nicole calder

when was the last time someone asked you, "how are you, really?" every day, true to the Aussie culture, we typically say "hey how's it...

travelling is transformative. it transports you to another world, another culture, another perspective. and when you return 'home', home...

three years ago i was sitting in a doctor's office being told "it's your acl...again." my brother and i then raced off to the airport as...

how many times have you avoided asking a question because you know the answer is going to make you uncomfortable? and how many times have...

i always thought that to be with someone there had to be an initial spark. an initial attraction. an initial desire. my current...

the quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask. often in life, we avoid asking the difficult questions....

for those of you who know me, you'll know that maslow's hierarchy of needs is one of my favourite pyramids to reference. i spent many...

sometimes life can be shit. there's no denying that. but often when we experience undesirable feelings, we try to run from them rather...

even if you don't think you're in the wrong. apologising doesn't mean you accept the other person's behaviour, nor does it mean you don't...

one of the hardest questions to ask yourself is do i try harder or do i leave? and often that question isn't as straightforward as it...

comprehension is. our society focuses heavily on individuals being responsible for the situations they are in, yet they fail to consider...

a few weeks ago, the team i play soccer for lost in the preliminary final. we were favourites, yet we were defeated. so naturally, one...

well, what’s the difference? the difference is in the intention. the energy. the purpose. many of us find ourselves doing things we don’t...

loving someone isn’t about saving them. it’s not about changing their circumstances. it’s not about changing who they are or how they...

through most of my life, people have told me that i think too much. that i analyse too much. that i can be “too much”. but here’s what i...

​Almost two months ago I wrote about the effects of my Dad’s medical scare and the resulting confrontation with not only my own...

This is a topic I don’t want to talk about. I don’t want to talk about it because it scares the fucking shit out of me. The concept of...

so tomorrow i’m turning 27. i’ve never thought of birthdays as being a big deal because they’ve never really added that much value to my...

what makes a great leader? leaders use their social influence to maximise the efforts of others to achieve a common goal. notice what...

What makes a leader great? Well first, let’s look at what it means to be a leader. There are many definitions on the web, but I’ll use...