Why is it so easy to help everyone else, but so hard to ask for help ourselves?
We wait until we’re overwhelmed, struggling or at breaking point before admitting we need someone.
What if asking for help was something we practised before life got difficult?
Sometimes the strongest thing you can say is “I could do with a hand.”
❤️ Send this to someone who needs reminding they don’t have to do everything alone.
Be honest… are you better at giving help or asking for it?
#AskingForHelp #MentalHealthMatters #PersonalGrowth #RealTalk
We spend so much time looking forward to the next big thing. The holiday, the promotion, the weekend, retirement… but what about everything happening in between?
Sometimes the small moments tell us the most about what makes us happy, gives us energy and what really matters.
So here’s a little challenge. Over the next few days, notice the moments that make you feel most alive. The smaller, the better.
I’d love to know what yours are. Tell me in the comments 👇
#TheThriveGuy #Thriving #Mindset #PersonalGrowth #EverydayLife
You know those people you can just be around? No pretending, no pressure to be ‘on’, no need to explain yourself. Just you, exactly as you are.
Those relationships are pretty special, and sometimes we forget to tell people just how much they mean to us.
So here’s your reminder to tell them. ❤️
Who’s your person?
#Authenticity #HumanConnection #Relationships #Thriving #TheThriveGuy
Listening to our bodies gives us an opportunity to pause, notice how we are feeling, and do things differently. #wellbeing #mentalhealth #stress #pressure
You can understand something, teach & support others about it, but still get it wrong yourself.
I had a stupid & expensive reminder of that a few days ago.
This week’s video is a confession about self-awareness, emotional regulation & the fact that I’m still a work in progress.
Some of life’s most difficult moments can somehow exist alongside moments of extraordinary joy, love and connection.
One doesn’t diminish the other.
This week’s Thrive Guy video is a very personal reflection on one of those moments I shared with my mum.
As adults, we seem to have become very good at making everything productive, measurable or somehow about moving us forward.
But what about doing something simply because it’s fun?
That’s the thought behind this week’s Thrive Guy video.
Self-compassion isn’t soft and fluffy, nor does it always make difficult things feel easier.
So what does it actually do?
This week’s Thrive Guy video is a slightly more personal reflection on just that.
Kindness isn’t the same as being nice.
Sometimes kindness is listening or having someone’s back and sometimes it’s saying no, challenging someone, or telling them something they really don’t want to hear.
#Kindness #Wellbeing #PersonalGrowth #Mindset #SelfGrowth
Maybe we don’t need to optimise everything.
Track your sleep. Count your steps. Maximise productivity. Find that extra 1%.
How about doing something you love simply because you love it?
#Deinfluencing #Thriving #AntiHustle #ProductivityCulture #Wellbeing
We can’t control everything that is happening around us, but we can choose who and what we pay attention to. #wellbeing #inspiration #mentalhealth #overwhelm #thriving
One of the challenges about the persuit of perfection is that often we’re so worried about getting something wrong, that we never even get started. Do you think perfection exists? #perfection #thriving #inspiration #fyp #mentalhealth
It can be so easy to move through life without ever noticing what’s right in front of us.
#thriving #wellbeing #mentalhealth
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I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what we really mean when we talk about “switching off”.
Here’s a short reflection from this month’s Thrive newsletter.
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When life doesn’t go to plan, that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the story #thriving #wellbeing #mentalhealth #fyp #inspo
When life doesn’t go to plan, that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the story #thriving #wellbeing #mentalhealth #fyp #inspo

