Please Yourself

Who are you? Whose life are you living?

I have had a great career in various businesses and made some amazing friends. But as I got older, I began to question whether I was following my own path or just fitting in with the expectations of others.

It is a theme I hear a lot about with clients; facing up to the fact that they have blindly walked down paths that were built by others.

Built by societal expectations.

Built by the desires of your peers.

Built by the need to earn money and provide financial stability.

What us your dream life? How would your perfect day look?

It does not need to mean that you chuck it all in and go and live in a van - abandon everything you have built around you.

BUT perhaps start jotting down the perfect way you would spend your day and take baby steps towards making yourself happier. Be conscious of the decisions you make and how they make you feel. Have a long lie on a Sunday. Take yourself out for a walk and a coffee. Meet up with pals you may not have seen for ages because you've been so busy looking after everything else but yourself.

Nurture the good stuff and see where it leads - and if leads to more joy in your life you are onto a winner.