A major lesson for me in my 37 years: it shouldn’t take drastic change to make a huge impact. I wasn’t always productive, and I’d often go weeks sulking and watching crap on tv. These tips turned my creative life around. Now I can’t stop… Meditate for a minute before starting any work. Focus on your breath. Enjoy…

I’ll be honest with you. I’m in my thirties and still feel like a beginner at life. I still find myself feeling clueless. I still get scared and dread things. For the most part, things are hopeful. I’m productive, I’m exercising enough, feeling positive, and I am grateful for what…

It can sometimes feel like we’re running on a hamster wheel of hell. I know the feeling. It’s worse when we can’t explain why this is and don’t have a clear route forward. But often, the thing we need the most isn’t some massive and drastic overhaul. It can be…

Writing when it feels effortless and it just flows is great. — Our ideas are out of our heads and onto paper, to inspire and amuse others. Not writing when we need to write; when we want to write, is frustrating. ‘Not feeling it’ has been a problem for me. …

No matter who you are, or what your situation is, let’s commit to this year being better than ever. Let’s not settle for unhappy and mediocre. How? Keep it simple. Forget habits, resolutions, and goals for now. What we need is a simple foundation on which to construct the kind…

There is something in most people that annoys me. — Today, lying by the pool, a group of guys playing loud music and cackling like donkeys annoyed me. People who spit on the streets here in Bangkok and act like they own the pavement annoy me. Loud groups of tourists who leave rubbish around annoy me. Sally’s political stance on…

You’re overwhelmed, With all the things you have to do. Your mind is spinning on all that can be done, And all the reasons you cannot. Molasses oozes through the spokes, Slowing you to a halt. Your fear sits on you, like an enormous, furry swine, Holding you down till your…

If you have a business, you need to get people to do things. And it’s frustrating when they don’t… Watch your stuff; like your work; follow your work; hire you; buy your pieces. You have a beautiful product that will improve the quality of someone’s life. You provide a supportive…

*(Author’s note — this is an article I am re-sharing from a couple of years ago). In 2017 I wrote an article that went viral. When (name drop alert) Ariana Huffington shared it to her six million LinkedIn followers, I was struck at how far my own seemingly humble ideas…