Identity

10 October 2024Get problems you're proud ofYou will always have problems. So choose ones you're proud of. 2 October 2024Are you impatient? Manage daily annoyances with 4 key strategy skillsTired of feeling frustrated by everyday annoyances? Gain valuable perspective and learn effective strategies to deal with irritating situations. 26 September 202410 ways to take control of your lifeYou can take charge of your life by tackling these ten things. 18 September 2024The consequences of your commitmentUnless you're making trade-offs that channel your time, energy, attention and money into your priorities and away from competing demands, they aren't your priorities. They're hopes and wishes. 23 August 2024Put your bloody phone downYou're an adult, and you control your time and attention. Put down the damn phone. 1 August 2024An existential crisis about books, mortality and David BowieTwo weeks ago I had a sudden existential crisis, worried I wouldn't achieve things that were the most important to me. 12 June 2024How and when to quit things (and how to do it well)Why you should leave before it's bad, end good things and not let guilt hold you back - and how to do it well. 28 December 2023How to find your purpose: 7 questions from Mark MansonIf you don’t have the resolve and determination to do good sh*t, leadership is not for you. 7 December 2023Be yourself to beat burnoutBurnout is killing us - but the answer lies within us. Are you owning your reality? 7 November 2023Nurture a network of freaksThe company you keep will change who you are as a person. Choose carefully. 24 October 2023You deserve this. Bye.What to do when other people are negative or jealous about your achievements. 17 October 2023Two unusual questions to help you understand yourself (and your work)Wondering what you should do for work? You already know what you need - you just need some interesting questions to reveal it. Here are two to try. 12 October 2023Pay yourself first: a no-bullshit sequencing guide to your days and lifeYou're a living, breathing miracle. Your happiness, peace and enjoyment has intrinsic value. You weren't put here to work, and you don't have to suffer to earn joy. 7 September 2023'AHA'! meet: the Ambitious High AchieverSome people are wired for ambition and achievement. If that's you, you will probably suffer, until you change your internal dialogue. 23 August 2023You don't know how great you can be: expand your possibilitiesYou don't know how good you are, until you lean in, learn and make increasingly finer distinctions. It all starts with a leap - which you've done before. 9 August 2023What to do with criticism: who to listen to, and who to ignoreIf you don't want their outcome, don't accept their input. 2 August 2023Living your values is the hardest and easiest pathYou can't decide how other people live, but you can be true to yourself. Bonus: You'll sleep better. 27 July 2023How to learn from your mistakesEveryone makes mistakes, especially when they’re doing something worthwhile. It’s what you do next that counts. Here's how to learn from your mistakes. 14 June 2023Take big bets on a vague long gameLife's not chess. Do risky stuff with lots of potential if you want a more interesting life. 7 June 2023Don't stumble over something behind youTurns out, the biggest thing holding you back is you, and your shit. DAMN IT.