Rumours, Noise and Real Growth: Learning to Keep My Eyes on the Road
“Matthew is a closeted gay.”“Matthew jumps from woman to woman.”“He’s money-minded.”“I’ve heard he sees women for free if they ‘offer favours’.”“I’ve heard he’s manipulative.”“He chose sex therapy because he must be a pervert.”“All talk, no sex.”“Matthew abuses his psychology assistants—slave-driver, really.”“He’s definitely a narcissist
Ikigai vs. Workaholism: Why I’ve Given Up Perfectionism and Workaholic Tendencies
1) Facing Challenges Head-On Throughout my career, I've always faced problems head-on. Confronting challenges directly is part of who I am. However, there was a time when my dedication to work tipped into workaholism. I wasn't running away from personal issues or avoiding complex
Escaping the Perfection Trap: How Letting Go Boosted My Success and Happiness
Escaping the Perfection Trap: How Letting Go Boosted My Success and Happiness For years, I held myself to impossibly high standards, demanding perfection from every task, relationship, and project. I had this unrelenting drive to result in success. Instead, it resulted in exhaustion, irritation,
Ending the Trap: How Putting Myself First Increased My Performance at Work
Task Clarity: Realising What Truly Matters For a long time, I believed working nonstop was the only path to true success. Pushing myself constantly, I sacrificed my relationships, mental health, and emotional balance to achieve my professional goals. Accomplishing a great deal, I still
I Was Over-Critical of Myself
Understanding Negative self-talk and Its Lasting Impact I brutally punished myself for a significant portion of my life without showing any compassion or grace. No matter how hard I worked, my inner critic always found new flaws to attack. This constant stream of negative
Blinded by Expectations: My Failure to Appreciate My Parents
Parental Neglect: Recognizing the Impact Through My Early Judgements For many years, I harshly criticised my parents and continuously highlighted their flaws and shortcomings. Often, I concentrated on everything they failed to understand or express towards me. Regularly, I focused on the actions they
