Category: Personal Development
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You are not the imposter
For the past two years, I’ve existed in my sport as a professional athlete. The term is loosely defined in a sport like mine. For one, because there’s no clear-cut definition. For another, you can so clearly compare your results to others, thus never feeling good enough. For a double ‘nother, because of Imposter Syndrome.…
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Standing out of the spotlight
As you go through your bucket list to life, or even your resolutions to the year, continue to remember what matters most to you, and where you want to spend the majority of your time. You don’t need the extra meaning in your life in seven different directions. You definitely don’t need the spotlight. You…
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The crystal ball is cracked
The crystal ball is, and quite sadly, will be cracked. And it’s not even your job to repair it. It’s only your job to realign expectations, and adjust. As for the ending? Personally, I don’t want to know the ending. I just want to experience the now, and continue to discover what matters most, no…
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The past doesn’t matter, you do
You don’t need me to tell you how difficult it can be to truly live in the present. I bet you’ve thought about the uncertain future that lies ahead, or the negatives that you thought you left behind every single day this week. I have too. It’s one thing to say that the past is…
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That’s what time does
Change has been afoot throughout 2024 and it’s been a stark reminder of what Miley Cyrus so often says in her songs – no one stays the same. Who we were yesterday is not always who we are today. But what I might not have anticipated when writing either of those pieces is just how…
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Stand in your own spotlight
Today is the day that I realize how much I sing the praises of others. I surmise that I sing like a bird (or like Natalie Furtado) about twenty times over per day – every single time celebrating others. Is it really that uncomfortable to celebrate ourselves? And if so, why? Why do we never…
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You have to be the one to make the change
If you know someone or something is a good actor, or that the devil’s inside of them, don’t wait for them to change. You have to be the one to make the change.
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Only just the beginning
After the most challenging summer of my life, battling severe stress and burnout at the culmination of my job, I left the city lights for the remote lands of La Malbaie, Quebec. This is the story of how what felt like the end of my year at the time has only served as the beginning.
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Back to the ocean
Sometimes the life you had envisioned for yourself doesn’t pan out the way you thought. Sometimes you’re forced to change everything. In fact, sometimes, that’s exactly what’s needed.
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Remember me by
I’ve read a countless number of self-development books this year, and each of them discuss a common thread about being abundantly clear on what you want your 80-year-old to 100-year-old self look like. The idea is that if you know what you want to be like in the far far, almost unimaginable future, you will…
Rhys Desmond 