What would you guess is the secret to a happy life? Having a ton of money in the bank? Good health? Great friendships? Having a metabolism that lets you eat as much chocolate you want without gaining weight? Turns out that while happiness is quite individual (that...
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that 93.2% of all motivational quotes circulating on the internet are preaching the power of passion and purpose. Ok, not so much a ‘truth’…more of a ‘something I just made up this very second’. But for those of us who are...
Well hello there, you fabulous and incredibly self-aware person. You’ve found this article, which means you’ve already realised the many benefits of writing a mission statement that captures the vision you have for how to live a meaningful life. (Want a quick recap?...
What did you want to be when you grew up? Ask a classroom full of kids these days, and you’ll hear from wannabe doctors, teachers and astronauts, aspiring bakers, scientists and vets, pro-athletes and even video game designers. What you won’t hear is any of those...
We’ve all seen them. Mission statements composed of a long series of meaningless words strung together just to look impressive. Things like: We will work to interactively negotiate enterprise methods so that we may endeavor to globally recontextualise excellent...
It’s hot. Stinking, boiling, unbearably hot. It feels like my skin is burning to a crisp and getting ready to melt right off, carried down my body by the river of sweat dripping off me. And the mosquitoes. They’re like ninjas, nowhere to be seen then *bam*...
