Energise My Life

Everyone talks about building systems. Get a system. You need systems. Systems are the answer. But what is a system? I think I know what it means, then I see it used and it makes me question what I know. Sometimes I see it and it makes no sense. I think it’s becoming one of

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Goals goals goals. It’s all anyone talks about. But do they know how to set goals? You’re not sure the word means anything anymore. People say it like it’s a secret code. Something they know that you don’t. They suggest they’re better, superior, because they’ve got it cracked. But do they? The first problem can

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I blame the weather. Seriously. I do. I love to run outside. So much that I hadn’t run on a treadmill for a couple of years. But we moved back to Scotland, and I had to accept the need for a treadmill or risk my streak ending due to ice and hellish weather. Little did

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Taking time off from your own business is scary, but planning can make it feel better. As a small business owner or side hustler, you face different challenges with taking time off. There’s the obvious financial factor. You are unlikely to be earning if you aren’t working. But there’s more to it than that. If

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What if the problem isn’t what you’re doing? It’s almost the end of the year. You’re exhausted. You had plans for 2025. Some happened. Most didn’t. You’re ending the year in roughly the same place you started it, wondering where all the time went. Before you write off the whole year as a failure, stop.

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Stop waiting for the perfect moment – you’ve got time left right now. Normally I hit December and mentally write it off, start planning for January. Push any task I can down the road to deal with later. It’s effectively a month off, right? There’s not really enough time to focus on something new. The

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