Is Lockdown A Time For Appreciation and Perspective?
This might sound very strange, but I’m almost enjoying lockdown. Not for the fact that we’re in a pandemic or that there’s fatalities every day from the virus. But for the way that life seems to have suddenly slowed down. The streets are quiet. There’s less rushing and racing. People aren’t obsessing over likes on […]
Continue readingFinding Calm During This Time Of Crisis
As I drove through the town of Boyle yesterday, the streets were empty and calm. No hustle or bustle, no bunting, no shamrocks or flags. No crowds of people lining the streets to wave and celebrate the parade. The clinks of pint glasses didn’t ring from inside the pubs. The chatter and laughter of families […]
Continue readingThe Power of Pride – Catalyst or Inhibitor
Apologies in advance as this may get a bit deep. But… When was the last time someone looked at you fondly and said – “I’m proud of you”. I’m not sure if it’s just an Irish thing, but we tend to talk shit to each others faces. Slagging, digs and extracting the urine. Then when […]
Continue readingThe One Book You Should NOT Read In 2020
If there was one book I could convince you NOT to buy in 2020, it would be…. ‘The Secret‘. I wouldn’t even buy it as a door stop. And here’s why: The whole premise of the book is the law of attraction and using your thoughts to change things. Recently, there’s been a huge rise […]
Continue readingShould We Prioritise Our Mental Diet?
In the current social media climate, is there a case for us to start prioritising our mental diet? Or should we simply just keep sailing along the rapid and ever accelerating flow of technology and information? Today, I’m going to dive into a few considerations about whether or not we should maybe look at how […]
Continue readingWhat If We Lived Life Like An Egg Timer?
I rarely do this, but today I’m writing about some perspective on life. I spent last weekend in Southampton at an event. It’s more marketing etc so I won’t bore you with that. But, there were some great take home points that really resonated with me, and matches the way I’ve been thinking the last […]
Continue readingHow To Use The Sunset For Motivation
The sun will rise every morning. And it will set every evening. Regardless of what you do each day. It’s completely up to you as to how you spend each day. You can prioritise sitting around and finding ways to justify why you’re not achieving what you want in life. Or you can find solutions, […]
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