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Part One... This year has been a difficult one, I’m sure you’ve heard that a thousand times before, but I’m a believer difficult times offer the opportunity to learn a lot. Lockdown took away the freedom to keep doing the things we loved, and, seeing the people we loved. Our places that relieved our stresses … Continue reading An Open Letter For Whomever
It’s not been an easy year so far... In some ways I knew this moment was coming, my head hasn’t been into much recently. You could say too many lockdowns, too many gym closures,... too many setbacks were responsible for the frustrations. But I know that’s a lie and a bit of self-sabotage was involved … Continue reading How Hard You Get Hit
For the past year, you’ve set yourself a habit working towards that goal to achieve that thing you really want. And after all that time working through the challenges and setbacks, you’ve finally done it! So why do you feel so down and disappointed with the end result? Why do I feel so down now … Continue reading Feel Disappointed After Achieving a Goal?: Try this…
This past week I was browsing Facebook and noticed a former school friend commenting on his happiness about a “well deserved promotion." As I was about to drop a comment congratulating them on their job success, I realised the promotion they were talking about was the English football team Leeds United going up to the … Continue reading It’s Coming Home…
Although there is no exact formula to success, our mindset and attitude can be baggage holding us back. We may not realise it, but the way we think maybe having an impact on our how effectively we achieve our goals and live our lives. Many of us are unaware we are doing any of these, … Continue reading The 7 Habits Of Highly Ineffective People
When I first got into self-improvement, I would always treat myself harshly if I took a night off to spend time on any activity deemed “unproductive” (i.e not contributing towards achieving an end goal). In these times my mind would fill itself with uncompassionate thoughts “How could you take a night off? Your life is … Continue reading It’s Okay To Relax
Welcome to the Perfect Manifesto post highlights for May 2021. If you've been reading for a while you may know that I'm an admirer of strongman competitions - the ability to lift up a range of heavy objects is something that always inspires me to keep picking up the weights at the gym and made … Continue reading Perfect Manifesto Highlights: May, 2021
Like most kids I used to love cartoons. My favourite pastime was drawing doodles, inspired by British comics like the Beano and Newspaper strips like Calvin and Hobbes. For my tenth birthday I received a book “Make Your Own Comics” a rather simplistic how to draw book which was inflated in price by the dozen … Continue reading When Your Teacher Told You, You Couldn’t Draw…
The school days... What are you fears? The white collar pierced my neck, pushed back by the tie representing the colours of my house and school. I compressed a finger against the shirts top button, a futile attempt to engulf some air. The school I attended was a stickler for formality and professionalism, so I … Continue reading What Are Your Fears?
“I’m working on my business and going to the gym every day, while you sit on the couch and watch Netflix. You and I are not alike...” It’s attitudes like this which make me question my own involvement in the self-improvement movement. The sheer pomposity and pretentiousness that festers from a number of people dedicated … Continue reading Manifesto For A Better Self-Improvement Movement
Why Hacks To A Better Life Aren't Working… Following hacks, tricks and a generic written program for a mass audience is all very well. A person starts with a good intention - to lose weight, save more, be a ‘success’. Blueprints of someone else’s path might seem like a sure thing to reach your desired … Continue reading The Self-Improvement Guru Is Not Your Friend…
When meeting someone for the first time – whether it’s going for an interview or going on a date, we are mindful of the first impression we give, whether it’s cleaning ourself up, wearing nice clothing, or even mentally preparing how we want things to go. But all this time, we’ve been neglecting something really … Continue reading 4 Quick Fixes For More Confident Body Language
