Second Breaks

19/05/2024

If you procrastinate — as we all do from time to time — I’ll save you a step and say don’t bother trying to fix it with a new time management tool. Actually, maybe forget fixing it at all.

don't solve the wrong problem.

12/05/2024

Here's a simple framework for stress resilience.

we can't wait for the sh*t to hit the fan to figure out how to get the sh*t out of the fan

10/05/2024

“It’s not how old you are, it’s how you are old.” — Jules Renard

and why I'm changing names

05/05/2024

Have you ever been shaken up, had a wake-up call, experienced a plot twist that changed the way you view the world and your life? Don't waste those wake-up calls!

and when they do, don't ignore them!

03/05/2024

How long can you refrain from complaining?

how long can you go — how many days — without griping?

24/04/2024

Finishing isn't always the right answer, though. Sometimes, walking away is. And finishing, for the sake of finishing, makes no sense at all.

it's not always the best answer, you know.

14/04/2024

What's your relationship with your willpower? Do you think it's a finite resource or an unlimited well?

you can do it. can you do it? do you want to do it? arrrgh.

31/03/2024

Let's not waste time looking in the rearview mirror. Let's focus on what’s ahead—what’s in front, not what’s behind.

And why Bach is — as kids say nowadays — dope.

24/03/2024

Does the practice of listing things you're grateful for work for you? Pssst: it doesn't work for everybody.

tips + an experiment for those who find it tough to stay in the spirit (AKA: me)

25/02/2024

A recent experience has reminded me of something I already knew but had forgotten, and it caught me off guard: Energy, emotions, and moods are contagious.

because sometimes, we fall into a hole, you see...

07/04/2022

Are you wondering if you're in midlife yet? Or if you're past your midlife? The answer may surprise you.

Midlife is both a chronological age thing and a mindset thing. There's no consensus on where midlife begins and ends but there are underlying truths.

03/05/2021

Sadly, this isn't a given. We can choose to believe ageist messages and give in to our fears of getting older. OR we can choose to step up, get bolder than we've ever been, and make the ruckus we've always wanted to make.

29/04/2021

Just shy of 4 yrs, Second Breaks (the podcast) closes one chapter and starts a new one.💃 It's even better aligned now with our values to !

Host Lou Bl**er talks about what this change means in the latest episode — out now wherever you listen to podcasts!

27/04/2021

There’s a quote by Peter Diamandis that I really like. “If you could be at your mental peak for an extra 20 years, imagine what you could contribute to society.” Imagine that indeed!

A long and healthy life isn't an accident. Mid-lifers are in a great position to ensure continued vitality in later years, before it's too late.

16/03/2021

Which generation are you?

12/03/2021

I think many of us can relate to Mara Glatzel's story of creating personas and internal narratives that "keep us safe" but also, stop us from doing what we want to do.

In the latest episode, she shares how she dismantled those! Listen to Ep 155 of Second Breaks wherever you listen to podcasts, or check it out the highlights here >>> http://bit.ly/SBP155

10/03/2021

"It is okay to lose your equilibrium when others think your life should be smooth sailing. It is okay to question your life's purpose. It's okay to say, "I don't know who I am." It is better to ask the questions and seek the answers than to live a numb life."