I had a great conversation yesterday at work – and to basically sum it up I said: “you don’t need to compete against anyone else in life to be awesome.” We often compare ourselves to others. People are unique. All the complex factors that make up a life means we all have a unique existence….
Category: dreams
Blog: My dream into a reality
Dreams – we all have them. Sometimes they are big, often they can be relatively small. Dreaming is important for our happiness and positivity, but turning this into a reality can seem like a massive barrier. Pursuing a dream can bring true contentment to our lives. I find the easiest way to turn a dream…
Social Mobility and Inequality: A Dance With The Devil?
Social mobility is the movement of individuals, families, households, or other categories of people within or between social strata in a society. It is a change in social status relative to one’s current social location within a given society. Employers, including private and public sector organisations, as well as schools and universities, are critical to social mobility….
TED TALK: Questions for your future self
There are many great TED Talks out there, this one I found really interesting. It explores the themes of what would you ask your future self. Click the link below to watch a 10 minute video! Meg Jay: Essential questions to ask your future self | TED Talk “How much do you think about your…
Blog: You are enough
The long bank holiday weekend is in full swing and I’ve been enjoying some me time (I still am as I am writing this on Sunday). I successfully completed my IDONTMIND mental health run, but that I will talk about in another post, probably on Tuesday. I’ve done alot of thinking on this holiday, and…
Get Active Month: Rest is prepation too
In just over a week I am aiming to compete my mental health 10k run. I am training for this event to make sure I am race ready for 1 May. I am following a workout schedule to prepare for this, but that does not mean that rest and recovery time has gone out of…
Better Days Blog: Next
Hello Everyone I hope you are all well and having a good week. I would normally have done a midweek blog and update, but I’ve had a busy week and time just got away from me. I’m only human, sometimes things have to slip. What is important is not to be harsh on yourself during…
How To ‘Dream Big’ Right Now, Even When It Feels Impossible
Day dreaming about tomorrow or finding it hard to see beyond today? Here’s why future-gazing can help. Check out this article from Huffington Post: Amanda Kusek recently inspired me all the way from her garden in New York to my own grotty London lockdown setup, when she conveyed a thought I’d been nursing privately for…
It’s Normal To Want More And Less Lockdown At The Same Time
Desperate to see family and friends, but terrified by things opening up too soon? Here’s what’s driving that. Midsummer… June 21… a date that now holds so much weight for so many. It’s touted as the day the majority of coronavirus restrictions will supposedly be lifted in England, when legal limits on social contact will be scrapped, and when many…
Blog: Just the way I am feeling
Hello I hope you are all having a great weekend. I have had a better weekend, focusing on stuff that makes me happy. I’ve felt a little stressed out of late, a little bit too much uncertainty on a few points in life has spiked my anxiety. A little time away this weekend was good,…
Better Days Wellbeing 