably aren’t…
Remembering the Fallacy of Fairness from the last article, let’s move onto another concept that seems to affect a lot of people, causing indecision, hesitancy, uncertainty, and a lack of resoluteness in their life. I call it the Grass Is Always Greener Misconception, and it’s quietly destroying your ability to commit to anything long enough…
Everyone’s a winner on LinkedIn. Every post is about crushing goals, smashing targets, and achieving incredible success. You’d think nobody ever failed at anything. You’d think every business decision was a stroke of genius, every investment returned 300%, and every career move was perfectly timed. You’d think failure didn’t exist, that the road to success…
You’re free. Sounds good, doesn’t it? Freedom. Choice. The ability to steer your own ship. But here’s what nobody tells you about freedom: it comes with a price tag, and that price is responsibility. I speak to people every day who’ve forgotten they have choices. They sit in my consulting room and tell me they’re…
You’re overthinking this. You’ve got complex systems, detailed plans, and sophisticated strategies. You’re reading advanced books, following complex frameworks, and implementing intricate processes. Maybe you’ve coloured your to-do list in five different colours for what you have to do. Meanwhile, you’re ignoring the basics. The simple things that actually matter. This is why you’re not…
There’s a well-worn path most people take through life. It’s gentle. It’s easy. It’s crowded with everyone else who’s chosen comfort over effort, safety over risk, acceptance over achievement. It’s called the Path of Least Resistance, and it will almost always lead you to an average destination. Not terrible. Not great. Just average. And if…
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. That’s the answer. The question is whether you actually believe it. Perhaps think of the biggest problem you are facing, and you may be staring at the elephant you need to eat, overwhelmed by how massive it is, convinced there’s no way you can…
There’s something I call the FOWI-FOMO scale, and it’s based on fear. Because used in the right way, fear is a good thing. It’s a pretty strong motivator, and if something’s going to get you moving in the right direction, fear can be the catalyst you need. The problem is that most people are being…
You’re willing to do what it takes to succeed. You’ll work harder. You’ll sacrifice sleep. You’ll put in the hours. You’re ready for the challenge, the difficulty, the effort. But here’s the question you haven’t asked yourself: are you ready to accept the effect it will have on those around you? This is the Second…
Sometimes the only way to move forward is to first let go of what’s holding you back. And what’s holding you back isn’t usually what you think it is. It’s not the lack of opportunity. Not the missing motivation. Not even the circumstances you blame. It’s the negative event from last week, last month, or…