If we don’t find the capacity to grow. We take root.

Why do we keep our promises to others but not to ourselves?

When we take a moment to understand what’s most important, we shed the baggage of what we think we should be.

Beware the monsters lurk. Ready to pounce at a moment’s notice when you least expect them, ill-prepared and no energy to fight.

So much of what we do is designed to manage our fears and protect our current status. But what if you threw it all away and started over?

There’s not a day that goes by that I am not trapped in my own mind, challenging my effort, my intent and my own value in this life. These are the moments that can provide deep introspection or a spiral of despair.

With all the chat about AI and our imminent demise as a species, it can be hard to focus.

We all have made excuses at some point in our lives, whether to avoid taking responsibility for our actions or to justify our lack of action.

The fear of the unknown is more traumatic than the unknown itself.

Each day we write another chapter whether we believe it or not.

There is no doubt that you are further along than you realise. But that voice in your head hounds you, tortures you, that you are not enough, you haven’t come far enough.

My greatest growth came from when I stopped. Sat staring at a whiteboard for three months asking, what does moving forward look like.

When it comes to setting goals for yourself or your business, it might be time for a change in thinking.

It is not lost on me that life is hard, damn hard. But we assume that most have it under control. It’s a myth.

As Lone Leaders we put ourselves under daily pressure fighting an unseeable enemy that we can never win against.

What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. But it comes with pain.

It dawned on me this morning that anchoring something can be powerful, queue the boat analogy.

The Stockdale Paradox was initially brought to life in the Jim Collins Good To Great book on what it takes to make average companies extraordinary.

Forgive me if you are not a dog owner. I assure you this is for you too.

What if there was nothing to change? What if life is just how it is supposed to be?