Letters, reflections and stories on resilience, discipline and change
Having launched two businesses this last year (one of which died a horrible death), I care an awful lot these days about standards, discipline, and building a solid career and a fulfilling life. I am also, by trade, an actor, which means I care about playfulness, imagination, storytelling and silliness.
Something important I’ve learned over the past couple of years, has to do with outsourcing your value. I had an uncomfortable realisation, about 18 months ago, that I had built a large part of my sense of worth on how I was treated at work. When things were going
I’ve had a feeling for a while, and I’m going to try and articulate it now, hopefully it might resonate with you. I think it will. I’m struggling to describe the feeling without sounding overly dramatic or increasingly paranoid, of which it is neither. It’s quieter
Self-help lives in the future. “Your best life is waiting.” “Step into your higher self.” “Become the version of you who doesn’t hesitate.” “Design your ideal life.” Everything it promises sits just ahead of where you are now; the better body, the clearer mind, the calmer relationships, the version
Imagine waking up and the first thought you have is a grateful one. Grateful for a new day, excited for what you might accomplish, fully aligned with the direction this day is taking. For clarity, this isn't a letter on gratitude, it's a letter about structure.
For as long as I can remember, if someone asked how I was, I told them I was fine. It wasn’t true. I was anything but. “Functioning”, yes. “Fine”, no. [Read also; motionless.] “Fine” is a remarkably efficient word. It does 3 things; It reassures the other person, ends
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