Juggling Priorities – A Dilemma

Juggling Priorities – A Dilemma

Opportunities present themselves all the time in life, even if we do not see them. Sometimes there’s so many things we could choose to do and they happen to appear all at once. So how do we choose what to do and what to let go? Maybe you’ve been asked to attend two different gatherings…

All Problems Have Solutions

All Problems Have Solutions

There are solutions that exist to all the problems that surround our life and sometimes we just need to think outside the box and look at these problems from a new perspective. Thinking outside the box means being creative in the way you approach things. Seeking a new perspective means giving up your old metrics…

Change Your Mindset, Change Your Day

Change Your Mindset, Change Your Day

The reality is, and you’ve probably heard this quote before; If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Wayne Dyer For those that do not know, Wayne Dyer was an American self-help author and a motivational speaker. So, what was he trying to say when he shared this…

Feeling Behind On Your Goals?

Feeling Behind On Your Goals?

Do you ever get this anxious feeling that you’re behind or in some ways off track in life? Maybe your goals keep escaping you or they’re taking a long time and you get demotivated and disappointed with yourself. Then you look back to all the times you’ve failed or the things that haven’t worked out…

Grow And Adapt To Your Surrounding

Grow And Adapt To Your Surrounding

Maybe your choices have put you in a situation that is more pressurised than normal. You might have to complete usual tasks in a shorter amount of time or you may be tired from lack of sleep. Whichever you find yourself, you must grow and adapt because the betterment of your future self is at…

Taking Control Of A Busy Schedule

Taking Control Of A Busy Schedule

There comes times in life when we feel like we’re really pushing our limits. We’re trying to fit so much more into our day or our week than we ever have before. Over time we have built up more and more opportunities and we continue to take them – that’s a great thing if we…

The Things I Cannot Understand In Life

The Things I Cannot Understand In Life

In life there’s things I will not understand, not now, not tomorrow, maybe never. So how do I deal with that? What purpose will they serve me? That’s one of the burning questions of life – why do certain things happen and for what cause? Both good things and bad things. First I want to…

Discipline Is A Pathway To Creativity

Discipline Is A Pathway To Creativity

The greatest we can offer to this world is rooted in discipline. Discipline is what allows our true self to shine out through the darkness of insecurity and fear. Our creativity nature will blossom if we consistently place ourselves in the correct environments to grow and learn. Creativity is the use of our imagination or…

Clayton Jennings pictured in the thumbnail of his YouTube video about overcoming anxiety

Dear Anxiety

Thank you to Clayton Jennings for sharing this uplifting work and much much more. An inspiring and empathy drawing video. This is one of the most honest and open representations of how we can feel about anxiety and the thoughts that sometimes control us. This a representation of perseverance beyond the demons of anxiety that…

Don’t Conform, Be a Trailblazer

Don’t Conform, Be a Trailblazer

Seeing the world through your own lens is an inherent necessity – it’s a must. That’s if you want any sense of lasting fulfilment in life. Your lens defines your thoughts, from these thoughts you generate a perspective and it’s from this perspective of yourself and others that you develop a metric for validation. Your…

You Have To Be Willing To Expand Yourself

You Have To Be Willing To Expand Yourself

Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time said, “Limits, just like fears, are often just an illusion.” What can we draw from this statement? It packs in a lot of messages and it also encourages us to develop our self awareness. What I believe Michael was trying to express is that we…

Don’t Be Afraid Of What Others Think

Don’t Be Afraid Of What Others Think

You will be judged and people will make assumptions about you, whether they are fair or not. That’s a fact of life and you need to grow to accept that fact. You need to learn not to take the things that others say personally because nobody truly knows you more than yourself. When you find…

Self Love And Protecting What’s Rightfully Yours

Self Love And Protecting What’s Rightfully Yours

Being a ‘yes man’ so to speak is a difficult character to uphold. At different times in our life we might find ourselves making a lot of sacrifices for others, but we need to be careful that we don’t jeopardise our own health – mentally and physically. So how we can still help others, but…

Love Takes Courage

Love Takes Courage

Compassion is to show concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. It entails actions that are focused on lifting others up with the intent of improving their well-being. Compassion can sometimes be hard to show and maybe even a little uncomfortable. This is because true connection can leave us vulnerable and exposed. When we…

The Poetry of Patience

The Poetry of Patience

The poetry of patience says, ‘Listen intently, don’t say a word’ For it’s the stillness that pays, It’s in the gifts, from people heard When action confronts, and it wills you to do, Be patient enough to think, are my actions ulterior or true? See patience is freedom It’s contentment, its satisfaction It’s peace from…

Listen to God’s Call

Listen to God’s Call

If you listen close enough, you can hear a silent whisper. It’s the man above, directing you to where you need to be. He might seem to work in ways, that sometimes don’t make sense, but how can something so grand as his plans fit into the realm of what we already know – get…

Making Big Decisions – Listening To Our Feelings

Making Big Decisions – Listening To Our Feelings

We all ponder different decisions at different stages of life. We tend to spend more time thinking about the ones that mean more to us – the ones that have more riding on them. It’s easy to sometimes overanalyse a situation and make it into something more intimidating than it actually is. Mark Manson makes…

Spending Valentines Day Alone (Part 2)

Spending Valentines Day Alone (Part 2)

I made a post last year emphasising the importance of acceptance on a day such as today. Acceptance of the fact that you are where you need to be and the realisation that you having everything you need right now. Feelings of loneliness might be challenging to face, but they should empower you – not…

The Importance Of Friendship

The Importance Of Friendship

Friendship is a blessing. Friendship can come in so many forms and each can provide us with invaluable support and stability. When we can find someone or a few people who we can share an emotional connection with it can be an uplifting feeling. The main benefit that comes out of friendship is the ability…

God Wants The Best For You, Truly

God Wants The Best For You, Truly

Whether you’re religious or not, I think it’s important to trust that the world is set up to work in your favour. If you become ignorant of this fact, bitterness can often result, and resentment can build to the point where you feel like you have no control over the outcomes of your life. Like…

Unexpected Challenge Means Unexpected Growth

Unexpected Challenge Means Unexpected Growth

Learn your process and make it clear, because if you don’t direct yourself consciously to where you want to be, you will never feel the satisfaction of knowing that you intentionally put yourself in the place you needed to be. Circumstances change, and situations happen in life that challenge us in unexpected ways, but here’s…

Give Time To The Things That Matter

Give Time To The Things That Matter

Life’s short, so we’ve really got to hone in on the things that matter. The truth is, we don’t know how long we’re here for and sometimes finding our purpose in such a short time is a struggle. So, what does it mean to give time to the things that matter? Well, put it this…

Your Example Of Perseverance Will Inspire Others

Your Example Of Perseverance Will Inspire Others

Deep down within all of us I believe there is a desire to empower others to achieve their fullest potential; their own personal goals as well as the goals of the community as a whole. And the way that we can achieve this together is by utilising setbacks and hardships as an opportunity to make…

A silhouette of a woman feeling empowered as she looks across the horizon

What We Dwell On Is Who We Become

The Power Behind Oprah’s Words These are some great words from an inspiring woman – Oprah Winfrey. Oprah personifies perseverance, and learning about her story is quite empowering. So when she said, “What we dwell on is who we become” it struck a chord with me and I want to share what I believe it…

Non-Cognitive Skills Will Help You Get Things Done

Non-Cognitive Skills Will Help You Get Things Done

Non-cognitive skills form the basis of how we respond to the tasks, activities and situations that encompass our day-to-day life. These skills comprise of things such as conscientiousness, perseverance and teamwork. I don’t think you can name one successful person or group that didn’t have either of these traits in large volumes. The reason why…

What Is Positive Mental Health?

What Is Positive Mental Health?

We often perceive mental health in a negative light in todays society. We hear of people suffering from things like depression, anxiety and PTSD, but that’s not all there is to it. We’re constantly reminded of examples of people who suffer from poor mental health outcomes (and for good reason), but we still should be…

Gratitude Will Bring You Hope This New Year

Gratitude Will Bring You Hope This New Year

Gratitude has and always will be a major source of how we perceive our success story, whether we accept it or not. The truth is, when we a greatful for our life as it is, and we choose to accept the beauty that truly is life, we can then move forward into the future with…

Matthew 7: Seek and You Shall Find

Matthew 7: Seek and You Shall Find

We can find decorated through the history books are common message that continues to shine through. If you don’t make the effort to ask the universe for what you want you will never have it. This does not mean only ‘asking’ in the literal sense with your words, but asking in the form of action…

The Power To Change Your Life (Chapter 2.0 – Accountability)

The Power To Change Your Life (Chapter 2.0 – Accountability)

See Chapter 1.0 – Momentum At any given moment, you have the ability to change your life. The moment you take full accountability of the outcomes of your life you start to take back power – you gain a sense of control over situations. Not control over the outcomes themselves, but control over your response…

The Intent of Words – A Poem

The Intent of Words – A Poem

They say you should say nothing, if you have nothing good to say. But, what if you have something you’re not sure is good to say?What if that something could make someones day?Are we just to hold it, to carry it, and keep it locked away?If the words you have, you truly yearn to shareThen…