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Said Bouziane’s 2023 End Of Year Review
I closed my eyes to shut out the countdown. Images of humiliation flashed by. You’ve completely forgotten the rest, you’ll have to walk off the stage in shame. Everyone will know you as the one person who only got half way through. I’d spent probably over 60 hours for this chance. And there I was,…
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Said Bouziane’s 2022 End of Year Review
Intention For Sharing These yearly reviews have become something of a tradition around these parts. A tradition I look forward to, each new year a chance to reflect and observe, to count, and be held to account. It’s a chance for you to measure my optimism against reality and ask how well things went according…
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Stop Procrastinating And Get Productive By Mastering The Mundane
After a life of wrestling with time, I finally found easy productivity. My life these past few weeks has run so smoothly, I can hardly recognise it. It’s a shock to look back at. The house is clean every morning and night. Budget accounted for. Tasks aren’t building up unbearably. I sleep well and regularly.…
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I Have A Big Dream But Don’t Let That Get You Down
I want to help 1,000,000 people learn suicide support. Kinda scary, kinda stupid. I want to spread life saving skills to heaps of people. Imagine the impact! Imagine a million people who can make their family, friends, colleagues and clients feel truly heard and seen. It’s big, hairy and audacious… But so am I! I…
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Grow Your Why To Gain Resilience & Overcome Quitting
Firstly, it’s ok to quit. I would know, I’ve quit on all my dreams, even this one. I was burnt out by many things. My relationship, mental health and addictions were all a mess. I had good intentions to show up and provide support for people, but soon saw I wasn’t showing up well enough…
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3 Lessons For Younger Me To Keep Writing & Keep Trying
1 >> Starting again is the proof, both now and later. Drifting off course or quitting might feel disheartening, but that pain will lead you to know yourself. Knowledge compounds. The more times you start again, the more you learn. The more you write, the better you get. The better you get, the more rewarding…
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Said Bouziane’s 2021 End of Year Review
Intention for Posting My 2021 Review I’m posting this in the hopes that it’ll inspire you to take action. There, I said it. I want to offer the same light I would have really appreciated in my own life. The encouragement to dare to dream, to go boldly and have courage. I want to show…
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Hold Your Goals Gracefully
‘Stop beating yourself up’ is good advice… until it isn’t. It works for anyone with an intermediate level of self awareness and compassion… or at least emotional regulation. In other words, this advice fails most who hear it. Probably, it fails you too. Advice so simple misses the importance of the following complexity; if you…
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Stop Shoulding All Over Yourself
‘Should’ holds you back But it feels good to use… We ‘should’ ourselves and get a tiny hit of gratification. I know I should… (insert whatever we’re not doing) With that tiny hit of gratification, kind of like the feeling of calling out hypocrisy, what do we do? Do we declare war and march upon…
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Said Bouziane’s 2020 End of Year Review
Firstly, gratitude As I write this I’m able to look up from my laptop at a beautiful view. Bright, sharp sunlight brings out a variety of rich greens across Kangaroo Point. The evil Telstra building stares down ominously with it’s insane array of coms dishes like Sauron’s Eye. And I’m lucky to be here. My…
