I was about to clear my whiteboard, but felt prompted to share something on it that has been invaluable to me in not only surviving but thriving in challenging times: three mantras.
These mantras (or phrases) have been invaluable in grounding me and setting my course right each and every morning.
They serve as valuable reminders.
Please share this with someone who may need them.
Read MoreThe market’s just tanked and your beloved start-up is a casualty.
You’re sat in the home office of a potential investor debriefing on the experience and its unfortunate ending.
What do you want him to say to you?
“Here’s a job!”
“Here’s some money to start again!”
The man I was speaking with said something more powerful than either of those things.
Read MoreTwo experiences at the end of this week reminded me of the value of regularly visiting sacred spaces in a noisy world.
Sacred spaces don’t only enable us to get results in a spiritual context, but in all aspects of life.
What’s more is that we don’t have to rely on our proximity to abbeys, cathedrals or other places of worship to visit sacred spaces; we can create our own.
If you take the time to do so earnestly, and visit often, then you may find a much needed oasis.
Read MoreIt was undoubtedly one of the most pivotal evenings of my life.
The evening after feeling the full brunt of my realisation that I was living a nihilistic life will be etched into my memory forever.
Whilst the darkness that I’d been living with reached its nadir on the Saturday, Sunday was a day of unparalleled and near instantaneous redemption.
This is the part of my transformation story that I didn’t mention in my TEDx Talk.
And it’s vital.
Read MoreHow do you reconnect spiritually in a materialistic world full of distractions, temptations and challenges?
This was the challenge that I faced as I made the transition from missionary to university student.
Reflecting on my values journey has been a rewarding part of creating the Real Clear Values podcast.
It’s reminded me just how difficult it can be to live in harmony with values that support continuous spiritual connection.
Read MoreAs I think back to my 21 year-old self, newly returned from missionary life in Madagascar, I have compassion.
My falling into the hedonism trap (and its ensuing nihilism) was inevitable in the environment and context that I was in.
A reckoning had to be had at some point – I had to make some big decisions.
Since escaping the hedonism trap, I’ve created a mentoring program to empower others to create lives of purpose, meaning and fulfilment for their own version of sustainable success.
The abyss of purposelessness is deep, though it can be escaped.
Read MoreA week ago on Sunday I was asked to give a talk at the LDS ward that I attend. The following morning, I spontaneously awoke an hour earlier than usual and had several scriptural references and themes brought to mind. It was as though the talk was being given to me sequentially, line-by-line. I got up and wrote it all down on a piece of paper.
This blog includes a recording of that talk.
The core message is simple: We are all sons and daughters of a loving Heavenly Father who has unique work for each of us to do.
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