We can't change the past, but if we do something now, we can change our future

Have you ever wondered, what is one of the biggest things you can do now to change your future?

When we think about "choosing to do something today that our future self will thank us for", as actor Sean Patrick Flanery encourages - typically we think of improving our health, sorting out a pension, gaining a qualification. We very rarely think of leaning in, living more fully in the moment, and letting go of our baggage

The truth is, one of the biggest ways we can improve our futures, is by dealing with the rubbish that a lot of us carry around in our heads today

We spend our entire lives in our minds, yet very few of us ensure they are a great place to be by carrying out a regular practice of tidying up, chucking out and organising what is in there

This means most of us spend our lives with messy, complex, unfounded lies which we tell ourselves about who we are, what we are capable of and even what we s...

From start-up founders, to top stylists to Olympic athletes ...

...we increasingly understand that what makes us not only successful, but also happy in life - is having a great mind-set

The thing is – look around, from world-class athletes, to global influencers, to our own friends and family – what with enforced isolation, shutdowns, restricted access, home-schooling and business closures – even the most upbeat of us can fall into the depths of stress, anxiety, loneliness and deep uncertainty

Surely it’s almost impossible under the conditions that most of us experience today - to ‘have a great mind-set?'

Actually – it is possible – it’s possible for any of us to approach each day with energy and motivation, confident that whatever is thrown our way, we can - not just survive, but thrive

We don’t just know this, we live it – during lockdown we created Progressfull™, a company designed to unlock personal progress and professional potential

During lockdown I became healthier, durin...

I know this girl

She is a 20 something law student in her final year at one of our best Universities. She is smart, sassy, and excels at everything she puts her hand to, from hockey to home-baking. Her life is stretching before her - full of hope and opportunity 

And yet. She is crippled by anxiety and shame. Anxiety and shame driven by perfectionism. Permanently on a high wire, of perfectionism. Desperately driven by an anxiety that if she falls off, there is no world to welcome her. Day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute, ever fearful of the shame of not hitting her high performing, perfectionist goals

How can I explain to this sparky, kind girl that striving for excellence is one thing. Striving to excel in her unique way, using her own combination of sassy brains, deep kindness and fierce determination. That will bring magic. Striving for full marks, to always be top of the class, to never make mistakes. That will bring madness. A madness driven by seeking to control the unc...

Is striving for perfection, sabotaging your potential?

Look around and we can see that more and more ‘successful people’ feel wonky

This is despite achieving killer job titles, 1000s of followers and spending our hard-earned free-time and cash on mimicking the lifestyles of so-called successful people living their best lives; fantastic careers, up-to-date wardrobes, the best "self-care routines" and gym memberships and our insta-worthy homes and holidays

We’ve made it, haven’t we, so why don’t we feel like we’ve made it?

What's more - when we look at the lives of the so-called successful people who influence and inspire us to do what we do, wear what we wear, spend what we spend - whether on social media or at work - the statistics show that, in truth, these people might also not have their lives quite as worked out as they may appear

Statistics show that CEO’s may be at twice the risk of developing depression than the rest of the population. That 49% of Start-Up entrepreneurs hav...