The journey of Change and Growth

DISCLAIMER: THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MUCH WRITTEN IN THIS THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW. INSTEAD OF WASTING THE NEXT 15 MINS OF YOUR LIFE, JUST GO ON WITH IT. WELL IN CASE YOU WANT TO WASTE IT ANYWAY, DO NOT READ ANYTHING IN BRACKETS OR IN RED TEXT, THAT'S A BIT OUT OF CONTEXT USUALLY MY MIND OFF RAMPING. IT WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME TO DO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. (SOMETIMES IT'S GENUINE LINKS TO ARTICLES WITH MORE INFO SO READ AND CLICK IT). You know that feeling when you wake up, stub your toe on the bed, spill coffee on your shirt, and realize your keys have literally vanished from existence? Yeah, that’s your brain screaming, “I did NOT sign up for this!” But what if I told you there’s a way to hack your day before it hacks you? Enter segment intending—a fancy term for “telling your day who’s boss.” (Spoiler: It’s you. Probably.) Vishen Lakhiani, founder of Mindvalley and guy-who-talks-like-he-invented-adulthood, describes segment intending as “consciously designing how you w...

DISCLAIMER: THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MUCH WRITTEN IN THIS THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW. INSTEAD OF WASTING THE NEXT 15 MINS OF YOUR LIFE, JUST GO ON WITH IT. WELL IN CASE YOU WANT TO WASTE IT ANYWAY, DO NOT READ ANYTHING IN BRACKETS OR IN RED TEXT, THAT'S A BIT OUT OF CONTEXT USUALLY MY MIND OFF RAMPING. IT WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME TO DO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. (SOMETIMES IT'S GENUINE LINKS TO ARTICLES WITH MORE INFO SO READ AND CLICK IT). The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. - Proverbs 21 v 5 (KJV) Surely we do live in the age of instant everything . Instant coffee, instant noodles, instant gratification. You want something? Tap a button, it's there! But here’s the catch: the things that actually matter,  the success, the deep relationships, the mastery of a skill, those things do not operate on Amazon Prime delivery schedules. They take time, planning, and most importantly, thinking . No, I ain't talkin...

DISCLAIMER: THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MUCH WRITTEN IN THIS THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW. INSTEAD OF WASTING THE NEXT 15 MINS OF YOUR LIFE, JUST GO ON WITH IT. WELL IN CASE YOU WANT TO WASTE IT ANYWAY, DO NOT READ ANYTHING IN BRACKETS OR IN RED TEXT, THAT'S A BIT OUT OF CONTEXT USUALLY MY MIND OFF RAMPING. IT WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME TO DO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. (SOMETIMES IT'S GENUINE LINKS TO ARTICLES WITH MORE INFO SO READ AND CLICK IT). The Law of Attraction: The Universe Delivers When You’re Ready “To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. The world is not yet a crazy enough place to reward a whole bunch of undeserving people.” ―  Charles T. Munger.  Harsh? Maybe. True? Absolutely. The universe isn’t some wish-granting factory handing out prizes to whoever asks the loudest. (No like seriously imagine someone spending the whole day on the couch playing video games and chowing all the fast food they can get their hands on faster than they make it then they wis...

DISCLAIMER: THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MUCH WRITTEN IN THIS THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW. INSTEAD OF WASTING THE NEXT 15 MINS OF YOUR LIFE, JUST GO ON WITH IT. WELL IN CASE YOU WANT TO WASTE IT ANYWAY, DO NOT READ ANYTHING IN BRACKETS OR IN RED TEXT, THAT'S A BIT OUT OF CONTEXT USUALLY MY MIND OFF RAMPING. IT WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME TO DO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. (SOMETIMES IT'S GENUINE LINKS TO ARTICLES WITH MORE INFO SO READ AND CLICK IT). Laundry piling up, deadlines breathing down your neck, and that nagging voice in your head saying, then the voice in your head goes,“You should be doing more. You should be doing better.” It’s like the universe handed you a to-do list titled “How to Be a Perfect Human” and you’re failing at every single line item. But here’s the thing: What if the point of life isn’t to get everything right? What if it’s not about looking like you have it together, but about actually living a life that means something? Not the Instagram version of your life...

  The "Aha!" Moment: When Your Soul Screams "PLOT TWIST!" Picture this: You're cruising along, living your best life (or at least, what you thought was your best life). You've got your routine down pat, your comfort zone is perfectly padded, and then BAM! Life throws you a curveball. Maybe it's a job loss, a breakup, a global pandemic (been there, done that, got the commemorative mask, sanitised my hands more than I can count, almost sanitised my brain too, whatever that means ). Suddenly, the ground beneath you shifts, and you're staring into the abyss of the unknown.  Or maybe it's not a dramatic event. Maybe it's a slow burn, a nagging feeling that something's just... off . Like you're wearing shoes that are half a size too small. You keep going, because hey, at least you're wearing shoes, right? But that discomfort, that subtle pressure, it builds and builds until one day you scream, "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! I NE...

DISCLAIMER: THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MUCH WRITTEN IN THIS THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW. INSTEAD OF WASTING THE NEXT 15 MINS OF YOUR LIFE, JUST GO ON WITH IT. WELL, IN CASE YOU WANT TO WASTE IT ANYWAY, DO NOT READ ANYTHING IN BRACKETS OR IN RED TEXT, THAT'S A BIT OUT OF CONTEXT - USUALLY MY MIND OFF-RAMPING. IT WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME TO DO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. (SOMETIMES IT'S GENUINE LINKS TO ARTICLES WITH MORE INFO SO READ AND CLICK IT). Most of us have watched  The Lion King . Beautiful plot really. Simba, our boy, is living his best Hakuna Matata life. Eating bugs, belting out songs, ignoring royal responsibilities. He’s like, “Bridge? What bridge? That’s a future Simba problem.” Fast forward Mufasa’s ghost shows up looking majestic in the clouds, hitting him with that “Remember who you are” speech. Suddenly, Simba’s world has changed now. In fact! It’s ON FIRE. Let's be honest we are all living the Simba life. We say it more often than we would admit. 'We will...

DISCLAIMER: THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MUCH WRITTEN IN THIS THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW. INSTEAD OF WASTING THE NEXT 15 MINS OF YOUR LIFE, JUST GO ON WITH IT. WELL IN CASE YOU WANT TO WASTE IT ANYWAY, DO NOT READ ANYTHING IN BRACKETS OR IN RED TEXT, THAT'S A BIT OUT OF CONTEXT USUALLY MY MIND OFF RAMPING. IT WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME TO DO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. (SO METIMES IT'S GENUINE LINKS TO ARTICLES WITH MORE INFO SO READ AND CLICK IT). Picture this: You're a robot. (No offense, but sometimes we humans can be a bit robotic in our routines). Every morning, your programming dictates: 1. Wake up. 1.2 Sit a bit on your bed thinking about almost nothing. 1.3 Check social media 2. Brush teeth. 2.2 Stop and stare endlessly in the mirror. 2.3 Check social media 3. Bath 3.2 Check social media. 4. Check social media. 5. Scroll endlessly through social media. 6. Realise you're late for work. 6.2 Check social media. 7. Make food and eat quickly. 8. Rush out the door, feeling f...

DISCLAIMER: THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MUCH WRITTEN IN THIS THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW. INSTEAD OF WASTING THE NEXT 15 MINS OF YOUR LIFE, JUST GO ON WITH IT. WELL IN CASE YOU WANT TO WASTE IT ANYWAY, DO NOT READ ANYTHING IN BRACKETS OR IN RED TEXT, THAT'S A BIT OUT OF CONTEXT USUALLY MY MIND OFF RAMPING. IT WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME TO DO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. (SOMETIMES IT'S GENUINE LINKS TO ARTICLES WITH MORE INFO SO READ AND CLICK IT). Imagine this: You have a chessboard in front of you. It's a standard board, 8x8 squares, 64 in total. Now, you decide to play a little game. On the first square, you place one grain of rice. On the second square, you double it and place two grains. On the third square, you double it again, placing four grains, and so on. At first, it seems like nothing impressive.  By the 10th square, you've got like what 512 grains? Meh...still manageable. By the 20th square? You're at 524,288 grains, okay...And by the time you hit the 64th squa...

  DISCLAIMER: THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MUCH WRITTEN IN THIS THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW. INSTEAD OF WASTING THE NEXT 15 MINS OF YOUR LIFE, JUST GO ON WITH IT. WELL IN CASE YOU WANT TO WASTE IT ANYWAY, DO NOT READ ANYTHING IN BRACKETS OR IN RED TEXT, THAT'S A BIT OUT OF CONTEXT USUALLY MY MIND OFF RAMPING. IT WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME TO DO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. (SOMETIMES IT'S GENUINE LINKS TO ARTICLES WITH MORE INFO SO READ AND CLICK IT). Imagine this: You wake up this morning, bright and early. You've got that killer playlist ready (I'm running with Blaq Diamond Inqola Album, it's hitting where it's supposed to hit), your coffee's brewing, and you're all set to conquer the day. You've got a meeting at 10 AM, a lunch date at 1 PM, and a gym session scheduled for 6 PM. Everything is meticulously planned, a symphony of productivity about to unfold. Then, disaster strikes. You stub your toe on the edge of the bed, a searing pain shooting through you...

DISCLAIMER: THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MUCH WRITTEN IN THIS THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW. INSTEAD OF WASTING THE NEXT 15 MINS OF YOUR LIFE, JUST GO ON WITH IT. WELL IN CASE YOU WANT TO WASTE IT ANYWAY, DO NOT READ ANYTHING IN BRACKETS OR IN RED TEXT, THAT'S A BIT OUT OF CONTEXT USUALLY MY MIND OFF RAMPING. IT WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME TO DO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. (SOMETIMES IT'S GENUINE LINKS TO ARTICLES WITH MORE INFO SO READ AND CLICK IT). Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis observed a disturbing pattern at the Vienna General Hospital. Women in one maternity ward experienced significantly higher mortality rates compared to another ward. Despite extensive research into diet, living conditions, and even lunar cycles, the cause remained elusive. Then, a personal tragedy struck. A close friend, a fellow physician, succumbed to the same illness after a minor injury sustained during an autopsy. Semmelweis, connecting the dots, hypothesised that doctors, after handling cadavers (dead people) , were...

DISCLAIMER: THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MUCH WRITTEN IN THIS THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW. INSTEAD OF WASTING THE NEXT 15 MINS OF YOUR LIFE, JUST GO ON WITH IT. WELL IN CASE YOU WANT TO WASTE IT ANYWAY, DO NOT READ ANYTHING IN BRACKETS OR IN RED TEXT, THAT'S A BIT OUT OF CONTEXT USUALLY MY MIND OFF RAMPING. IT WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME TO DO MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. (SOMETIMES IT'S GENUINE LINKS TO ARTICLES WITH MORE INFO SO READ AND CLICK IT). The air crackles with a different energy today. Yesterday, the muse seemed to have taken a vacation, leaving behind a trail of half-finished thoughts and a general sense of blah. But today? Today, is a bit more like whoa. It's like I had an overnight transformation. Which reminds me I read a very powerful verse yesterday it says, "Do not be conformed conformed to the norms of this world. But be transformed by the renewal of the mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good, and acceptable and perfect." YES! I h...