I've had my Jerry Maguire moment way too many times in my lifetime. Waking up at 3 am thinking what the f*ck am I doing? Where am I taking myself with this?Monday mornings come with despair, frustration and angst. Five days later I feel the weight of Friday lifting whatever the week has delivered and looking forward to the weekend where I get to pretend to be normal with my

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When you try your best but you don’t succeedWhen you get what you want but not what you needWhen you feel so tired but you can’t sleepStuck in reverse.Chris Martin, Lead singer of ColdplayI was alone, scared and experiencing an overwhelming feeling of being trapped. There I was, sitting on my bed totally unravelling and coming apart. There’s a song on my phone that starts playing and it triggers a complete

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I came home from work, turned on my notebook, logged in, booted all my apps and with total despair, got ready to plug myself back in. My wife walked over, looked me dead in the eyes and without a word, gave me a hug.She actually did more than that. She held onto me for over 20 seconds and it transported me from a world of struggle, discomfort and confusion to

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Have you ever found yourself walking away from someone you just met and felt as though you smell like them even though there was no contact?It happens to me and it got me thinking about how we can be affected by what we're surrounded by. It's not just smells by the way.No matter what we surround ourselves with, it eventually impacts us. It happens in many different ways.Surround yourself with

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If you’re exhausted then you’ve forgotten something. Building and shaping the Genius Institute has not been an easy ride. I didn’t just wake up one morning deciding to create a business that helps people find purpose, and then start raking in millions of dollars while people queue at my door. It’s hard. It’s really f*cking hard and there isn’t enough advice in the world that can prepare you for the obstacles

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