RUNNING TO STAND STILL
How many times have you thought about taking another direction only for the realities of life to keep you spinning away on your never-ending hamster wheel? Sometimes it takes a significant life event to bring us to a complete standstill, forcing us to take stock of our current circumstances and truly consider what our dreams and life goals really are. We are constantly bombarded by TV and magazine articles and motivational speeches, all encouraging self-improvement, many referencing exceptional individuals who have overcome difficulties in their own lives to achieve something extraordinary. But how do we apply the lessons learnt by these examples to our own lives? Life goes at an incredibly swift pace and trying to keep up can be exhausting. So many cases of burn out stem from trying to emulate someone they know or to be who they feel they 'should' be, due to external pressures, not simply the best version of themselves. Trying to meet all the requirements and follow the advi...