The darker side of social mobility

When I was younger, I never believed we lived in a meritocracy. I wanted to believe it could be true, but the poverty all around me and the disparity between the lives of my peers at school and the lives of the kids on the estate I grew up on felt stark. I still don’t…

Journaling: How writing changed my life.

It sounds silly, but journaling genuinely changed my life. I’m now a militant journaler who won’t miss a day. After years of scepticism about how writing down thoughts could change my reality, I discovered it actually did, and it may have even saved my life. I want to demystify journaling and show how keeping a weekly, daily,…

Why is it so hard to get started?

If you’re anything like me, you will know that familiar feeling of self-doubt that gets in the way of your goals. It can feel like a self-inflicted glass ceiling at the best of times, and a prison at the worst. I desperately want to succeed and try new things, but my lack of confidence and…