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“Rest is resistance. Free yourself from grind culture and reclaim your life”
You are enough simply by being alive. Thank you for living. Thank you for resisting. Thank you for creating. Thank you for dreaming. Thank you for resting.
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Tagged burnout, downshifting, grind, hustle, rest, slowing down
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On having no ambition
Western materialism teaches you to put all your attention and determination on making a success of business; but in India we are taught to make that same effort for God. — Yogananda I’ve heard several times in my 30s and … Continue reading
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When you make a £1000 mistake
How do you feel when you make a costly mistake? I’ve done it recently with a DIY project. There were disbelief, anger, and self/ other-blaming but gladly, only momentarily. I’ve practiced radical acceptance and surrendered immediately—if the Universe needs £1000, … Continue reading
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Overcoming challenges and growing through struggles – my talk on resilience #burnout #mentalhealth
Cathy Lawson and Alison Burgess of I Have Got This invited me to take part in their Resilience Matters series. I talk about some of the challenges I had to overcome and how I did it, my corporate burnout and … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, burnout, event, happiness, happy, live, mental health, nomad, redundancy, resilience, talk, unemployment, universe
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So, a job found me…
After 2 years of emptiness, I am back in the energetic vortex of the Universe and things are moving again. I do nothing, yet nothing is left undone 🙂 In the end, despite all my (half assed to be honest) … Continue reading
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Tagged career, employment, happiness, happy, job, mental health, nomad, search, social enterprise, universe
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On giving it all away and being someone else’s synchronicity
First there was the money plant that my sister gave me. Right after that a sum of money equivalent to my ex monthly income manifested itself. It did not magically fall from the sky, it was a result of previous … Continue reading
What if money was no object?
We’ve had our first session of the ‘Exploring What Matters’ course from Action for Happiness that I am running as a volunteer. It was amazing. That night I felt elated, buzzing, euphoric. We have been blessed with 20 participants who … Continue reading
Happiness at work – promotion is not the only way
I have been thinking about this post for a while. As we start 2018, evaluate what we achieved and formulate our goals, I thought I’d talk about my recent findings around happiness at work.
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Tagged career, freedom, mr mustache, promotion
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Highly sensitive people at work – interview
I did an interview with my friend Anastasia who is a coach specialising in helping Highly Sensitive People (HSP) succeed at work. I hope some of the tips I am sharing may help provide a new perspective to introverted and/or … Continue reading
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Tagged best practice, career, happiness, happy, highly sensitive, HSP, money, work, downshifting, nomad, tips, universe
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How to fail better and not spiral into anxiety every time you make an ass of yourself #happiness
Recently I screwed up big time at work and panicked. It’s been a while since I experienced such anxiety when your heart races, you get tunnel vision, beat up yourself endlessly and your mind is engaged into a negative thought loop, … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, cheat sheet, failure, happiness, happy, meditation, nomad, peace, stress, tips, universe
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Minimalist happiness: radical saving as a way to liberation
Universe seems to have given me the answer to my question about work vs freedom vs money. Minimalism is the answer.
How much money do you need to be happy?
I’d like to build on the last week’s blog post and talk about money vs happiness. I recently learned that scientists did quantify the ‘money vs happiness threshold’. Actually seeing the number somewhat has shaken my conviction that ‘to be happy, … Continue reading
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Tagged Angus Deaton, Daniel Kahneman, happiness, happy, money, nomad, universe
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Escape The City – My Freedom Manifesto
I am back to work after 9 months of self discovery and career break. I have escaped the city! I am now an account manager at the cool digital agency. I wrote this in my first week at work.
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