Whether it’s fear of failure, or doubt in our abilities, seemingly insurmountable circumstances, or myriad of other psychological barriers we can put in place for ourselves, many of us are used to never fully publishing our lives before we die.

Learn how to challenge yourself daily.

Convenience, ease, safety… these are all wonderful achievements. To live in comfort and safety is to celebrate all that we as humans have achieved and built for ourselves, actively stepping away from the hardship of earlier times.

There can be, however, too much of a good thing.

There are a lot of question marks in life. If we could look ahead, jump to our future reality and get a glimpse of how things would turn out, it would be much easier navigating the unknown. Instead, we have to march boldly forward with a plan in hand and faith in our hearts that everything will work out in our favour. 
I will tell you this…

All the self help topics I talk about come down to one thing: Know yourself.

All of us are so beautifully different, so incredibly diverse, that there is no one size fits all solution to the challenges we face. What works for one person won't click for another.

This is a short and simple reminder: The small steps you take always carry you somewhere. Whether or not that's where you want to be depends on the baby steps you decide to consistently choose. The small things you do everyday often matter more than the big things you do once, even if they seem too insignificant to matter.

Being resilient isn't always going to feel very strong.

It means wading through what’s tough, making hard decisions and being vulnerable and honest with yourself about how you're really doing. In other words, you express the most resilience when you feel the least comfortable and resilient.

Resilience isn’t about bouncing back.

Imagine this; you’re start a romantic relationship at Point A in your life. You bring your whole self to the table, a heart full of love, but after a time of full emotional investment, it doesn’t work out. You both go your separate ways.

When life asks you for change—to change where you are, what you’re doing, or how you’re showing up, you have to listen. The growth that’s on its way will show up regardless, in one form or another. As humans, we’re built to create not a perfectly manicured life, but a beautifully imperfect one.

New Years is a time of change. Of creating better for ourselves, shooting for the stars and enjoying the process.

I have touched on this topic before, but it's worth revisiting to make sure you set yourself up for success in creating sustainable change and growth throughout the year—without breaking integrity with yourself as so many people do.

There are eleven months standing between us and last January. In those months, you may feel like you've lost some steam. Your circumstances may look different than you had expected or hoped them to when first you jumped excitedly into this year. You may feel tired, even a little hopeless, like your mind and body are trying to wind down with the season but your schedule won't let you. Like you should have accomplished more or are running out of time.

When you make a choice like that, to face something or chase growth, life will meet you in that place to give you exactly what you need: opportunities to face what you're choosing to face. Environments, relationships, circumstances will shift to accommodate your new direction of growth. Life will move heaven and earth, so to speak, to allow you the chance to grow.

When pain feels unbearable, the answer is still love. When the world around us crumbles into chaos, the answer is still love. When darkness presses in, tempting us to collapse, the answer is still love—because love is more powerful than darkness will ever be.

If you're feeling some pressure around the state of the world these days, you're not alone. If you want a little help easing those feelings and re-empowering yourself, then give the following Tapping script a try.

It's exceptionally easy to point fingers and say something negative about someone else. But you know what? It's often even easier to look in the mirror and say something negative about ourselves. It's very true that we can be our own worst critic.

However, there are few things in life that will drain your power faster.

A morning routine isn’t unnecessary over-regimentation. Rather, it’s the foundation your entire day stands on, every day.

It’s an invitation to exercise discipline, yes, but what lies beyond that is the chance to show up for yourself consistently. Every time you exercise discipline is an opportunity to stay in integrity with yourself.

Resistance.

It’s something we all feel and contend with from time to time. It ebbs and flows like the tide, easing us from resilience to the heavy sensation of being stuck, then back again. Fatigue, stress, self care and situational pressure are only a few things that help determine how resilient or resistant we feel on a particular day, or in any particular moment.

Grief has a way of tearing through life like a storm—sudden, disorienting, and impossible to ignore.

It doesn’t just come from death. We grieve relationships, old versions of ourselves, missed opportunities, health, homes, and dreams. While grief is often treated like something to get over, the truth is, it’s not a problem to be solved. It’s a process to be honoured.

Artificial Intelligence thinks so you don’t have to.

It solves problems. It writes, calculates, determines, advises, assists. Not only that, it will talk to you as if it’s your best friend and most supportive colleague. It’s the employee who’s never late and never complains about lack of vacation time or pay.

They say to never look a gift horse in the mouth, but everything comes with a cost.

Being human is a power and responsibility.

We create, we destroy, we love, we hate. We live and die, but in between have beautiful moments of heartbreak and wonder. This life is one fleeting honour to be a part of.

The foundation of this blog and this business is personal empowerment. It’s not fluffy because the world isn’t; it demands a rawness and fortitude from those of us who stand in it. All we can do is live our best lives while we are here.

Sometimes, when you change everything, life gives you everything you asked for.

Often, in the midst of that change, you really have to lean into the faith that everything will all work out in your favour. Control what you can, let go of the desire to control what you can’t. Life is a wild ride. I don’t think any of us can dispute that. If you crave to feel more wildly passionate and alive, you need to create opportunities for yourself to live harder, explore your truths and find out what you're made of.