It’s officially November! Holy moly, how did that happen?! How’s your year been, First Name? I hope it’s been a goodie-filled with learning, growth, and fun. Equally, if it hasn’t, that’s OK too. I believe that those rough patches in life can often be the biggest periods of realignment and ultimately end up serving us […]
Life + Career Reset
How’s your week been? Last week I spoke about how following the cycles of life can (counterintuitively) be a more a more productive way to a soul aligned career…. Whilst this brought comfort to some of you, many of you said that you still wanted some help to navigate through the fog when you’re in […]
The Counterintuitive Approach to A More Productive + Soul Aligned Career
A belated Happy Mid Autumn Festival! It’s been a short week here in Hong Kong as we’ve been celebrating, eating and appreciating the moon. It’s a time of year always gets me reflecting about the different cycles in life and how there are cycles in the first place because sometimes I think we can forget…. […]
2 Questions To Ask When You’re Feeling Anxious
How’s your week been? This week the kids have started school and I gotta admit I’ve been waking up feeling a little anxious at times… My go-to mode of operating? Action taking. Moving. Doing. That flutter in my chest…I try and ignore it and send it away with staying occupied but sometimes that just isn’t […]
The Fastest Way To Enjoy Your Work Routine Again
Back to school fever is in the air and the Barnes household is going back to a regular routine next week. With the impending school run, after-school activities and a flurry of activity next week I’ve been taking some time out this week to check in. Checking in to make sure I’m not over-committing, over […]
Fun as a spiritual practice
How’s your summer going? And for those in you down under, how’s your July been? I’m back from my holidays and our family adventure away was so nourishing and good for the soul. One of the highlights of the trip was going to a regional adventure park and having fun with the kids. I haven’t […]
The telltale signs that you’re working hard for the wrong reasons
We live in a society that places an emphasis on working hard. Don’t get me wrong. I think it’s important to have a good work ethic, to put in the hours to become masterful at your craft and to finish a job that you promised you’d deliver to a client on time… Yet.. I do […]
3 Ways To Liberate Stress, Sadness and Burnout
In the past week, there’s been some big news in the media with two big name celebrities committing suicide. Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. These are events so tragic and they’re really upsetting. It got me thinking about our expectations that we put on ourselves. I believe we have a tendency to believe that the […]
