The Daily Do

Perseverance needs a light to persevere towards, a point on the horizon for you to stay the course. We can’t use common opinions to define if our path’s right, they are not us and change like clouds,…

Good thinking needs daily nourishment from an enriching and sustaining pot, and, just like eating, we choose what goes in to feed and grow our thought. Great mindset isn’t learnt then dropped like st…

Realise, right now, there is no danger at your door, you have food, water, clothes and shelter from any storm. Be here in this moment waking to this present truth; everything is ok, life’s supporting…

When you’re focused on what’s good for you, and then act on this control, you’re also avoiding focus on what makes you feel fearful. Our greatest fears dissolve whilst unattended and forlorn, build s…

A pause can stop the sting of an angry, damaging remark, one breath to think before you speak can tame a vicious bark. In the space between what’s happening and how you then respond, lies the choice …

Talking with an old friend, words popped out that I never thought I’d say, “Every time I meditate I have a better day”. I'd flipped back through weeks in my diary and the pattern had leapt to my atte…

We like to think our problems lie outside our right to choose, we sit in our discomfort and then we label with excuse. Excuses are the words we use to hide truth from ourselves, but simply stop them …

Most greatness that we achieve stems from our inner child, vulnerable yet free, hiding deep inside. The more we release our inner child the more authentic we become, and we connect with others more i…

A rolling ball of snow begins with one small but definite push, a decision, then an action gathering size and pace and this snowball can be you. Wake up starkly to the fact that you can do most anyth…

New days will fall before you and in them you can renew, accept the change, let go of the past, and grasp what you can do. In the wake of letting go you reveal new roads to walk, as you close the doo…

Hindsight is the window to what really floats your boat, so go through last year’s calendar to learn what lit you up the most. And see what depressed you, pulled the rug from underneath, then plan mo…

Once you have a plan in mind of what you want to do, share your plan with someone to be accountable to. If we alone control the goalposts of our desires and dreams, we all too easily move them when e…

Setting goals only helps if goals are possible, far reaching yes but reachable, lots to learn but teachable, hills to move but move they will if you push what you control, don’t wait for the mountain…

Self-esteem is built from estimable actions, it’s not dished out at birth, from doing things you feel are worthwhile you define your worth. In the same way self esteem is learnt so too is repeated la…

We rarely feel like doing what we set out to begin, as New Year's Day comes quickly and reality sets in. Drop your shoulders, take a breath, don’t sweat how you feel now, but choose to do what you se…

The inward glare that a yearly review requires can result in being tough on yourself. Yes it’s good to look back and learn, but focus on what you did well. The upward spiral is not spun by dragging y…

At the New Year starting gate you’re all pumped up and set to change it all, and so it’s hard to swallow that the greatest change is small. Change the little habits that dictate your daily path, thes…

Start your personal revolution, it’s more rewarding than resolve. Resolutions feel so punishing, revolution is for you, realising deep in your heart that you are what you do. Stopping doing things th…

Take the baton firmly in your hand, accept that fears must be faced, see that you are the sum of your choices, and in choices your future is made. From a place of emotional balance there are obvious …

Once you have accepted your faults no one can use them against you, and so an honest and thorough personal inventory is the most liberating thing you can do. More than that, accept your faults and YO…