This summer thousands of young graduates will be joining the millions of young unemployed in the UK competing for fewer and fewer jobs, so why on earth am I leaving my stable and rewarding career behind? Firstly, no I haven’t gone bat shit crazy and secondly, no I haven’t been offered a better job. The truth is – I’ve become … Read More
Idea Anxiety and Momentum Moments
When it comes to starting a business, writing a book or anything that challenges you creatively, sustaining momentum is vital. Everybody enjoys that ‘Ah-ha’ moment when you conjure up a new idea but the initial buzz quickly fades when the lizard brain reminds you of just how much leg work it’s going to take to see it through. “Genius is … Read More
The Curse Of Being Cushty
Most people go to work every day in denial. A recent survey revealed that 19% of employees said they were satisfied with their jobs, meaning a staggering 81% of people willingly accept a state of dissatisfaction. Last year, a friend of mine took the whole year off travelling after he was made redundant. He returned home with wide eyed optimism … Read More
Calculating Scarcity – What Do You Stand To Lose?
Whenever the news announces heavy snow in London everybody goes into panic mode. The local supermarket shelves are quickly emptied, petrol stations run dry and suddenly everybody gets super productive before the white blanket arrives. Psychologist refer to this phenomenon as the “Romeo and Juliet Effect,” when we know something is going to be unavailable it suddenly becomes more attractive, … Read More
Why you need to break life’s patterns
A paper published by Duke University researchers in 2006 found that more than 40% of the actions people performed each day weren’t actually decisions, but habits. When Simon & Gardfunkel uttered the lyrics, “My life is made of patterns that can scarcely be controlled,” they hit the nail on the head, but just how scarce is our control and shouldn’t … Read More
Enjoy the aspects of ‘losing control’
Humans love routine. Without it, we quickly become filled with self doubt and a lack of purpose generally leads to depression. On the flip side of this, routine is the killer of creativity and self growth. Once in a secure job, many people switch to auto pilot and before long, they’ve spent ten years of their life coasting. And guess … Read More