You have a skill. Use it. — I try to write every day. Even on the days when I’m not particularly “feeling it” I knuckle-down and clatter my fingertips to the keyboard until something of some description finally happens. …

It can take time, but you’ll get there. — Life hits all of us hard sometimes. And that’s OK. Without struggle, we wouldn’t be able to appreciate the good times and look back on the bad ones as distant memories. But to be genuinely happy isn’t to feel uncontrollably elated and over the moon all the time. Nobody is…

Is this your ultimate fantasy or worst nightmare? — I like to think I’m a pretty open guy. It takes quite the scene-stealer to catch me off-guard. But have you ever been landed with a question that completely stopped you in your tracks? A couple of weeks back, one of my partner’s friends stopped by for dinner. We hadn’t…

How much do you think you’re worth? — As the old adage goes, “Time is of the essence!” Truer words were never spoken — we’re all on the clock, in more ways than one. We all have a limited number of hours and minutes, in work and life. Which is why it’s important to know how to manage…

They might be deceiving you. Or themselves. — Change is essential. If we spend our entire time as the same person, with the same desires, hopes, and fears, how can we ever expect to improve any aspect of our lives? However, change isn’t something you should be looking to make happen when diving head-first into a relationship. Sure…

It’s time to make a change. For your own good. — You’re procrastinating right now, aren’t you? Sitting at your desk at work, or lounging around on the couch, knowing there are things to be done. But you don’t want to do them. You don’t want to dedicate the tiny amount of time and energy it takes to move things forward…

You’ll need to do some experimenting first. — The humble orgasm is pretty much always the end goal of any sexual encounter, right? No racecar driver starts their engine without wanting to reach the finish line. Just as no movie director begins work on a picture without finally seeing the fruits of their labor hit the big screen. …

It’s not always so obvious. — I grew up in an alcohol-infused household. There’s literally no day from my childhood and adolescence I can recall when my parents did not have a drink in their hands at some point during the day. As with many families where alcohol is a regular presence, there was an awful…

Not everything needs to be a grand gesture. — It’s pretty safe to say most people have been having a hard time as of late. The pandemic completely threw our social and financial structure out the window, leaving millions struggling with living standards, mental and physical health, and more. With such difficult times, there have been a lot of…