In this short post I explore a very common error in human thinking patterns that once you are aware of, can change your perception of everything.
Acceptance is the first tool of the mindset tool kit. It is a simple an obvious one… do you already have the measure of it?
A look back to what we have explored on the mountain pathway, and a look forward to what is to come.
Mindfulness, vitality, your inner world and your connection to the universe… healthy things to ponder.
A diagrammatic introspection toolkit to the Oneself.
In this concluding post of the Reaching for the Stars Series, I will share the profound impact these insights have had on my own life.
Being free to think is truly a blessing. Who is blessing me, I do not know. Maybe it is me?
Come join me and ponder…
This is the penultimate post in the reaching for the stars series where will will look at what changes you may experience in your life through the application of this tool.
A short reflection about Sin. I’ll let you decide if it is good or bad….
Accommodation is the act of integrating something in to your schemata for understanding the world.
Time to accommodate the Oneself…
A little thought experiment to stimulate your perception.
Cultivation and maintenance go hand in hand. Use these practices to deepen your connection with the Oneself on your journey of introspection in to the universe.
Now we start to get on to reaching for the stars in action. How to cultivate this skill. Are you ready to begin your practice?
Sharing my rational perspective and personal experience of the Oneself.
What does it mean to be agile and adaptable? How does this concept apply to your every day life?
A short post to help reenforce the solid foundation needed to reach for the stars.
There are two sides to every coin, and both are needed to make the whole.
Once your forest has grown to the highest heights, the only way left is out in to the stars… our higher self.
What do you stand for in 2024?
In this post we revisit the tools of the introspection toolkit I have released so far, and re-examine the foundation for the final two tools which will be released this year.
It has been a while so I thought I would end the year by sharing a personal post I wrote for work as part of our International Men’s Day celebrations.
5 Principles for Success Throughout my life, I have learned and experienced quite a bit. The thing that drives and motivates me from day to day is the excitement that I am going to learn and experience even more. When the thirst of a curious mind is quenched, it feels good. I have found that […]
You don’t need everything to go right, all you need is you.
We all (well most of us!) like people that are kind to us, are you kind to you though?
We all need help and support sometimes, it is never quite as far away as we think though…
Guilt and response can be our greatest teachers or our greatest torturers.
What are they to you?
Sometimes it can be hard to find some peace and tranquillity… who knew that you had the power right in your hands.
Even when we are surrounded by the best teachers, we need to be ready to learn if we want to understand their teachings.
Growth is a constantly emergent process. One that requires action.
To this end, done is better than perfect, as next time you can make done mean a little more perfect than last time.
The action we choose to take, and the action of choosing not to take action are both equally important.
But how do you decide?
Knowing who we are is the key to authentic living… It is often easy to forget though. Such is the nature of being human.
Fear is only natural, it is how we deal with it that makes all the difference in life.
Growth can be uncomfortable for the old must die for the new to be born. Achieving a new perspective on things can be uncomfortable, but it is worth it…
This is the final and concluding post in the pliable perception series…
choices, responsibility, awareness, acceptance, perception, and action…
what do these mean to you?
This is the final instalment of insights which will enable you to user the power of your perception to overcome challenges.
Now we will look at how some of the other tool in the introspection toolkit have helped lay the foundations for you to master your perception…
It is only once we become aware of the choices that we are making, that we can choose to make different ones.
Mastering our perception will give us the power to overcome any challenge in life. Here is the first set of insights on how to do just that.
Here is part 2 of the tactical tools you can use to help you shift perception in the moment and take decisive action.
Positive affirmation, manifestation and mindfulness… all sides of the same coin which have a catalytic effect on each other.
While completing the real work of restructuring your belief system, these tools will come in handy to help you shift and expand your perception in the moment.
This is just the start and there will be more to come.
This insight offers the key to creating a pliable perception, all that will follow are tactics to keep you moving in the right direction while you complete the real work shared here.
Now is the time for you to take ownership on the way you view the world… to become the master of your own perception so that you can create the life you truly deserve.
Before you can take advice from others, you first need to appreciate the life choices that you are making…
Systemic coaching offers a fresh perspective on life and living, in this post we explore some of the fundamental principles behind it.
As humans we are all trying our best to do our best… sometimes we just need to zoom out a little to realise this.
Quality over quantity… unless quantity is what you really need…
This insight offers and essential little tool that you can use to recentre yourself and focus.
Focus on what is, in the moment you have right now.
Only when we are non attached to everything we know can we truly consider ourselves free to live as we choose.
Once you are able to create congruence within yourself, you are able to set yourself free to become the most authentic version of you.
What should you do when you get to the other side? Turn around and go back again, or keep moving forwards?
Sometimes, the best way to support yourself, is to create the right support structures around you.
It is only if we can accept both the yin and yang in us that we can become whole. Are you aware of your shadow?
When you want less, you get more…
What would you do if you were already perfect?
Do you know what to think, or how to think?
Powerful tools need to be used wisely. This insight is about using what you know to achieve real growth, not delusional stagnation.
A tip for living born out of birth.
Mini me! The universe has evolved.
Your definition of the perfect human is comprised of your goals and ambitions. It serves as the rules to your game of life.
Have you set yourself up to win?
Are you selfish? Are you selfish enough?
If we do not look after ourselves, how can we ever look after anyone else.
This is a simple yet powerful choice about the language we choose to use.
Taking responsibility for this particular choice is one the most powerful things you could ever do.
People often struggle to identify their weaknesses and growth areas. This simple insight will expand your perception to help you do just that.
The is the first post in the Creating Congruence series.
This tool is all about creating harmony in your inner world to unlock a life of contentment.
Our mind plays tricks on us, and sometimes we choose to go along with it.
Making a different choice can set you free!
A little thought exercise exploring how the cycle of life and death could work.
Where does life come from, and where is it going to?
Maybe I just have baby brain!
The one hundredth post is here!
Happy Birthday to us!
In the concluding post of the Drama Triangle series, we step back and look at how this tool forms an integral part of the introspection toolkit.
A little reflection about humans and mother earth.
Once you are aware of the triangle, you unlock the power of choice to break it… freedom is here.
Bend like a tree… flow like water… what does it really mean?
Worked examples are often the best way to learn more… Can you spot the triangles you are part of?
This is how I do me at work… do you know how you do you?
Adopt a new perspective…
Understanding more about the roles in the drama triangle will help you learn more about your own behavioural patterns.
Why would you choose to approach work with a different mindset to home life? What really is the difference?
This tool is all about developing awareness of our interaction patterns with other humans. Once we are aware of the games that we play, we can make a conscious choice about playing them.
This is the final post in the emotional checkpoint series.
Have you unlocked your own limitless fuel supply?
There is always a choice – you just need to find it.
Taming your anger is like learning to ride the fastest wild horse you can find.
Free energy for life anyone??? Well, you already have it!
This is a little reflection around the concept of working smart not hard… doing, not trying.
Mastering our emotions is to humans like magnetisation is to steel. Lets explore how we can use fear to our advantage.
If you are not proud, does it mean that you are being ungrateful? Or maybe you are choosing being grateful for something else?
The beliefs we hold about our emotions are the source of the fear attached to our emotions. Fix the belief and you are free to embrace your emotions…
A little reflection on the process of writing…
Developing awareness of our emotional habits it the first step to unlocking the power of choice.
A little reflection I had a while ago… one that means I now see the world with a bit more sparkle.
Emotions are the fuel that drive all human interactions… but who is driving your emotions?
This is a great little tactic to give yourself a much needed boost. You never know, you might actually start to believe your own hype with this one!
Your scripts sit at the centre of your habits, behaviours and personality. Learning about them and taking ownership of them is the key to embodying the authentic version of you.
It is only when energy flows that the light bulb can be lit. Are you prioritising the the right things in your life?
This is my story of how I broke the most self limiting script in my life.
If I can do it, you can too.
You must have your cake and it eat!
The cake of life contains a slice of every flavour imaginable. Accepting the whole lets you appreciate a slice for what it is… or is not.
Our scripts are our emotional habits and patterns. Only when they are consciously written by our own hand can we live and an authentic version of ourselves.
When is the last time you spent sometime alone with the man in the mirror?
It is time to learn more about our scripted behaviour patterns.
We need to first become aware before we can accept and take action to change…
When things are changing, it is a good time to change. Keeping things changing is an art form and as artists, we all need to brush up on our skills from time to time…
We all experience repeating behaviour patterns. Some of these patterns constrain us and hold us back.
Are you ready to remove the shackles that are constraining you?
Every reward has its risk, and this is a risk that I am always going to take.
This is the concluding post in the I and Me series.
Do honestly know who you really are?
Learning how to breakdown the walls in our mind is the way that we become free. Even better, why not stop the person that is building them…
We all love a good movie… well you are the writer, creative director and lead actor of the one you call your life!
Or so you think you are…
One of the eternal questions that we ponder… Does god exist… well, you might be pleasantly surprised at my take on it.
Have you ever stopped to consider the different collections of information (energy) that enable you to construct your perception of the world?
Well, it is time to take a look…
Do you know why you do what you do? Are you in control of your actions and choices?
In this post, we explore how we can become aware of our own source of motivation.
To lay the foundation for a new perspective on consciousness, we are delving deeper into the different facets of the human psyche – the agents at play.
It is important to live skilfully, and skill requires some thought. Living is done through action though, not just by thinking about it!
If you are I, then who is me?
This is the first article covering a collection of five tools which will help develop awareness of our internal worlds.
Time… the past, the present, the future…
Is it all real or did I just imagine it?
Learning how to learn and learning how to live. Why bother?
Find out in this post!
Evaluating our present actions based on our perceived future then using our vision of the future to manifest the right actions in the present moment.
Chicken and Egg anyone?
Understanding our personality and behaviour enables us to track the effect of the changes we make in our lives.
Think of it like capturing before and after photos.
Without knowing who you are, how could you ever be able to work out what changes are having the right positive effect that you are looking for?
The way we choose to perceive the world influences the way that we interact with the world. The way we interact with the world is a reflection of how we interact with ourselves.
Learning how we each individually learn is the precursor to learning how to live our own authentic lives.
Knowing the difference between these two processes will enable you to better understand and observe your inner world.
This is the introduction to the introspection toolkit:
An internal inspection of your mental and emotional processes.
Laying the foundations for what is to come…
Laying the foundations of what is to come over the next few weeks, months and years…
Checking we are traveling in the right direction, can only be done by knowing where we have come from and where are are going to.
Think of this as a map of personal growth.
Once you realise this is a choice, your life will never be the same again… that is, if you choose for it not to be!
It is a wonderful trick of the universe that everything which is the same can be perceived as so different.
It all depends how you choose to observe.
Time is the great healer. Why?
Natural processes can unfold and when we choose to look back, from far away we can see the broader context.
What we thought was a constant, turned out to just be a process…
Developing a compassionate mindset is not easy, but it is that challenges that we will face that make the journey worthwhile.
The more we want something, the harder is can be to achieve. It depends how much we choose to try…
Developing compassion is like peeling a never ending onion.
If you managed to get to the centre, all that would be left is the universe.
In this post, we look at some of the steps you could take on your journey to a compassionate mindset.
Some things are obvious but do not have an obvious explanation.
Compassion is the glue that holds humanity together. It is a skill that has aided humans to evolve and be what we are today.
Embracing it is your choice.
A little reflection on universal principles.
Is it you that arranges the flowers, or the flowers that arrgane you?
It is easy for humans to focus on a single aspect of life and to forget the interconnected nature of our existence.
Developing awareness of the micro equilibria at play is the way to keep the system as a whole in balance.
This is a simple yet powerful choice about the language we choose to use.
Taking responsibility for this particular choice is one the most powerful things you could ever do.
The principle of establish equilibrium speaks to the dualistic nature of the universe.
You cannot have Yin without Yang.
When we know and accept this, we can learn to use it to our advantage.
We all like to do “our best”. Here is how I do mine.
Speaking sincerely is a behavioural choice that we can all make.
It is a core principle of The Mountain Pathway.
If chosen by you, it will help you thrive, not just survive.
Ever heard the saying less is more? Well it is very often true!
Change only happens when we take action. Action simultaneously bring both the risk of failure and opportunity to grow.
Are you ready to embrace the principle of Be the Change?
My take on a little story that we all know and love.
Accepting your responsibility pours fuel on the fire of your vitality.
It gives you a reason; it gives you a purpose of thought and action.
The Zen mindset is one of simplicity. One of the ultimate Zen questions is… who are you?
When is the last time you asked?
Be the change… now that is a mantra to live your life by!
This little insight has helped me to change my habits by keeping my energy circularity high.
We need energy to grow, use this insight to keep your energy flowing.
Learning how to shape and manage our own perception, is one of the most powerful tools we can use to make our way up the mountain path.
This is a little fun challenge that will help you grease the wheels of change.
This is the final post in the principle of prioritising increasing vitality series.
Spirituality is the handle to the doorway of vitality.
When you find the real you it is possible to live life without restraints… giggling the whole time.
Prioritising increasing vitality means prioritising building meaningful social connections, and choosing a nourishing environment to surround ourselves with.
In this post, we explore these concepts further.
Strength is something that we are all conditioned to strive for.
How do you define what it is to be strong?
Your fitness and health are the tools you need to apply yourself to life fully. Use this post to evaluate your choices.
This is a simple little tip I use to keep calm and perform at my best in pressured situations.
The health of our psyche is just as important as the health of our bodies. A sustainable approach to life looks after both
Have you every wondered where the vision of happiness you dream of comes from?
What does it really mean to prioritise increasing vitality?
Pain, pleasure and emotions… They are the fuel that can drive us to great success and the fire that can consume our whole world.
Habits form the foundation of who we are and how we behave. Taking conscious ownership of our habits is key to any effective lasting change. Here is a tactic for how you can do that.
A little reflection based on a compliment I was once given.
Shining the the spotlight on cynicism to help you see the truth.
A reflection on the interconnected relationships between everything.
Some thinking to expand the mind.
A little reflection on what it means to be alive.
A big one!
The meaning of life… what do you think it is?
A little mantra that will see you go far.
Some food for thought and one to ponder.
What does Vitality mean to you?
This is a short story that I keep very close to my heart.
I hope it brings some positive energy to your day.
7 little tips to awaken your inner child.
A small reflection on self talk.
A reflection on the skills that promote taking effective action.
The most useful skill to have.
The remedy to a common misunderstanding that most humans have about happiness.
A tactic for creating stillness in the mind.