My aim is to inspire people around the world one blog post at a time.
This is the place to nourish your mind, heart, body and soul.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch your own business. Maybe you want to escape the rat race and find peace in simple living. Maybe you want to improve your health. Whatever your dream is, it is valid!
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Dreams without action are just dreams. But taking action doesn’t necessarily mean quitting your job and burning the ocean. Small steps matter. It is the ability to plug away consistently at something over time that is the key. Small steps add up. You’ll get there!
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If you keep building slowly and consistently with passion each day, adding value that matters to you, then the growth will take care of itself. The keys to achieving success are patience and avoiding complacency.
The Enemy Inside You
In her work on vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy, Brené Brown explores the concept of “near enemies”.
It’s a term borrowed from Buddhist philosophy, to describe attitudes or emotions that closely resemble positive qualities but can undermine or corrupt them.
Brown emphasises that distinguishing between these “near enemies” and the authentic emotions or virtues they mimic is crucial to developing healthy relationships with ourselves and others.
Her exploration of vulnerability, empathy, and connection, in particular, focuses on how close enemies can deceive us into thinking we are building real connections when, in fact, we may be maintaining emotional distance or avoiding vulnerability.
You Don’t Like Me and I Don’t Care
In a world where social media “likes” and approval seem to measure our worth, it’s no wonder many of us feel anxious about how others perceive us.
But what if we adopted a radically different perspective? What if we stopped caring about whether people liked us or not?
This is what the book “The Courage to be Disliked” by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga suggests. Here, the authors draw on the philosophy of Alfred Adler, who believed that much of our unhappiness comes from trying to meet the expectations of others.
According to Adler, our true freedom lies in relinquishing the need for approval and having the courage to live authentically, even if it means not being liked.
Fortune Favours The Brave
Courage is a word that often evokes images of knights charging into battle, explorers venturing into uncharted territories, and everyday heroes standing up for what they believe in.
But what does it mean to be brave, and how does courage lead to financial or otherwise fortune?
In this article, we'll explore the concept of courage through the lens of Dr. Jordan Peterson, a Canadian psychologist, author, and media commentator.
We'll also examine how taking bold risks has led to fortune for some of history's most well-known figures.
Dr. Peterson says you must "look where you least want to".
It reminds us that growth and opportunity often lie outside our comfort zones.