I Read The Entire Tolkien Mythology — This is What I Learned

by turndog | Feb 20, 2024 | hustle culture, philosophy, self improvement, work life balance

It’s November 30th, 2022 and I finish watching The Rings of Power. I liked it. Solid story. Great visuals. It reminded me how much I loved The Lord of The Rings growing up. But I never read it, and right there and then I made a rather grand commitment to devour the...

How To Beat Burnout: Practical Advice From 25 Experts

by turndog | Jan 30, 2024 | featured, hustle culture, relationships, self improvement, work life balance

If there is one thing in life that’s true for almost every person you’re likely to know, it’s that it is fast-paced, ever-moving, and beyond overwhelming most of the time. For this, a question that’s often top of mind is: How to Beat Burnout ? It’s one I often think...

The 7 Stages of Learning From Failure and Mistakes (part 3)

by turndog | Jan 23, 2024 | hustle culture, philosophy, productivity, self improvement

If you have stumbled across this article, know that it’s Part 3, and then two others came before it ?? READ PART 1 OF THIS SERIES NOW READ PART 2 OF THIS SERIES NOW Previously, we dove deep into The Seven Stages of Failure.  Looking at the first two stages in part...

The 7 Stages of Learning From Failure and Mistakes (part 2)

by turndog | Jan 16, 2024 | hustle culture, philosophy, productivity, self improvement

I ended the call … my insides ached, a cocktail of chemicals attacking me. I’d lost a client. My main client. The one that brought in the most money. That alone was bad, but after the month I’d had… I was done. I wanted to quit. Roll over. Surrender. My mind...

The 7 Stages of Learning From Failure and Mistakes (part 1)

by turndog | Jan 9, 2024 | hustle culture, philosophy, relationships, self improvement

I opened my eyes, felt it in an instant … What have I done?  WHY HAVE I DONE THIS? It’s May 2012, and after weeks of planning and spending my final day in the office, I wake up a free man … my own boss … my business… my vision. It’s all on me; all the responsibility. ...

Why Am I Tired But Cant Sleep?

by turndog | Dec 19, 2023 | hustle culture, productivity, self improvement, work life balance

Why am I tired but cant sleep? It’s one of those modern-day questions that seems to haunt most households across the land. Sometimes you have an obvious answer. I have, of late … my (nearly) six-year-old daughter going through one of those “phases”; she was sleeping,...