Climbing through Self-Doubt.
Here in Australia it’s Summer – the season for the beach, bush fires, and… cycling challenges. Last weekend saw the end of the Tour Down Under, which is held in and around the hills of Adelaide in South Australia and last weekend was the Audax Alpine Challenge. The course had to be moved to Mt … Read more
Jump in, just go for it!
I was Just the other day I was bathing our little boy, Will, who is just about 6 months old. He absolutely loves the water and on this day he was having a lot of fun splashing the water with his hands. For such little hands he was producing some mighty big splashes. It got … Read more
Turning your Fear into Power – Batman style!
Thomas Wayne: And why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up. …actually, so we can blog about it! Every hero has to confront their ‘shadow’. Often in old stories and even new ones it’s in the form of a dark figure, like Darth Vader, Ra’s al Ghul, or the Joker. … Read more
Strike while the iron is hot
Recently I wrote about consistency and the habits of choice that we have that shape our lives. Well I want to briefly share my thoughts on something related to this. When I look back over the last 20 years of my life, I see it punctuated by moments of clarity, moments of courage and joy. … Read more
Embracing Transformation and Taking Fear out of the Equation
I’ve been a bit quiet on the blog for the last couple of weeks. With our baby only days or maybe weeks away (Ophelia is 37 weeks now), there has been a huge amount of reorganisation going on at lots of levels. The house has had a major reshuffle to create our baby’s room and … Read more
Live Now! Dare to go for your Dream
We all have dreams. We all have a vision of the life we want to create. It might be creating a beautiful property for the family in the country, or becoming a writer or musician, a rock star. Maybe it’s opening your own business, or taking a year-long world global adventure. Maybe you have a … Read more
Going Beyond the Self: The Hero’s Way
Being ready and stepping up in life requires having faith in ourselves, and in something far greater that we all share, and investing that faith in powerful and meaningful actions in ways that enrich the lives of others.
The Beauty of Doing Nothing
When I look back over my life, often the moments I am most proud of are those points when I’ve chosen not to let my fear dictate my which way I go – I don’t know who said it, but it works here – these were moments when I felt the fear but did it … Read more
Focussing on the Road Ahead
I remember the first time I was put behind the wheel of a car. It was in the country and I was given an empty stretch of unsealed road to roll along. The most challenging thing about was navigating a couple of huge craters in the middle of the road (well that’s the way I … Read more
Creating Problems where there are none
So often we create so much extra work for ourselves. In my last post I shared my recent experience with a relapse of anxiety. As the week came to an end I found my mind drifting ahead worrying about the future. In particular, I started focusing on the next major phase of my PhD thesis. … Read more
