She flew solo across the world in a single-engine aircraft. — In New Zealand, everyone’s heard of the late Sir Edmund Hillary. His name is synonymous with climbing, after becoming the first person (along with Tenzing Norgay) to summit Mt Everest. The assent lead him to experience global fame. And for Kiwis, he’s a source of national pride. In 2008 I…

You don’t have to quit your job or start van life. — Being caught up in the rat race can mean that we find ourselves doing things that don’t align with what we really care about. We all have to find a way to make a living. But so often, that doesn’t align with our purpose. Fortunately, you don’t have to quit…

Could this be the way to bring more meaning into your life? — Everyone’s online these days. Even the most personal moments are captured, edited, and posted for the world to see. Have you heard about this new TikTok ‘birthing makeup” trend, for example? Not just that, social media is highly addictive. …

Here’s how to do it — and it’ll only take 20 minutes a day. — Every morning, one of the most successful people in business, wakes, rises, and before looking at her phone, or reading emails, she sits — in silence. Arianna Huffington’s productive morning routine starts not with work, but with meditation. It’s something she wished she started earlier. I wish I’d appreciated just…

The brain has some serious happiness loopholes. — I’m currently completing Yale’s wildly popular well-being course. In it, Professor Santos puts forward a number of theories about happiness. And her theories are backed up by a range of studies. What’s shown is that material goods don’t make us happy. Nor it appears does having the perfect body, getting…

Fear must be overcome if we are to live freely. — Some things take time to get a foothold. I first read The Alchemist in 2017. Then I was living in a high-rise apartment in Melbourne. I was desperate to travel, to get out of my corporate office job, and to live in a much warmer climate. You’d think The Alchemist…

Look at this differently, and your world could be different too. — I was struck by a simple sentence this morning. The words were from Rupert Spira, a well-known teacher on the nature of reality. They seem simple enough. But in that short sentence, not only is much of spirituality explained but so too is the reason why our happiness is so…

Learn how to live with more meaning and peace. — He was one of the most well-known spiritual leaders in the world. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called him “an apostle of peace and nonviolence.” And if that wasn’t a big enough accolade, he was also nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. What can the life and lessons of Nanh…

Use this simple method to become calmer and more present. — Habit stacking is simple. And it’s growing in popularity. To do it, you pair a new desired behavior with something you already do every day. It works like this: New behavior: [Example: I want to remember to take my medication every morning.] …