Kintsugi Life

In this episode I examine the difficulties I sometimes experience as I deal with feelings of enthusiasm, quickly followed by despondency and a loss of motivation. I share how re-reading the book 'The ...

31 Mar 202011min

This episode is based on an article I wrote to share the importance of doing the small stuff in life well, and without question. Often we convince ourselves that the small actions don't make a differ...

17 Mar 20207min

This episode is based on an article I wrote to examine why I feel so much guilt as a parent on a near daily basis. Guilt comes from multiple sources and lots of different places in life and it's reall...

10 Mar 202012min

This episode is a bit of a break from the norm. I wanted to share an article that I read recently and which I found extremely profound, moving and thought provoking. It's written by a guy called Erik ...

3 Mar 202016min

In this episode I want to share some of the experiences I've had as a divorced parent in setting up a structure for raising my kids after divorce. The Critical Success Factor for me and my ex-wife in ...

25 Feb 202012min

This episode discusses the relative merits of goals, and considers whether everything we do in life should be driven by a goal or undertaken with a goal in mind. I discuss how I've experienced a feel...

18 Feb 202011min

This episode touches upon another aspect of Stoic philosophy - the concept of Memento Mori. This centers upon remembering that we will all die sooner or later, and guides that we should live in a way ...

11 Feb 202016min

This episode looks at how Stoic Philosophers and people like Bruce Lee have identified that it's pointless hoping for an easier life - instead we should be trying to prepare ourselves so that we can c...

4 Feb 20209min