A month ago I was an avid Tiktok user. I was trying to grow my reach on the platform which meant creating 4 videos a day, monitoring the latest trends, and obsessively checking my phone to see how well my videos were doing. I was hooked and it was taking…

I’m a big believer in actions. Whether we’re aware of it or not our mind is constantly passing judgment on the decisions we make throughout the day. To work on a project or to watch Netflix, to face a challenge or avoid it, to act in a way that honors…

I’ve been hooked on true crime Netflix documentaries as of late and in the midst of watching “Son Of Sam”, whilst recapping the iconic Charles Manson case, something stood out to me. They spoke of the cult-leaders ability to manipulate and control the individuals within his so-called “family”. How could…

Turn down the chaos — Our brains are energy-consuming machines. Despite only being 2% of our body mass it consumes an astonishing 20% of our overall energy requirements. More importantly, this figure doesn’t change whether we’re engaged in brain-testing calculus or doing nothing at all. This is evident at any time we’re not physically doing…

Desire comes in many forms; some are necessary, and others are not. The longing for something more creates a sense of urgency within us to achieve. The Buddha believed the pursuit of desire (was he called taṇhā) was the route to suffering (dukkha). He said, “If you sleep, Desire grows…

I was recently listening to a wonderful podcast on dating anxiety and one statement stuck out to me: The mistake of assuming that our efforts will lead to specific outcomes. That if we show up a certain way in our dating life, we’ll be gifted with the relationship we crave…

The personal growth industry will have you believe that being independent is the key to happiness — and to some degree, I agree. We all know leaning on others for validation and allowing their opinions to lead our judgments/behaviors is detrimental to our wellbeing. …

Work To Improve Your Self-Worth To Change Your Life — Our view of self sits front and center in our lives. Like our lungs determine how much oxygen is imported into our blood; impacting how nourished our body is, our self-esteem is the cognitive parallel. The life we live is generally a good reflection of our view of self. When…

Reassessing How We Approach Personal Development — The personal growth pendulum is a statement I use to describe the process many of us undergo when we’re striving for growth but are pushed back by the habits we’re trying to change. It’s a common state to find yourself in, as habits often run deep and are difficult to…