Personal growth
Truth and (Self)-Love Challenge
The truth and self-love challenge asks what happens when I practise honesty and kindness together. I want to explore that without losing the boundaries…
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Personal growth
A promise kept. A question asked. Something you finally begin. I write about personal growth through choices you can recognise in an ordinary day. Start with self-respect and the promises you keep or turning an intention into a next step.
When the next step feels difficult, explore acting while you are still afraid. When you need another perspective, try choosing a book for the question you are living with.
Personal growth
The 7 Principles of the Universe
The seven Hermetic principles below come from The Kybalion. They describe a philosophical outlook rather than a scientific account of the universe. These notes…
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Why You Are Here
Creating your life is the image behind this personal view of purpose. I return to experiences, choices and participation: what we bring into the…
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Gratefulness leads to great people – or vice versa
Am I grateful because of the great people in my life? Or do I have great people in my life because I am grateful?…
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33 Principles for my 33rd.
These 33 personal principles mark my 33rd birthday. They bring together the way I want to work, learn and live, including long-term relationships and…
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Be ready to be tested by life
Staying calm as a parent became a practical challenge when my young child was hurt. This is my account of that day and of…
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What others think doesn’t matter
Creating despite criticism means giving the work care without handing every opinion control over it. I want to do my best, listen thoughtfully and…
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Jerry Long: finding meaning without denying hardship
Why I shared Jerry Long’s story, what the Viktor Frankl Institute documents, and why choosing a response is not the same as controlling every circumstance.
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Use Gamification to get through Life-Challenges
In uncertain times we need certainity. In insane times we need sanity. Whenever I get asked how I go through life in those insane…
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Don’t
Personal boundaries in business begin with the people and commitments I choose. This list asks what deserves my time, what I respect and what…