Did I mention it’s free? — Everything I write about is aimed at helping people understand and love who they are. To not be ashamed or hide behind some false character armour but instead embrace the gifts that God has given them. As part of that aim, I’ve compiled an epic ebook entitled Unlocking Personality. Based…

If you ignore the elephant for too long, eventually, it will crush you. It’s why I left the cockpit altogether. — I’m going to stick my neck out today. I will talk about something I’ve been avoiding for specific political and professional reasons for some time now. A topic close to my heart. As it turns out, aircrew are extremely reluctant to discuss mental health. On the rare occasions I’ve brought…

If you don’t want to drown you have to let yourself sink. — “Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart Drown-Proofing When it comes to our psychology what’s happened is this. …

“The more connections you build the more your writing improves.” — Todd Brison — A second brain is simply the place you keep ALL your notes. This is key. It prevents your ideas from being here, there and everywhere. To start, you’ll need to pick ONE good note-taking application. There are several to choose from, so do some research. I like Roam. You then…

Who you are is a destination you never want to arrive at. — Think about it. If you know who you are, you limit yourself to that person. If you remain open to the possibility of not knowing who you are, you remain open to becoming something else. Something better. Something more. Of course, we need some understanding — otherwise we’ll remain rudderless…

As hard as it may be to choose. — Having options is extremely useful. When you have them, you can decide from a position of strength, knowing you don’t need to do this, that, or whatever. You get to choose because, well, you have options! That is a privileged position indeed. The dilemma is turning something down because you…

We need to make sure the person judging us has earned the right to do so. — It never feels nice to be judged. Yet, a certain amount of judgement is necessary. However, we need to be clear about whose judgement we accept, even within ourselves. We should only accept judgement from people who have earned the right to do so. You shouldn’t accept my judgement on…

Curation leads to creation quite naturally. — There’s nothing worse than staring at a blank page and trying to figure out what you should write. If that’s the case, consider making and sharing notes based on other people’s work (just be sure to give credit). This is great for several reasons: First, if you curate proven content…

What people really want is to feel understood. — If you’re having trouble staying present in your daily conversations, the acronym RASA can help. It stands for: Receive Pay attention to the person speaking by facing them/using eye contact. Looking someone in the eyes is a powerful way to show you care. Appreciate Other subtle verbal and/or nonverbal cues…