Take the risk
If you open your heart to a new experience and it goes against you, it can hurt quite a bit. So if you don’t open your heart, you won’t experience the hurt. But you also won’t experience the gain. Taking the risk is the only way to get an outcome. The outcome may be amazing, […]
Becoming a leader
It’s amazing how much wisdom is wrapped up in cartoons. Granted, these learnings may be “diamonds in the rough’ of absurdity, but it’s surprising how many principles are imparted and stay with you. I’ve done American Dragon, now let’s do Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Splinter : I am impressed, Leonardo. You proved to be an […]
Your ex
As a label, I feel like the word ex has a lot of negative association wrapped up in it. And yet it’s used widely in society. Maybe at the moment of separation, where emotion is at its strongest, the new term is borne into existence and captures this negative emotion. Like the One Ring being […]
Feedback or validation?
Do you prefer receiving feedback or do you prefer receiving validation? There is a difference, but both are perfectly acceptable! Feedback is information used for improvement. Validation is an affirmation or approval of your actions. If you love being told you’re doing a great job, then own it! Or if you love critical feedback, that’s […]
Real-world training
People join community groups because they want to make an impact. They don’t necessarily join to become a Committee member, but know that it’s a necessary requirement for the group to function. However, this experience of running an organisation is extremely valuable. Regardless of a group’s purpose, all groups will have operational requirements like holding […]
Decisions decisions
Our 20s and 30s are an amazing time because we have a lot of opportunities and a lot of freedom. But these 2 factors also make it difficult to make a decision. There’s no way we can analyse every option for the future. But there is a way to quickly narrow your options. Keep asking […]
Don’t kick them
You may have heard the expression, don’t kick them while they’re down. It’s used to describe not treating someone badly when they’ve suffered a setback. I don’t know if the origins of this expression are founded in its literal sense. But in describing when not to kick someone, it makes you wonder if it implies […]
The hardest thing about starting a business
If you want to launch a business or a side hustle, it’s not that hard to register the business. Or choose a business name. Or design a logo. Or find an accountant. Or open a bank account. It’s not even hard providing your product or service. The hardest thing when starting a business is providing […]
Reframing free-time
If you’re anything like me, you’re good at being “on”, but not great at being “off”. If so, you may also be framing free-time as one mode. If you see free-time as “time which is free”, you may feel like this space should be preserved with no meaningful activities. Sometimes it’s nice to do nothing. […]
Find someone that believes in you
Carrie was the first published novel of Stephen King, but he threw the initial pages of his draft into the bin. Were it not for his wife finding them, it may not have been written at all. As Stephen King explains in his book, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, I couldn’t see wasting […]