• The quickest way to kill a hobby is to make it about money. I had been convinced that what was missing was scale.

  • For far too long I had buried myself with endless To-Do’s and tasks. Believing that if I could just get them done, then I could rest and relax.  But then I devised the cleverest list; one with enough power to free me from others. Once I held it, I saw my key to withdraw; armed…

  • The morning air is cool as it wafts through the open window; a hint of humidity rides on the gentle breeze. The trees seen down the hill suddenly come alive with a reflected chorus of green as the sun finds a gap through the grey. As natural light brightens the bedroom through the blinds, we…

  • There is a man who spits in my neighbourhood. You would have implied this from the title, but perhaps not the location. Nevertheless, he walks and he spits. I had never noticed this Man Who Spits until he was pointed out to me. “Like clockwork,” I was told, “He comes by at 8:00 AM every…

  • Your Top 3 anxieties are also your Top 3 opportunities. Define them before you do anything else today. This simple prioritization approach saved me.

  • We might never see the impact we’ve had from what we do, say, or make. But, helping one person feel one percent better off will spread like a butterfly effect.

  • Screenshots showed that I had brought something new into market, but I didn’t know whether to feel joy, relief, or exhausted.

  • A quiet note on creative ambition, distraction, and the daily choice between possible futures.

  • Of all the things I could be spending my money, time, and attention on, I’m taking trips just to ‘say’ that I’ve done it? To treat a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity as a tick-box exercise? That’d make sense if it were true, but it’s not what I’ve meant.

  • You’re hearing it again… the voice in the back of your head nudging, prodding, screaming at you to pay attention to truth you’ve pushed down or excused away.Not now. Not yet. Not until…A web of concerns left unnamed and unresolved.