Live life on your own terms
Recently, on Twitter, I noticed a lot of people discussing what their lives were like “10 years ago”. I thought that was a very interesting subject for discussion. It offers us the opportunity to reflect and gain a greater appreciation of just how far we’ve come in a decade, often without even realising. So I … [Read More]
Something that has bothered me for many years is the fear of being (or becoming) “mediocre”. Sure, I don’t expect to be good at everything I try. But I want my life to be something remarkable, instead of something “mediocre”, like most of us are trained to be from a young age.
There’s a great quote I’ve read before, but I can’t quite remember where I read it: “Stop working on projects that you don’t feel awesome about.” Recently, I had a situation that perfectly suited the above.
“Batman?!” Ok, bear with me. I’m not crazy, I promise… I recently watched one of my favourite movies, “Batman Begins“, again. It’s odd. The first time I watched it, I didn’t actually like it. I suspect that was because it differed so much from my expectations. But after watching it a few more times over … [Read More]
Isn’t it odd how many of us, at one time or another, have said something along the lines of “I want to get into [insert occupation/field/hobby/etc]“? Perhaps some of us still do this. We might say things like “I want to get into filmmaking” or “art”, or “I want to become a musician” or “writer”. … [Read More]
How many times have we seen someone do something, and thought to ourselves: “Pfff, I can do that better.“ Perhaps it was a book you read, a movie you saw, or some crappy customer service you received. I once thought like that about the latter example. So I ended up running a business in an … [Read More]
Many of us are “qualified” to do something, either through schooling, or just through our work history. Eventually, like an actor, we run the risk of being typecast. After all, we’re qualified to do a particular job. So therefore we must continue doing that job, right? But what if you don’t actually like what you’re … [Read More]
Recent personal experience has made me think more carefully about the concept of “going into business”. So often we are sold the dream of working for ourselves. Either we see one of those dodgy “work from home” scams advertised in our local newspapers, read through tonnes of “make money online” websites and blogs, or … [Read More]
Dear recruiters and employers of the world (aka “our overlords”), I write on behalf of all job seekers (aka “your peons”). In these times of “uncertainty”, we can often feel tempted to see what else is “out there”. No, I’m not talking about intelligent life. I’m talking about the job ads you write. Actually, no, … [Read More]
One of the biggest causes of stress in our lives can be the feeling of not knowing where we’re ultimately going. Once we look beyond basic survival issues, we start asking ourselves: what are we doing with our lives? What SHOULD we be doing instead? What is our individual purpose? In other words, what … [Read More]
