WELCOME TO THE BIG LIFE BLOG
Sometimnes there’s just more to talk about than Twitter’s 280 characters or LinkedIn’s 1300 will allow. When that happens, I come here and let my thoughts unfold. I’d love you to join the conversation, to get your take on things and hear your questions.

Are you playing it safe?
You may be one of the few people walking the earth who is genuinely living their real life. But, if you can’t count yourself among that number, why is that?

Are you talking about me?
[SPOILER ALERT: THIS IS QUITE A LONG STORY, BUT IT’S WORTH THE READ] Allow me to introduce you to Jay (not his real name, by the way). I ran into

Carpe Diem, and all that jazz
For the life of me, I couldn’t see who he was pointing at. I peered through the crowded carriage, full of the jostling and excitement of kids on their way

Make sure your head is in the game
How many times have you watched a sportsman, or sportswoman, implode? Standing on the verge of greatness and, suddenly, out of nowhere, they have a meltdown? A rush of blood

Live strong
What’s the meaning of your life? What’s its purpose? What are you living for? To raise happy kids? To be a great husband, or wife? A good dad, or mum?

Life is not a formula
After university, I trained as an accountant. But, while I trained to be an accountant, I soon had it confirmed to me that an accountant I am not. Oh, sure, I

Life is like a box of chocolates
Have you ever had that dilemma of what to choose when you get passed that Christmas box of chocolates (you know, the fancy ones you only ever buy when the

Learn to love yourself
Last week, I introduced the idea that too many of us spend far too long living as an interpretation of who we are meant to be. I want to expand

Keep calm and carry on (the art of self-regulation)
Sitting down, I had no idea what was about to unfold. Had I known the turn things would take, I may have skipped the sitting part and gone straight to

It’s OK to admit defeat
I’d felt like this before. Nearly twenty years ago, in fact, right before I had a complete and catastrophic meltdown. Not the most treasured period of my life, but a

It’s not just beauty that’s in the eye of the beholder
To build the future that you want, you first must have a pretty good idea of what that future looks like. And, whatever the specifics of that future, the chances

It’s about who you are, not what you do
I’m going to come clean, and tell you something I’m not very proud of. And it’s this: one of my most used phrases is “I’ll just…”. There, I said it.