FRESH PERSPECTIVE BLOG

Why are we so hard on ourselves, and why doesn't it help? Four voices answer when you ask why you're stuck. Three keep you where you are. Here is how to tell them apart.

You sleep eight hours and wake up tired. Your holiday takes a week to start. You dread getting in trouble. Three burnout warning signs, and what to do this week.

We think momentum starts small and builds. It works like a smile, and the dip in the middle is where it goes. Six reasons why, and the one to work on first.

There is a lot about my thirties that I regret. I could tell you I have made peace with it. I haven't. This is what I did instead, and why it compounds.

Nothing is wrong and you still feel stuck. Career fine, bills paid, and still restless. Francois Esterhuizen on the two engines, cruise control, gratitude as a hiding place, and the RUT.

Getting stuck again is not failure. It is the moment the real skill gets built. Francois Esterhuizen on verdicts, design, and the four step comeback.

You are not looking for the right choice. You are looking for a guarantee, and nobody sells that policy. Francois Esterhuizen on choosing when you cannot be certain.

Overwhelm is not the size of the task. It is the carrying. Francois Esterhuizen on the next visible move, the two-minute test, and deciding once.

You don't procrastinate on everything. The more something matters, the harder it gets to start. Francois Esterhuizen on the trade underneath procrastination, and how to catch it this week.

Knowing what to do was never the problem. Francois Esterhuizen maps the four-step loop that keeps capable people stuck, and the five-minute move that interrupts it.

Feeling paralysed by a lack of clarity in your career or life? Discover why "I'm not sure" is a trap and learn the practical steps to take responsibility, break the loop of inaction, and create your own momentum.