Why Smart People Stay Stuck (and What to Do About It)
Why do smart people stay stuck while others surge ahead? Because intelligence overthinks, and confidence moves. Discover what Richard Branson, Steven Bartlett, and Mel Robbins say about overcoming the trap of perfectionism—and how to get started now.
Purpose Anxiety: When the Search for Meaning Stops You Moving
Struggling to find your purpose? You’re not alone.
Psychologist Dr. Larissa Rainey found that 91% of people experience purpose anxiety—the internal conflict of wanting a meaningful life but not knowing what that looks like. This article explores how that pressure can lead to stress, indecision, and burnout—and how purpose is often built through action, not discovered in advance.
You Don’t Need More Time — You Need a Deadline
Ever wonder why your best ideas stall but you manage to get everyone else’s work in on time? It’s not because you’re lazy — it’s because there’s no deadline. This post unpacks why urgency fuels progress, how a race date beats vague intention every time, and what happened when I took on an MBA with no time to spare. Want to finally get started? Start with a date.
The Domino Effect: Why One Habit Can Unlock the Rest
What do 26 Easter cards, mother guilt, and productivity have in common?
Turns out, the secret to getting started isn’t motivation—it’s knowing which domino to push first. This story starts with mini eggs and ends with momentum.
Planning Isn’t Progress
Are you stuck in motion or taking real action? This article explains the difference - and why planning feels productive but secretly keeps you stuck.
How to engineer luck
Luck has a surface area. Increase your luck surface area and increase its chance of finding you.
Your Potential: Don’t “Find” It—Build It
Potential isn’t your birth right. It’s the result of the choices you make.
Not being first didn’t stop them
Think your idea isn’t worth pursuing because someone else has already done it? Imagine a world without Google, Harry Potter, Dominos or Facebook. Because they weren’t first either.
“We don’t rise to the level of our goals, we fall to the level of our systems.”
Have you ever looked at someone chipping away at something you want to and thought, “Easy for them - they just have more time/ fewer kids / less demands than I do!”.
But the truth is, they don’t have more time—they have better systems.
Fear of Failure? Science Says the Result Doesn’t Matter
What if you found out that success—however you define it—isn’t actually the thing that makes us happy? It’s the pursuit that counts.
Beyond Perfect: A quick guide to overcoming Perfectionism
Perfectionism isn’t a virtue—it’s a barrier. Take action, embrace imperfection, and watch your success unfold.
What season are you in?
Waves, like opportunities, come and go - but you can only catch them with the right position and timing.
2024 Audit – The Simple “Yet Shockingly Powerful” process personal improvement experts swear by
Why your 2024 camera roll holds the secret to your 2025 resolutions