What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi Friend, I've realised that advice is neither good nor bad. It's only relative to the listener's experience at that time. Going to a wedding this past weekend really helped me appreciate that. I watched this amazing young couple prepare to spend the rest of their lives together. Two people who were clearly best friends, choosing each other in front of everyone they loved. And in that moment, nobody in that room would have said, "You shouldn't be doing this....
3 days ago • 2 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi Reader, I’ve been thinking a lot about Parkinson’s Law, what it can and can’t do and I wanted to share that with you today and what I took away about it from working in engineering for the past 9 months. What Parkinson’s Law Can and Can’t Do The older I get, the more I notice that the wisest people in the room are usually the ones who can tell you, pretty accurately, how long something is going to take. I think Parkinson’s Law has something to do with that....
10 days ago • 3 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi Friends, This week has been quite strange in terms of what I've been learning and figuring out. It's definitely been a week of ups and downs, but also a time of reflection, learning and understanding where distraction comes from and where capability comes from. I've decided to split it into three of the biggest things. Job versus Career The difference between a job and a career showed itself very clearly to me this week, specifically in the way people carry...
17 days ago • 4 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi Friends, I started a podcast and it accidentally uploaded to YouTube before I was even ready, so the first episode is already up there. The second episode is coming out next Wednesday and I'll share more about it in the newsletters ahead. What this means going forward is that I'll mainly be focusing on long form content, primarily podcasting and writing. These are the areas I've found I actually enjoy. With that, I just want to say thank you for your grace...
24 days ago • 2 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi Friends, This past week was my birthday and in that, I took a break from everything and had a reset week. This also works well as it lined up with the end of Q1 for the year. I've tried my best to restrict time on social media and spend time being intentional, going on walks and so on. I believe that while we're in this consumption and engagement media era, now more than ever we need time to ourselves to reset and review where we are and possibly where we...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi Friends, Do things that scare you. Like actually. You are only limited by the dreams you're okay with not happening. This past Friday, I did a mini Hyrox simulation competition at my gym. At first I wasn't nervous. I've done classes like these before and I was going to be put in with teammates around my level, so it was supposed to be purely for fun and enjoyment. That was, until the coach moved me to a different team that was "more suited to my level." My...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi Friends, I’ve come to realise that you will experience the hardest tests of your fortitude after you make commitments to be better. Since last week when I made a big personal revelation, I would say these last couple days have been anything but easy. And I’ve come to appreciate the beauty in that. When you tell yourself you are the most ready to commit to being a better you, when you finally get the answer you’ve been praying for, it’s almost as if it is...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi Friends, What is it that inspires us to change, to go after something even when we're miles away from actually achieving it? This question laid on my head all week as I wondered why I decided to go after my dreams and ambitions. But also, if I had to speak to a younger version of myself, someone who wasn't in the best place, overweight, sleep deprived and incredibly insecure, what would I say to them? What would actually break them out of that spiral and...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi Friends, I Am A Pivoter One of my biggest problems is that I am a pivoter. Not a giver upper, but a person who is always looking to apply a different method to see if it could get a better result for the same problem. You might be one too. You've convinced yourself that this purchase or technique could be the one that changes everything, but once you try it for a couple of weeks and don't get the returns you wanted, you move on. Your best ideas happen in...
2 months ago • 4 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi Friends, It was a Monday morning and I had just done the burpees part of my morning routine, and when I finished I stood there and realised something had changed. Ten weeks ago, when I started this morning routine at the beginning of the year, I dreaded that part. I would slow down before them, negotiate with myself, wonder if I could swap them for something else. On Monday I did not think about any of that. I just knew I had to get to twenty and I did....
2 months ago • 3 min read