Once upon a time we lived in caves and our only form of evening entertainment was seeing how fast we could run away from a Sabre toothed tiger. It was a fun game, if a little dangerous. Even 30 years ago we would bring out that game of Monopoly and gather round […]
May 9, 2013
4 Awful life situations you really need to see the funny side of
How many times have you been told that life is hard? It’s not really, it’s just wildly unpredictable and the people that tell you this are those who always look on the negative side. I mean, we all try to do our best with what we have and sometimes we […]
April 29, 2013
6 Ways To Instantly Make Yourself A Better Person
Everyone thinks they are a good person, and why wouldn’t they? Most people don’t run around with axes or intentionally set out to hurt others and sadly this seems to be the barometer that we seem to judge ourselves on. ‘Well I haven’t chopped anyone up lately so therefore I […]
April 18, 2013
You Have All The Time In The World
I am going to let you in on a little secret – We all have the same amount of time as everyone else. It’s true. I know you may not think it, what with your hectic lifestyle, the unrelenting boss who wants everything done yesterday and those demanding kids who […]
April 16, 2013
There Is No Tomorrow
Before we start I would like to point out that this isn’t an article about the end of the world or anything particularly apocalyptic in nature. That would be silly. Instead I would like question why as human beings, we always seem to look to the future instead of the […]
April 8, 2013
Do one thing every day that scares you
Fear is one of the most frustrating emotions we can experience. Yes there is an evolutionary reason why we have it, but in today’s world, it can often just get in the way. It is the glass ceiling that prevents us from truly living and being the person we want […]
March 30, 2013
Depression is NOT a mental illness
It’s physical. This is a short article that I wish to get out there because it constantly irritates me about the many misconceptions regarding depression, what it is and who gets it. I want to begin by asking a simple question. What is the difference between depression and food poisoning? […]
March 28, 2013
5 More completely random and awesome ways to re-wire your brain
If you’re clever (or were simply reading this blog way back in the days before the Mayans lied to us all) then you should remember that I wrote a prequel to this article titled ‘5 completely random and awesome ways to improve your brain’. Obviously there was far too much […]
March 22, 2013
Are You An Introvert Or Just A Highly Sensitive Person?
I am often overwhelmed, but you wouldn’t know it. When the world is bombarding me with stimuli my brain responds with a ‘nope I’m not dealing with this’ and inside at least, I will shut down and do my utmost to ignore everything around me. At least I make an […]
March 15, 2013
10 Inspiring Videos To Motivate And Kick Start Your Day
This selection of videos is simply for those occasions when you wake up in the morning and dread getting out of bed. We’ve all been there and sometimes all we need is a gentle reminder that while most people experience this, truly successful people never let these negative thoughts stop […]
March 8, 2013
5 Things You Think You Know About Life (But Always Get Wrong)
Life is basically one long ass experiment that we have to take part in. 70 plus years of trial and error where we all try to do our best to make the most of what we have without killing ourselves in the process. It’s a fine line. We all make […]
March 1, 2013
10 Reasons why you should work for yourself
Yes it’s another one of those ‘quit your job’ type articles but the reason I write so many of them is because working for yourself is just so goddamn awesome. I quit my job to become a guitar teacher and for the first time I can genuinely say that I […]
February 22, 2013
Nobody Cares
You wake up in the morning, you look in the mirror, what do you see? Your reflection stares back, an outer shell that betrays what lies behind. You feel so good yet you look so bad. How can this be? You worry that you have aged 5 years overnight. This […]
February 12, 2013
Are you too nice? 3 tips to give you back your edge
Being a nice person is like a superpower. On paper it seems like you have all the tools needed to make friends, gain a good reputation and become a popular well liked person. Sadly like all superpowers it contains a big weakness, and your kryptonite is the very thing you […]
February 6, 2013
What is framing? 3 Ways to live life by your own standards
You may or may not have heard of the term ‘framing’ before. It’s not particularly that well known or talked about but it does come under many different guises so you should have read about something similar before. It’s basically the idea that you set a frame (or standard) that […]