“FIND YOUR PATH. PLAN YOUR STEPS. SHOW UP. HALF-ARSE IT. PROGRESS.” ~ me ~ I’ve been thinking lately about Showing Up. Whether we are seeking some deep inner truth about ourselves, trying to progress on our life mission, or trying to improve our physical and mental health by changing our Read more…
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…
We’ve all been there: Stuck, lost and no longer able to trust our own decisions. You feel completely exhausted, uncertain what to do to get out of this slump. You’ve bought the self-help books but are too exhausted to read them. How can you make the right choice? You have ideas, Read more…
Resilience is one of those buzz words going around. In essence, Resilience is our innate inner strength: that drive which keeps us from giving up on the things we truly want. And in the stress of our modern environment, we are tight for time and low on energy. Therefore, by Read more…
There is this idea of success looking one way, and that quitting anything, no matter how ‘wrong’ it may seem, is just not an option. One of the common things fear and Imposter Worries bring to our table, is the idea that we need to take more classes, learn more 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…
Delilah Dawson, whom I follow on twitter, had a set of tweets a couple of week’s ago about being okay with emotional triggers and the thoughts which often follow them. She commented that when she is close to burnout, and does something which triggers her (certainly for me, triggers occur Read more…
Despite beginning my journey down the self-development path in 2004, I didn’t know what the destination would look like. In fact, I really struggled to picture my future. As a young adult, I had no career calling to me, and thus looking at job adverts was like looking over a menu Read more…