How I'm Reseting Myself

I’ve been going at a million miles per hour, so I’ve declared today as a reset day.

Time to reset my mind, body, and soul.

Mind: Doing a meditation

Body: Going for a long walk in the sun

Soul: Journaling my thoughts, feelings, and desires for the coming months

What do you do to reset? Let me know in the comments by clicking the title of this post.

Amplify, Simplify, Multiply

Amplify your goals.

Simplify the plan to getting there.

Multiply the effort you put in.

Every single one of my ideas in goal setting fits into those three categories.

I live by it.

In 2017 I went on holiday to Bora Bora for a week – while I was a student.

Amplify the Goal ✅

My travel agent told me it would cost more than a trip to Europe (I'm on the other side of the world) and people only go there on their honeymoon, and there was no way I could afford it. Challenge accepted.

Simplify the Plan ✅

I created a list of 10 different ways to get there on a student budget.

Winning lotto was on the list 😂

And getting a job in Bora Bora was on the list.

And winning flights.

In the end, the simplest plan was to scour the internet for ridiculous deals.

I spent 3 weeks choosing the cheapest flights.

Multiply the Effort ✅

We had two pieces of carry-on luggage. One, we filled with clothes. The other, we filled with two-minute noodles. I'm 100% serious. We ate them for dinner every day to save money. (Hey – we were students, so we were used to it – and they taste a lot better when you’re lying on a beach in the south pacific).

We stalked google maps for local food options and found a corner shop that sold 30c baguettes.

We went in off-peak season.

We stayed in a normal hotel – on land, rather than over water. They don't advertise those, but if you're on a mission, you can find them. It was just as luxurious. And we saved $10,000.

So make your goal bigger.

Make it simpler.

Put in more effort.

So ridiculously worth it.

The Only Thing You Have To Do Is Breathe

The only thing you HAVE to do is breathe.

You don't have to go to work.

You don't have to change your clothes everyday.

You don't even have to cook for your kids.

The only thing you have to do is breathe.

Everything else is a choice.

So what do you want to do?

Active Contentment

I once spent 3 days straight soul-searching for my own definition of happiness.

Happiness doesn't mean the same thing for everyone. But what I ended up with is perfect for me:

Happiness is being content with the stage of growth I'm in.

And today I stumbled across a phrase that feels like the next piece in the existential jigsaw:

Active Contentment.

Passive contentment is like saying "Let it be".

Active Contentment is like saying "Let it grow."

Actively pushing forward. Today is good. Tomorrow can be better.

Chlöe Swarbrick is a Boss

Can we talk Chlöe Swarbrick for a second?

Here's what you need to know:

She's 26.

She's openly bisexual.

She's a woman.

She's a politician from a minority party.

And she just did something impossible:

She won the vote to be the MP of Auckland Central, one of the biggest electorates (aka: areas) in New Zealand.

She is leading the legalise cannabis movement, and is a climate activist.

Plus, in 2016, when she was 22 years old, she ran for Mayor of Auckland.

What a boss.

Feeling inspired, thanks Chlöe!

Starting my Team

Today I made the decision to hire an assistant.

I’ve hired team members before, but only for short term projects. Now I’m ready to go all in and hand over the reigns on the behind-the-scenes so I can focus on the most important thing I do as a coach – coaching.

I’ve been holding onto every little detail in my business as I built it up, but now as a fully booked coach I realise that I just can’t do everything on my own anymore. (Seriously cool after two years of doing it all on my own to be able to say that!).

Watch this space.

The Ultimate Impossible Goal

What is the most impossible goal of our time?

Climate Change.

But only for sure.

We need climate action, and we need it now.

There’s nothing more important. Without it, we can’t solve any of the other problems this world faces.

Things I’m doing in my small corner:

• Eating vegan (for 4 years now)

• Buying local

• Offsetting my carbon emissions when I fly

• Using public transport as much as possible (I don’t own a car)

• Being minimalist with my purchases

It’s not enough. But it’s a start. I’m ready to take on more as a collective. Stay tuned.

Setting The Right Goals

Harder.

Better.

Faster.

Stronger.

in the words of Daft Punk, that’s what I’m working on as an entrepreneur.

How do we take our impossible goals and go harder, better, faster, and stronger?

How do we create harder, better, faster, stronger goals in the first place?

Are we even setting the right goals?

Am I even setting the right goals?

Time for some realignment.

Books I'm Reading Right Now

• Originals by Adam Grant
  Best lesson so far: take risks – but only in one area of your life at a time.

• How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
  Best lesson so far: Make people feel special and important. It’s what they want the most.

• The Defining Decade by Meg Jay
  Best lesson so far: Opportunities don’t tend to come from those you know well and have strong ties with. They come from people who you barely know, who have a totally different network – people you have weak ties with. Search out those people.

What are you reading at the moment? Leave me a comment by clicking the title of this post!

#NoMatterWhat

Pushing to get my to-do list done sucks.

But I committed to it.

So here I am. Showing up for my blog even when I really, really, really don’t feel like it.

I don’t even have anything to share with you guys today.

But I’m here because I said I would be.

#nomatterwhat