Have you ever been to an event, or been involved in an activity, where you felt surrounded by people who shared your values? People who were focused on similar goals, or felt like truly kindred spirits? People who really ‘got it’? A couple of weeks ago, I went to Portland, Oregon, USA to attend WDS2015 –… Read more
On vulnerability, imperfections, and how to shine brightly
Have you ever flicked through your Facebook feed, your Twitter stream or your Pinterest boards and felt like everyone else had a better life than you? That everyone else was more together? Had more opportunities? Was having more fun? Was doing more? Me too. Whilst technology has created wonderful, beautiful, life-changing opportunities to reach out, connect… Read more
Why Are You Avoiding The Moment?
You’re chatting with a friend, and they head to the bathroom. You pick up your phone and play candy crush. You’re waiting for the train, and you’re early. You take out your tablet and look at Facebook. You’re in the queue at the supermarket checkout, and it’s lo-o-o-o-ng. You take out your phone and flick… Read more
How to Make Stress-Free Decisions
You look blankly at the options in front of you. It feels like there’s no end to the choices. Tension sits between your shoulder blades, and you read through the possibilities again, to see which you should choose. Intellectually, you know it’s not a life and death decision, but emotionally, you don’t want to make the… Read more
5 Ways to Feel Creative More Often
It’s hard to be creative all the time. Or even some of the time. Many of us never feel as if we’re creative, perhaps having been labelled as ‘uncreative’ at school. But if that’s you, you need to expand your definition of creativity. Creativity isn’t dichotomous; on, or off. It’s a continuum. Some activities are highly… Read more
