‘You’re too hard on yourself’ – feedback I received many times, that meant nothing to me.

‘Haha I know right!’ (What the hell are they talking about…)

I can’t receive what I can’t perceive.

When someone said I’m too hard on myself, self critical, etc. it was like telling the fish it’s in water.

Only with wisdom and experience does the fish know it’s in water. Before that, it doesn’t even know water exists.

Q: How does a fish learn about water? A: By leaving it.

Changing perspective is a lot like this. It means getting out beyond the safety and comfort of what is known.

If it weren’t for the people who back me, I wouldn’t be anywhere near as confident getting out of the water.

My mentor has a way of normalising my discomfort before hitting me right between the eyes.

He knew exactly the book I needed, just when I could handle it.

‘You’re too hard on yourself’ meant nothing until I read The Gap And The Gain. I realised what everyone had been trying to tell me the whole time.

I was in The Gap and if I wasn’t careful – I’d drown there.