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...
6 days 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....
13 days ago • 3 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi Friends, There was a stretch last year where I convinced myself I was being too rigid. I had my schedule mapped out, knew exactly what I was doing and when, but it started to feel a bit controlling, like I was squeezing all the spontaneity out of my life. So I loosened up and started going with the flow more, doing things in moderation and being flexible. And for a few weeks, it felt good, like I was breathing again. Then I looked around and my sink was...
27 days ago • 14 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi friends, I kept falling asleep in lectures. I was tired. Not the kind of tired where you're fighting to keep your eyes open, but the kind where you're just gone. You blink and fifteen minutes have passed and you've got no idea what the lecturer just said. And the weird thing was, I actually wanted to be there. I cared about what I was learning, but my body wasn't listening. At first I thought it was just me being undisciplined. That I wasn't sleeping enough...
about 1 month ago • 9 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi friends, While writing this newsletter, I realised that each of these ideas could actually be explored properly in their own individual newsletter. Not just briefly mentioned, but slowed down and given the space to be thought through in real life rather than rushed into one long piece. So instead of forcing everything into one, take this as an introduction. A bit of a series opener. Almost like a trailer to the concepts I want to explore over the next few...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi friends, Who is self-improvement actually for? I think we are living in a more divisive time than we realise. Not because people disagree, but because disagreement no longer challenges us. It reassures us. We are encouraged to hold our views tightly, to protect them, and to surround ourselves with people and ideas that affirm them, no matter how extreme they become. There was a time, not too long ago, when opposing opinions did not immediately threaten...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi friends, This week to continue on last week's newsletter about purpose, I wanted to talk about the privilege of performance and being allowed to perform at your best self. Life gets in the way. Responsibilities slowly pile up and without realising it, the one thing that used to help you grow is no longer the thing you get to focus on. You feel like you have no balance anymore. You cannot manage life as well as you used to. You feel drained and tired all the...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi friends, This week, I worked on my first ever YouTube video, deciding to pivot slightly towards longer form content. The reason was simple. I wanted more space to express myself and to get used to forming longer thoughts. As I’ve grown, I’ve found myself connecting deeply with creators who either entertained me, taught me something, or invited me into their own journey of change. Watching that process unfold publicly made me want to do the same. Will I be...
2 months ago • 4 min read
What I’ve Learned In One Minute… Hi friends, This is just a check in to see whether you are still on track with the resolutions you set for yourself. Reading more. Eating better. Doing the things you said you would do when the year started. If so congrats, you're one step closer. If not, no worries, you can still start today and make this year one to truly remember for yourself. In my last days in Dublin, I visited Funderland, Ireland’s version of Winter Wonderland. Being there reminded me of...
2 months ago • 2 min read