In today’s episode I want to talk with you about a very inconvenient truth. It’s something that most people spend their lives avoiding and only the small few ever turn to look it in the eye. When I explain it the magic is in realising that this is not a negative truth but something that...
Yesterday I took my son to his usual Brazilian Ju Jitsu class. It’s a good time to sit back and watch him and to catch up on journaling. However, toward the end of the class I watched him play a game that made me think about life in general and about the people we do...
Ever been in a difficult moment of conflict or tension? We’ve all been there at some point! Why does it often seems as if our brains have been hijacked and we say or do things that surprise us and not always for the best? In today’s episode I want to show you one physical practice...
If you don’t personally struggle with the experience of depression or anxiety then you definitely will know someone who does. In today’s episode I want to shed some light on this massive cultural phenomena and how we can use an ancient methodology to help us in the 21st century. This is an important episode for...
In today’s episode I want to talk with you about the fact we all need to be more deeply in touch with the dissatisfaction in our lives. Gratitude matters but it’s also ok to be aware of the areas we feel a sense of lack or unhappiness. It is these areas that both tell us...
Yesterday I had a special conversation that really changed my perspective on the purpose of the journey we are all taking in personal development. It’s easy to feel that we can only be happy when we have reached certain goals, found a certain level of status or reached the pinnacle of a career. Unfortunately that...
Last week I took some time in my journal to do an exercise that I found really helpful and in this episode I want to share it with you. All of us carry around a set of negative beliefs that can really hold us back. It can often seem really hard to change them. The...
In today’s message I want to talk with you about the incredible importance of silence and solitude. These days all of us are inundated with enormous levels of historically unprecedented distraction, noise and stimulation. At times like this, the pursuit of silence can be a radical decision but it can make a seismic difference in...
In today’s episode it’s all about the awesome gift of hard times. In modern life most people have been conditioned to flee from difficulty through avoidance, distraction and blame. The result is that we rarely grow. It seems to be a law of the universe that growth comes only through being stretched and tested. When...
In today’s episode I want to share with you a powerful insight from a course I have been doing on mindfulness and self-compassion. We all carry within a ‘inner critic’ – it’s the voice that tells us that we are never going to be any good, reach our goals or amount to very much. At...
