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  • Overcome

    One of the greatest skills we can learn is how to let the many minor challenges that we face in life wash over us. It’s very easy for us to be overcome by what, in essence, are minor issues, incidents, problems, frustrations and setbacks. To be able to witness and experience life’s vicissitudes without allowing…

  • Acceptance

    There is no easy journey to happiness that doesn’t involve a huge dose of acceptance. There are three principles of acceptance that, if fully absorbed into your every-day life, will provide an instant and continuous boost to your mood. Each of these have to be fully embedded as part of how you work through life…

  • Light

    When too many people are trying to be the brightest light others just get blinded by the glare. We live in a world where attention makes money. “Followers” and “likes” are monetised so readily and billions of people carry the power of creation in their pockets. The energy expended on the creation of “content” is…

  • Challenge

    Our brains have evolved to examine the various outcomes of choices and future scenarios. This has led to humans making largely better decisions and outliving other species. This ability to examine our own future selves and consider the permeations of future encounters is also responsible for conflict, anxiety and sub-optimum health. When we are cognisant…

  • Interpretation

    The experience of our existence is derived through our senses. The input from our senses are interpreted by our brains which builds them into our experience of life. Our brains use our impulses and dispositions (each derived from our memories, genetic coding, the momentary balances of various chemicals within our body and the structure of…

  • Holiday

    In the middle of the northern hemisphere summer, it is quite common for us to start to enjoy time off work and a vacation – possibly in another part of the world or elsewhere in the same country. We aim to wind down, reconnect with our partners, our families and maybe even ourselves. The daily…

Crafting your best life one day at a time

The tools to craft your best life are in your hands. With knowledge you can build the habits, develop the routines and make the choices that, day by day, will create the best life you can live.

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