I’ve always been that person who strives to understand. It’s a curiosity that I never questioned, it was so innate in my soul. I craved insights and understanding about myself. We Curious Souls Are Not Alone I’ve seen this curious nature labelled under various categories. INFJs from the Myers Briggs Read more…
Those of us with an ‘inner pull’ or an itch to ‘be more’ have a firm idea of what ‘progress’ looks like. We seek out validation of our path: mostly in the form of some kind of ‘pay off’ for making specific choices. We look for a sense of achievement Read more…
We spin our wheels for a few reasons, but the are some to things consider no matter the cause. We put so much pressure on ourselves, and that sense of ‘direction‘ can be so difficult to ‘tame’ or ‘fine-tune.’ Equally, we may feel clear in the path ahead, yet still Read more…
Most of us have tried to change something in our lives over the years, be it at New Year with some resolutions, in preparation for a birthday, or just a spur of the moment decision. I know I have. The Depth of the Pull For me, there’s a deep inner Read more…
Self-help books have always represented my most-used tools in my personal growth journey. Last year I read Brené Brown’s Braving the Wilderness, which appealed to my inner scholar without being too ‘academic’, as it were. In an interview about the book, Brené made a comment that really struck me. “If Read more…
Most of us have some kind of goal at any one time; a decision to change something. It might be to lose weight, to scale a mountain or to write a novel. Equally, it may be to make it through therapy or get a promotion at work. Some days it Read more…
Progress in anything suggests that one of the key indicators of successful progression is tracking. Especially when looking at the number of day planners aimed at productivity or the neuroscience of habit formation. Almost like an obvious secret, having information on how things are going and what isn’t working is crucial Read more…
In 2011, I began a blog called The Phoenix Mind to explore the neuroscience of empowerment and capability. I saw human potential as a spark within, that could ignite into a phoenix. The URL has since lapsed, and although I re-purposed and updated many of the foundational posts here, I’ve Read more…
One of the common reasons we lose touch with our inner strength is that we aren’t re-filling our own well. If you’ve ever attended a wellbeing course, there’s a common analogy about that famous aeroplane message: “Put your own oxygen mask on first before helping others with theirs.” The idea Read more…
Whether we seek to change a habit, make a transition, expand our horizons or follow the path forward, I often find myself repeating a six-word mantra to motivate myself to keep making some kind of progress. It is not some untold secret, nor some great proverb. It is the thing Read more…