Documenting my personal and professional growth as a 20-something in 2018.
As a young person at college or university age, there’s one question you probably dread more than any other: What do you want to be when you grow up? Vaguely, I can recall school assemblies that spoke to this topic around the time I was choosing my A-levels. They shared no answers beyond “go to…Continue Reading “9 Career Change Ideas For The Future #50”
Since starting work and collecting my first paycheck just over 2 years ago, I have developed an interest and fascination with personal finance. I’ve read a lot online about saving and investing money but less about how to spend money on yourself. This is a huge part of personal finance and something I have always…Continue Reading “How To Spend Money On Yourself #49”
If your family evenings or Friday nights in are anything like mine, the following description will be familiar to you… You are sat around the TV set with half a dozen remote controls in your arsenal. You have Freeview, perhaps Sky or BT, then Netflix and/or Amazon Prime Video channels to choose from. The combined library…Continue Reading “Opportunity Overload – Overwhelmed, Confused and Anxious #48”
“I had a bad day” You will probably hear the phrase ‘I’m having a bad day’ about once a week. Sighed by a co-worker, a partner or overheard at the supermarket. Maybe you were the one typing it out to a friend over WhatsApp (if you were feeling especially needy, on a group message). Yes,…Continue Reading “Today Will Be Won Or Lost In Your Head #47”
I moved to Southampton over 5 years ago. I’ve been here 2 years longer than I anticipated (and counting) after graduating university. While some people hate the idea of staying in their university town, I’ve got a lot more out of it since starting work, if only for having a car. Recently I have had…Continue Reading “A Tourist In My Own City #46”
An Ode To “Leo” The Clio This evening as I pulled into the gym car park, I spotted a silver Aston Martin with a private number plate and went out of my way to avoid parking in the bay next to it. Throughout my session, I looked around the gym and wondered who had the…Continue Reading “What My Car Says About Me #45”
The subject of personality types came up recently at work which led me to revisit my own supposed traits as an “INTJ”. I first took one of these tests a few years back during a team-building event and I was blown away by the eerie accuracy of the results. Today I want to discuss the problem…Continue Reading “The Problem With Personality Tests And Stereotypes #44”
A Love-Hate Relationship I’m going through a mini-crisis at the moment deliberating whether to pack in the sport I have played for the past 5 years, which is called korfball. Losing love for a sport is nothing new to me. On average, my enthusiasm dwindles about once a season but it’s always come back. I’m…Continue Reading “Losing Love For A Sport – Time For A Break? #43”
Reframing Productivity (Don’t do more. Do less, better stuff. That’s the gist of this post.) Successful people at large and self-help gurus, in particular, are obsessed with becoming more efficient. Why wouldn’t they be when time is all we really have to play with? Articles along the lines of “10 ways to optimise your daily…Continue Reading “Becoming More Efficient: A Thought Experiment #42”
Leaving My Ego At The Door There’s something about collapsing in a heap after 5 press ups, about a metre away from someone curling 35kg dumbbells, that teaches you humility. I often take myself far too seriously but the gym is working wonders for the chip on my shoulder, if not my actual shoulders… I…Continue Reading “Why The Gym Is Teaching Me Humility #41”
