A simple guide to ridding yourself of the habit of complaint. — No matter what steps we take to avoid or prevent problems, setbacks and disappointments from occurring, they are unavoidable parts of life’s tapestry. What matters most is how we deal with them. When things go wrong, our reflex action can often be to complain. Not necessarily to someone who can…

I am a huge coffee lover (‘addict’ is probably a more accurate term at this point). Ever since I was introduced to fresh coffee in my teens, I’ve been searching for the perfect cup. Malcolm Gladwell famously said it takes 10,000 hours to master something. Well, I have made 10,000…

I started lifting weights in my early thirties and immediately fell in love with it. It felt primal, pure, and rewarding. When you first start lifting, progress comes easy. Newbie gains, they call it. Those rapid results were satisfying and encouraged me to keep going. I soon formed a habit…

Anyone who follows Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) will be familiar with a fighter called Tony Ferguson. The guy is a veteran who, with twelve consecutive victories, built up the longest winning streak in UFC Lightweight history — widely regarded as the toughest division in MMA. He is known for his…

A book, a video series, and a podcast to cover different learning styles — My background is in marketing and design, but my passion for personal development led me to coaching and mentoring a few years back. Initially, I mentored other designers and marketers. But, once I understood the power of coaching, I decided to focus on becoming a coach, so I spent a…

I’m not a big football (soccer) fan, but it was hard not to get caught up in England’s 2018 World Cup run when they made it to the semi-finals for the first time in 28 years. I remember watching them get knocked out by Croatia — a close match that…

The Ship of Theseus is an ancient Greek thought experiment that asks: If you replaced a ship’s parts one-by-one as they expired until every plank, bolt, and beam was replaced, is it still the same ship? There’s no easy answer. (It gets even more complicated if you consider the possibility…

As we all know, the pandemic has significantly changed many people’s working arrangements, with millions of people working from home for the last year. There’s been endless discussion about the implications of this shift to home working. A common argument is that not being in a shared workspace with colleagues…

My wife and I have always kept our car keys in separate places. This was never an issue until we had a baby, and we both started using my car because it had the baby seat in it. Though we were now sharing a set of car keys, each of…