Best advice of 2007

Whether you make New Year’s resolutions or not, there can’t be many people out there who don’t use the start of a new year as an opportunity to start a new project, kick an old habit or re-evaluate their goals. I’ve trawled through Drop Out Diaries and picked out the best tips since my adventure […]

True signs of success

In this life, there is a lot of pressure to show socially-acceptable signs of success: high income, high powered job,  big house and car, being constantly in demand, always on the phone and so on.
If your life doesn’t look like that, it is easy to be a bit defensive about it in a social situation. […]

Tips to curb impulse buying

 
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I am in London for the Christmas season, seeing family and friends, and I am amazed at how geared this entire city is towards spending money. I didn’t realise it when I lived here. You can hardly step out of the house without encountering cues to spend - shops, cafes, street vendors, advertising, what other […]

Advantages of a “low-flying” career

Having a low-flying job can be surprisingly rewarding. It’s difficult to have a high-flying career without working long hours (unpaid), being stressed and tired, getting frustrated with office politics and having work invade your non-working time as well. Yes, you are financially rewarded but when do you have time to enjoy it? Does a three-day city […]

6 life changing books

Self help books used to have a bad reputation. If you had to turn to a book to sort your life out, you were obviously a loser and quite possibly gullible and naïve to boot!
But attitudes have changed. Over the last few years, I’ve had several life changing books recommended to me. I haven’t read […]

How to change your life - three lessons

It is easy to know when you are unhappy with your life or want to make a change. It is more difficult to know what to do and how to go about it. I’ve made a few big changes in my life. I have changed from one career to another, given up a career entirely, […]

Get more out of life by saying “yes”

I have just read an absorbing article over at GetRichSlowly which talks about the power of saying “yes” instead of “no”.
It really struck a chord with me. Despite my bullish nature and willingness to throw myself into dramatic situations such as giving up my job, too often I feel fear about doing the simplest things, […]

Letting go

Another suitcase load of books to the charity shop today. I am surprised at how easily I have been able to let go of my books. They were the one thing I have hoarded over the years. It shows how my outlook has changed.
It reminds me of giving up smoking. If you can get to […]