2 hours agoMember-onlyAll success is overcoming the panic one feels in the face of a challengeWhy can’t this ever get easier? I desperately want to get this piece of writing done. I’m satisfied with the idea, and the way that I will execute it, but still I have a prickling in my stomach. I am nervous. When I think about what has to be done, and that I haven’t done it…Personal Growth4 min readPersonal Growth4 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyHow to diminish the fear of online rejection and lost followers so you enjoy yourself onlineIf we’re to succeed, grow and make an impact online in this ‘creator’s economy,’ we need to get real with the idea that people won’t like what we share. Writing online for over a decade has been met with rejection, hate, criticism and lost followers and friends. Yes, it can…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyYou owe it to yourself right now to…To stop, right now. To get off the phone for a second. To drop thought. To pay attention to sensation. It might not be your heart, but it is a feeling. It is there. Are you aware of it? Can you feel that?Personal Development2 min readPersonal Development2 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyI leveled up my business getting comfortable talking to people (as a hardcore introvert)‘Congratulations. You made a sale: Garfield the Movie.’ I’ve been obsessed with entrepreneurship ever since I sold dodgy DVDs on eBay when I was 18. The idea that I could persuade a human being I’d never met on the other side of the planet to pay me money was insane…Personal Development2 min readPersonal Development2 min read
1 day agoMember-only12 big reasons you need to quit your steady job*Author’s note: I wrote this a few years ago, but shared it because I believe it still holds relevance for many. When I quit my job as a researcher for a real estate magazine in London to run my own business nine years ago, I did not feel in any…Careers6 min readCareers6 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyHow to figure out what to do with your working life over the next five years.Can’t there just be fewer cool things in the world? — All this choice is killing me, man! A challenge I see with people I talk to, including myself over the last decade, is commitment. We live in a ‘here today, gone tomorrow’ world. A world of unparalleled variety and choice. A world that champions ‘escape’ and comfort and the avoidance…Careers5 min readCareers5 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyKnowing this will make you give less of a f*ck about what others thinkI worry too much about what other people think of me. — I’m concerned about how I look and how I hold myself when I’m in public. I worry that I’m not funny enough or that I can be too serious, or that my neuroses are painfully visible to those around me. I have fears that even though I read a fair…Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyTen motivational drawings for creators and entrepreneursI love how Instagram limits my creativity to a single square. It gets me to think hard about what makes an impact, how people can be helped without meaningless words, and what LOOKS good for people to click. Often, the visual triggers our minds in ways words can’t. Enjoy:Online Business2 min readOnline Business2 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyDon’t confuse your self-worth with your lack of practice.Many people — including me in the past — have tried things only to take the experience of failing personally. We ‘failed,’ and made it about us. Maybe they didn’t get the results they had in their heads. Maybe they ‘bombed’ on stage (been there). Maybe they didn’t get enough…Mental Health2 min readMental Health2 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyThirty 7-day challenges that will energise youCan you challenge yourself? — We know the importance of habits. We know that successful habits create successful people when they are brought into everyday action. We are what we repeatedly do. But they are hard to keep, especially when we get overwhelmed by the idea of changing for good. Don’t forget the power of…Personal Development3 min readPersonal Development3 min read
