Train your brain to master the art of controlled anticipation — Tell me if this rings a bell: After a long, long, long stretch of pandemic sameness, you finally have something on the calendar that has you looking forward — maybe a date with a friend you haven’t seen in forever, or a weekend day trip, or just a coveted afternoon…

It’s time to call yourself something different in 2022. — Where did the ‘content creator’ come from? The Atlantic suggest the ‘influencer’ term arose from content creators such as bloggers. Resource Mag say the two coexist and bleed into one another — when a content creator’s work is widely recognised, they typically gain influence (and vice versa). Photographer Jesse Ingalls…

Join me and aim for the stars (but settle for the moon). — Happiness amongst Americans has been declining since the early 2000s. Why? Well, I’m sure you could name dozens on the spot, but that’s not why I’m here. Confidence is at the core of every good (and bad) thing in your life. So if you don’t perform in a game, it…

A sneaky skill for that helped me get a job I want. — “You can’t be too picky”, I was told. When choosing a job, I wanted, however, being picky was the only option. Thankfully, I found the perfect role for me. But the benefits didn’t stop there. I haven’t been happier since I made an active choice to choose what I want…

For those moments when you feel an idea slipping away — “I’m the boss I’m the boss I’m the boss”, Scott Lang AKA Ant-Man, mutters to himself in Captain America: Civil War. Running while the size of an ant, he leaps off the platform in pursuit of War Machine. “UUUUUUAHHHHHHH” Suddenly, he’s transformed from a speck on the ground to a…

There’s no need to pine over the past and resent your choices. — What if I didn’t quit swimming at ten years old? I recently thought to myself. All manner of scenarios ran through my head. Would I have collected a medal at the Tokyo Olympics? Would I have set world records? Instead, I chose football. Now I operate my life from a…

Tips for selling any service or online course. — Let me tell you a story. For most of my childhood, my clothes wore me (I’m sure you could’ve wrapped your pinky finger and thumb around my biceps). One day I decided I had enough. I was 17 when I realised the immense power of taking control of my body…

The subtle dangers that arise when you monetise your talents. — Your relationship with money and greed is constantly walking the toxic tightrope. For example, when I started earning decent money from writing, I figured that a few extra subscriptions and treats would be okay because of the new disposable income. But given the volatile nature of self-employment, times change. The…

Money isn’t the only metric of success. — ‘Genius.’ To be a genius is no ordinary feat. But it wasn’t always that way. Up until the Renaissance period, a genius didn’t embody a person; it came to them. As Elizabeth Gilbert explains in her TED talk, Socrates, for example, claimed moments of wisdom were passed down to him…