Purpose

The Uncomfortable Truth About Why Most People Stay Stuck

May 13, 2026
Print this post The Uncomfortable Truth About Why Most People Stay Stuck I listen to podcasts in the car. These are my personal notes on How to Get Ahead Mel Robbins – or, more naturally, How to Get Ahead by Mel Robbins – the episode that made…
Soul

Angela Duckworth’s Effort Equation: What It Changed for Me

April 21, 2026
Print this post Angela Duckworth’s Effort Equation: What It Changed for Me My chosen word of the year – “mot de l’année” – for 2026 is GRIT. I’ve done this for four years and I love it, it keeps me focussed when my chimp is playing…
Mind

The Word That Was Quietly Ruining Everything

March 19, 2026
Print this post The Word That Was Quietly Ruining Everything I still think about one particular student. Bright girl. Quick with ideas. But the moment she hit something difficult in class, she would shut down completely. Not dramatically – she didn’t…
Mind

I Thought I Knew About Habits. I Didn't Know Anything.

March 5, 2026
Print this post I Thought I Knew About Habits. I Didn’t Know Anything. Here’s an embarrassing confession. I have tracked habits in my Bullet Journal for years. I had beautiful little monthly habit trackers – little boxes to tick, colour-coded…
Soul

Grit: 5 Powerful Lessons on How to Build It

February 8, 2026
Print this post Grit: 5 Powerful Lessons on How to Build It Grit is not something you either have or do not have. Angela Duckworth’s Grit gave me the clearest language I have found for how to build it in real life: not dramatic reinvention, but choosing to keep…