Journey to Face the Shadow

Journey to Face the Shadow

When I was seven, I stole the cloak from Damien Kelly’s batman figure. I was jealous. My batman didn’t have a cloak. It was second hand and by the time the previous owner had passed it off, the cloak had disappeared. I remember him crying with the teacher, snot...
What Are You Waiting For?

What Are You Waiting For?

You want to make it don’t you? That thing that’s been nagging at you for weeks or years. It feels big. It’s tugging at your sleeve. It won’t leave you alone, although you do your very best to ignore it. “Create me!” It says, so innocently. As if it were the simplest...
6 Stories That Stop Us Creating Our True Work

6 Stories That Stop Us Creating Our True Work

You’re here for a reason. It’s not a mistake. You have to work to do. You have things to create, wisdom to convey, gifts to offer. Your work is just that. It is your Work. It is unique. And if you don’t create it, the world will never have it. Your work is something...
Anxiety: The Energy Of Growth

Anxiety: The Energy Of Growth

Entrepreneurship and anxiety go hand in hand. You can’t separate them. Though I tried. I spent the majority of my early adult life trying to run from anxiety. I was scared about feeling scared. My first job was putting cheese on shelves in a big supermarket. It felt...
The Most Powerful Question I Know

The Most Powerful Question I Know

I started asking myself this question just over a year ago. Last autumn I went through one of the toughest periods of my life. After returning from 7 months of traveling in June of 2013, things were on the up. I was full of audacious ideas, a new business partnership,...