We all have that story that has become a sticking point in our lives. A wound we can’t escape; a personal or professional failure, a trauma or tragedy, a season of misery or an unfortunate event that occurred. If we’re being honest, we all have many of these, but there are some you feel within the fibre of your being. It’s the one you thought of when you read the title of this essay.
Read MoreLife is not meant to be an over-polished trophy. Sometimes though, we can’t help ourselves; we get caught up in trying to make it this big, impressive, shiny thing. We obsess, self-assess, goal-orient, productivity-hack, focus-focus and super-charge our way to efficiency and success.
Read MoreAnswer: One intentional, proactive and well-planned bite at a time. Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly and intentionally, but this is especially important if you're taking on a big creative project and you need to figure out how to successfully eat your elephant. Here's a fun framework to get you stomping in the right direction.
Read MoreDon’t mind me while I celebrate the end of the most admin-filled period of my life: changing my last name. It was a rigorous mission, but I was determined to do it in record time, or at the very least, by the time the clock struck one year of being a wifey. Because the longer you leave it, the more daunting it gets. And it is a rather daunting and uninspiring process to complete…
Welcome to the final leg of the journey; from engagement to marriage and so-called happily ever after; this is the part that nobody talks about, and the final jolt back to reality post wedded bliss: changing your last name in every place you exist.
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