Author: Geoff Wilson
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I wasn’t taking any steps because it all looked like one giant leap in my mind—as if a single enquiry would tie me to a new life forever.
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The quickest way to kill a hobby is to make it about money. I had been convinced that what was missing was scale.
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For far too long I had buried myself with endless To-Do’s and tasks. Believing that if I could just get them done, then I could rest and relax. But then I devised the cleverest list; one with enough power to free me from others. Once I held it, I saw my key to withdraw; armed…
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The morning air is cool as it wafts through the open window; a hint of humidity rides on the gentle breeze. The trees seen down the hill suddenly come alive with a reflected chorus of green as the sun finds a gap through the grey. As natural light brightens the bedroom through the blinds, we…
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There is a man who spits in my neighbourhood. You would have implied this from the title, but perhaps not the location. Nevertheless, he walks and he spits. I had never noticed this Man Who Spits until he was pointed out to me. “Like clockwork,” I was told, “He comes by at 8:00 AM every…
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Your Top 3 anxieties are also your Top 3 opportunities. Define them before you do anything else today. This simple prioritization approach saved me.
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We might never see the impact we’ve had from what we do, say, or make. But, helping one person feel one percent better off will spread like a butterfly effect.
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Screenshots showed that I had brought something new into market, but I didn’t know whether to feel joy, relief, or exhausted.
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A quiet note on creative ambition, distraction, and the daily choice between possible futures.
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Of all the things I could be spending my money, time, and attention on, I’m taking trips just to ‘say’ that I’ve done it? To treat a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity as a tick-box exercise? That’d make sense if it were true, but it’s not what I’ve meant.