The Doormat Syndrome
Monday morning, I came down the stairs to find a massive flood due to a pipe burst. A complete nightmare. A few days later, we called up a well-established flooring company, to call someone out to get a quote for fixtures and fitting. We were guaranteed a quote in 30minutes, it Sounds straightforward. It isn’t, […]
Different Belief systems
I had a co-worker who frazzled my mind with this one-liner that ‘everything happens for a reason’. The context started on the idea that the perfect job comes to you, not the other way round. Only 5 minutes later, I had a massive debate which somehow made the day go faster. My co-worker gave me […]
The Art to Emotional Intellect
The ancient Stoics are known as the ‘school of hardcore philosophy. Virtue’s that included courage, moderation, justice, and wisdom. It’s no wonder the roman empire thrived for over 1,000 years, demonstrating solid judgement, robustness, and warrior-like mentality. I came across Three timeless principles provided by the stoics for handling the emotions better in everyday life. They include: […]
The Victim Mentality
The definition of Victim The definition of Victim: ‘a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action‘. The psychological definition: ‘a person who has come to feel helpless and passive in the face of misfortune or ill-treatment’. Our culture can’t define a real problem because most people allow small matters […]
Importance of Personal Values
A lot of self-help advice is built around the idea of what we lack, which makes us go down a rabbit hole to find the answers. Instead, it’s more important to look at personal value as the answer. By asking ourselves critical questions like what is important to us? What do we care about most? What motivates us to get out of our […]
The Seed of Self-doubt 
Life can be pretty merry at times, and you can be strolling along with not a care in the world. Getting on with your job, skipping around whilst playing happy families, and then unexpectedly, there’s an invisible whisper that creeps into your head and at times comes as a giant smack. Confused, don’t be. It’s called self-doubt. […]
The Secret Book Review (Law of Attraction)
I read ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne back in 2008 and, after reading a few pages, threw the book across the room. It’s what we in call Britain ‘absolute bollocks’. The whole secret was branded around the idea that a so-called super law helps to attract anything we want solely from the power of positive […]
Passion Vs Purpose
Human beings are placed in two categories whilst roaming the earth during their lifespan. They are either pleasure-seekers trying to chase one high to the next. Or, the lucky ones end up finding purpose and live happily ever after. It seems simple when it’s summed up like that, but people are more complicated than the description above. Let me break it down for […]