Building purpose, meaning and fulfilment
I wanted to take a moment to fill you in on a very exciting development.
First, some back story… So, for a while now I’ve been exploring ways that Wide Open can give back to the community. I’ve been pondering what it would look like for Wide Open to be one part business, one part social entrepreneurship. Our society is facing many challenges, and I want Wide Open to play a part in making whatever difference we can.
I came across this cool interview with Jamie Oliver who has dyslexia, where he shares his thoughts about education, dyslexia and more.
Take a look. It’s really inspiring and removes the stigma that is often attached with learning difficulties.
Continue reading “Jamie Oliver on Dyslexia, Education, Purpose and More”
I’m tired. And when I’m tired my mind starts playing tricks on me. Maybe yours does too. For me, I start thinking the worst. I become negative. I get lazy and lethargic.
Instead of seeing the possible I see the impossible. Everything around me seems really hard, tough and like the world is against me.
All around us, happiness seems to be the pinnacle of all human experience. Everywhere you look, there is a not-so-subtle message toward personal happiness, career success, personal freedom and other ethereal marks that round-off the whole point of our existence.
But seriously, since when was being happy the goal? Continue reading “Happiness is a Lousy Goal”
Nearly 1 in 4 Australian teenagers meet the criteria for having a “probable serious mental illness”, a joint report from Mission Australia and the Black Dog Institute has found. via ABC.
Read that again. Let it sink in for a moment.
1 in 4 Aussie teens is likely to have a serious mental illness.
Continue reading “The Crisis Literally Destroying Our Future”