Life is like a chronic disease. Chronic diseases are often indolent, progress slowly and culminate in a disastrous event which could kill you. Look at heart attacks. The vast majority occur because of an unhealthy lifestyle. You might not even realise what you are doing to yourself. A pizza here, a cookie there, a few extra drinks from… Continue reading It Will Hurt
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The Why, The What & The How
What's your Why? It doesn't matter what it is. It could be that you want to help others, be the richest person in town, be the most knowledgeable, most caring, most outrageous... If you don't have a good Why, one that you are attached to deeply, you will use the What and the How as an excuse… Continue reading The Why, The What & The How
Are You Ready?
I taught myself how to play the guitar from the age of 11 - the hard way - mainly by ear. There was simply no other way to learn back then. When I was 11, the internet still felt like a baby. But, soon people were uploading music notation/tablature, lessons on how to play the guitar,… Continue reading Are You Ready?
Your Job & Your Work
Having a job implies being told by someone higher up in the ladder to do something in a way that they want you to do it. You can also choose to do your "work". Your work is your art and it is what you feel most excited and enthused about. Your job is not your… Continue reading Your Job & Your Work
The One Secret to Getting Good At Anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbZmzFkq4TA Beethoven's 23rd Sonata, Third Movement I was playing the guitar the other day and found myself playing Beethoven's 23rd Sonata. I hadn't played it in a very long time and memories of learning how to play it came flooding back. I remembered recording a video of me playing a part of it a few… Continue reading The One Secret to Getting Good At Anything
Give Yourself Permission To Fail
"Today you're going to listen to some music, then pair up with someone and then make a piece of music to play in front of the rest of the class." Everyone loved music lessons at school. Even the people who sucked and had no musical talent whatsoever. Usually at the end of the lesson the… Continue reading Give Yourself Permission To Fail
Have You Arrived?
I had a really awkward experience the other day. When I walked into the morning meeting at work everyone was talking about me for some reason. Not in a bad way. In a really good way. They were talking about how I can speak several languages, can play the guitar, how I'm starting my new business and I'm… Continue reading Have You Arrived?
How To Make Money
I was very scared when I was 19 years old. I had just committed to paying several hundred thousand pounds, move to a different country where I didn't even speak the language and ended up working over 80 hours a week. I literally had no time to eat a lot of the time and spent… Continue reading How To Make Money
Victim Mentality
"I'm late because of the traffic." "I'm fat because of my genetics." "I can't do that, because I'm not clever enough." "I don't have time to work out" I have an experiment for you. For one day try to not blame anyone or anything. For one day accept full responsibility for your mood, emotions and outcomes… Continue reading Victim Mentality
Motivation
What is it that gets you out of bed in the morning and excited about life? Interestingly, research has shown that once basic human needs are met we are driven by motivations which are not monetary. These are: Autonomy - the desire to direct your own life Mastery - the desire to learn and create Purpose… Continue reading Motivation
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