Reshaping Failure: Viewing Setbacks as Stepping Stones
How do you view mistakes and errors - as failures or steps towards success? For many, the fear of failure is a real one and they would prefer to stay the same rather than trying something new and risking failure. We must
What Are You Waiting For?
Time waits for no one. This is a phrase that I grew up with and continue to live by. In recent times, I have come across people who live by this phrase and I have admired them as they have
Lessons From My Younger ‘Driving’ Self
Most of us see ourselves as good drivers but what does that even look like? Even the most careful drivers can post a danger to others. Driving slowly doesn't always equal to safe driving. This post includes some lessons from the
Guess Who is Six today!
PurposefulMe is six years old today and what a journey. From days of not knowing what to write, managing busy schedules to writing whilst commuting, it has been my joy to write every week. My reflections include previous lessons being deployed
Unleashing Your Inner Creativity: Embracing The Art Of Possibility – Part II
The post covers several obstacles to creativity, including the strive for perfectionism, self-doubt, negative self-talk, overthinking, comparison, and fear of failure. Suggestions include accepting imperfection, mastering self-doubt, overcoming negative self-talk, avoiding overthinking, not comparing oneself to others, and embracing failure
Overcoming Fear: Embracing Risks and Unlocking Your Full Potential
Fear can 'gatekeep' our full potential so we must learn to embrace risks and face our fears to unleash our full potentials. Read on for tips to make this happen.
Dancing In The Rain
Although we wish for better weather, rain falls and we have a choice to let it stop us or we can learn to work with it and be grateful for the blessing of rain. Why walk in the rain when you
The Space Between
The spaces between where we are today and where we can get to can either inspire or terrify us. The spaces between your thoughts and the realisation of those thoughts or ideas can spur us or deter us. The choice is
Get On Board
The whole world is changing; and so are we. One of the few constants in life is change so adapting and responding to change is not a 'nice to do', it is a 'must do'. The question is, are you getting
Are You Driving A Parked Car?
Is it absurd to think that you can get to a destination in a parked car? Many of us would say, 'absolutely', but we all sometimes behave in ways that are similar to driving a parked car whilst hoping to