When life hits you, it hits hard. Sometimes life hits you hard a lot, and it's hard to keep your head up. Here's my tip. Use these things as motivation to keep your head up. Change your thinking from 'I can't do this because of [life event(s)]', to 'I'm doing this in spite of [life […]

This poor old dog has been through a lot. He's had surgery on his legs after being in an accident, we weren't sure he'd survive, but he has and now he's old enough to be deaf. That hasn't stopped him barking at the old man that lives here. The funny thing is, he often runs […]

Take them. See where they lead you. If they happen to be a shortcut, great, use it in future. If they happen to be a waste of time, even better, you've learned that it's best not to take that route in future. It might seem like a risk to take alternative routes, but if there […]

This is something I've found myself fighting a lot recently. It's a lesson I've heard before, but to have it reiterated by one of my favourite people, unironically by the person who I most often hear it from, makes it that much stronger. When you're under pressure to make money for your survival, it can […]

When you're feeling flustered, or otherwise unsettled, just remember that taking time out can help you. Sometimes your mind is being irrational, notice it, live with it, and take the time to breathe. This is where mindfulness practice can come into play, meditation is a good way to calm down, it's worth taking the time […]

Put a Japanese person in a new environment and it's amazing how disoriented they get. When I took a bunch of students to NZ earlier this year it was quite noticeable, they don't know where to stand or what to do and the end up getting in the way of other people. For a people […]

When I was a waterpolo player, one time I got a very good lesson from my manager during a game. I was getting my ass handed to me on the field. In retrospect it was mainly because I was allowing myself to be agitated by what the other team was doing, either through their words […]