“It’s not the meaning of life you seek but your aliveness, once you have that the meaning of life is obvious” Joseph Campbell

Our minds can spend a long time trying to work out where to invest our efforts, in fact if you have a philosophical mind like me you can regularly take yourself down pretty deep rabbit holes trying to work out the meaning of life, sometimes struggling to get out.

Someone once bought me a little trinket box and on the lid was scribed ‘time you enjoy wasted is not wasted time”.

I didn’t really get it. I was in my late 20s, in the corporate world, climbing the ladder of prescribed success. This phrase felt like a riddle, one I had to work out.

Everyone talks about values, but what are we are we really talking about? Here is a psychological breakdown and a simple exercise to help you start thinking about yours.

How about you start your EI journey by becoming more aware of your internal voice and what it is saying to you. If you need a bit of help on becoming a better friend to yourself then here is a short clip to give you some tips.

The neurons in our brain are living cells with a metabolism; they need oxygen and glucose to survive, and when they’ve been working hard, we experience fatigue.

So when was the last time you proactively looked after your brain to make sure it stays fighting fit well into the future?

Here are 8 practices to help you do just that: