#5 Integrity Created by the author — original image from Pexels Let me tell you a secret. I don’t know you. None of the writers you read know you. So how can any of us demand you spend more time writing? I only started writing this year yet I’ve already seen too much writer shaming.
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Stop making these mistakes and grow Created by the author — original image from Pexels We’ve been learning all our lives, so why does it still feel so hard? Many people use the same techniques they used to study for exams at school. Clearly, we all loved studying for exams so much. These old methods
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I never thought I would journal Created by the author — original image from Pexels My whole life, I’ve been chasing goals and looking at the future. Nothing I achieved was enough especially in comparison to everyone else. I imagined others as far happier than I was. I could get 90% but be annoyed I was
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#9: Eat your frogs Created by the author — original image from Pexels I’m one of those people you might hate. Sorry. I always seemed to learn quickly and be carefree when others were cramming last minute for exams. Younger me could be a little too smug about this. (Sorry.) What people didn’t see was
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Treat your journey like a startup A photo of the author, created by the author. I am only a few months into my writing journey and it’s overwhelmed me at times. There are so many different tips and tricks. I found it easy to become like a zombie. I passively read advice while not taking
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At least I got to see the rhinos Created by the author — original image from David Clode on Unsplash Saturday 14th March Without the pandemic, I’d be on a flight to Shanghai, not to Johannesburg. In January, I naively hoped everything would blow over and I’d still be able to see the Great Wall. I switched to
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Don’t lose focus until you reach success Created by the author — original images: Jase Bloor on Unsplash/ Yaroslav Shuraev on Pexels Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy. We lose focus at the vital moment. We all crave the loving embrace of victory. Have you ever felt defeat drag you away inches before you grasp it?
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It all starts with a beginner’s mind Created by the author — Original image from Pexels That skinny kid wearing a white belt up there is me. I’m in the Jundokan in Okinawa, Japan, the birthplace of Karate. I’m glistening with sweat from the 100 degrees and 80% humidity cauldron. I was a black belt who
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#3: Strong female role models Created by the author I still get a funny look when other guys find out I do yoga. In the West, we are conditioned to associate yoga with hot women in lycra. Yet yoga has added so much value to my life. Every class is in the highlights of my
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2500-year-old lessons that we still don’t exploit Photo by Ali Yahya on Unsplash Sun Tzu’s The Art of War has a biblical reputation. I’ve studied martial arts for half my life so even more so. Sun Tzu was a military strategist and advisor to a king in China around 500BC. We should read The Art of War as a guide
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