Why People Won’t Leave The Masquerade Parade

Why People Fear Sharing Their Real Opinions The Premise We’re multi-dimensional. Some people only know some aspects about us. The reason could be we only want to them to see something particular about who we are.

Beyond Ourselves

We love these kind of stories. This is a story about one person becoming a hero while making the dream of another come true. It is in the moments we decide that people are more important than our own pride that we get to make a difference that matters. Acting beyond ourselves is something humanity has …

Confessions Of Being Part-Jerk On New Year’s Resolutions

This is the time of the year New Year’s Resolutions are declared. There was a time I thought it was dumb. When I realised I was being part jerk I stopped ridiculing people who were setting goals for themselves. I concluded: what anyone calls their goals or aspirations for a new year doesn’t matter. The great thing …

John Saddington On Writing

Writing is, by nature, introspective. It is reflexive. It demands self-review. It requires the very best and worst of us to be brought into the light. It is accountability made manifest. It is ugly and beautiful and it is most certainly you. It is glorious — John Saddington This is John Saddington on writing. Writing, …

How Thinking Of The Rest Of My Life Doesn’t Freak Me Out Anymore

This week a friend reached a significant milestone. This made me think about what I’d want the next ten years of life to look like. It also made me think about how, as a younger person, I imagined different stages of my life. Also, I realised how thinking of the rest of my life doesn’t freak me out …