When I first got into self-improvement, I leaned into the more stoic side of the movement. Without being a true scholar of stoicism, what this meant was more about accepting things as they were and not bitching and moaning about personal circumstances. What you may refer to as "sucking it up" Doing this is okay … Continue reading Other Posts I Like: What the “Positivity” process doesn’t like to talk about
What Are You Grateful For?
Have you seen my No Complaining Challenge yet? Because many are calling 2020 a ‘bad’ year, this seemed like an ideal time to challenge my readers not to complain for the next three weeks. Check it out! In today's post I want to look at gratitude. When times are hard, you may say: “What is … Continue reading What Are You Grateful For?
Why Be Negative?
“One day I decided I wanted to be positive, so I chose to be…” Why be negative? As you undertake the No Complaining Challenge, it’s a simple question to ask yourself. An effective tip when attempting not to complain, is to identify the sources that set you off grumbling – whether it’s bad drivers, a … Continue reading Why Be Negative?
The No Complaining Challenge 2020
2020 eh? I wonder what the history books will write about this year? For me it will go down as the year I had to be extra resilient to fight off the forces of negativity. With less than ideal things happening in the world, this has seen a general increase in moaning across the global … Continue reading The No Complaining Challenge 2020
Slight return
It took nearly seven months before I decided to publish on the Manifesto of Perfection again, the place I recorded my thoughts and opinions of all things self-improvement. Last week I marked my return, where for the first time ever I featured work that wasn't my own - a beautiful poem by Charles Bukowski 'So you want … Continue reading Slight return
Perfect Manifesto 