Jamie Jackson

Joined June 2020

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Between two skies and towards the night.

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7 Self-Help Tips for Facing Fear
There are two phrases that form the basis of truth. These are: 1. Happiness will not satisfy your soul 2. Inner peace comes from deliberate suffering
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Motivation
Should I Become a Writer?
If you've signed up to Vocal, or you're just browsing, you might be a reader, but it's more than likely you're writing content too. Or you want to.
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Journal
Top Story - October 2021
How to Help PeopleTop Story - October 2021
My friend’s mother committed suicide. I knew her well. I was always staying over at the family home when young, it was a beautiful, double-fronted property on a hilltop overlooking the town.
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Psyche
How To Accelerate Your Personal Growth
“Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development.” – Jim Rohn Self-help is everywhere. From the books with the F-word on their dust jacket to the private diaries of Roman emperors, if you want self-help, you got it.
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Motivation
Top Tips for Self-Care
Ever had a terrible boss? I have. The guy would scream and shout and each day he found new ways to criticise me. He made me miserable and made work life hell.
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Longevity
Advice I’d Give My Younger Self
Someone recently questioned what advice you'd give your younger self. I was curious of my answers. I'm now in my forties and changed a lot since I was young and learned many lessons along the way. Therefore, I’m going to dispense some worldly advice as if I was talking to my 17-year-old self (which feels very recent and not the gulf of time it might seem to some of you youngsters).
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Motivation
How To Take a Cold Shower
Each morning I run an ice-cold shower and I stand beside it, looking into the bathroom mirror and telling myself I can get under that freezing waterfall.
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Longevity
How To Deal With Anxiety
Does anxiety bully you? Does it play a large part in your life? It doesn't have to be that way. There are many ways to control anxiety. This article will go over one visualisation technique in particular, but it's worth mentioning the basics also.
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Psyche
Where Is Chunk From the Goonies Now?
Jeff Cohen - the actor who played Chunk in The Goonies - was a childhood actor and a charismatic tour de force. So what happened to him? Where is Cohen aka Chunk now?
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Motivation
Here’s How To Escape Bad Programming and Advice
Wherever you go, there are your choices —compounded, fully grown, they are the reality you live every day. Life is the result of choices.
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Motivation
20 Amazing Quotes About Life to Rewire Your Brain
It's easy to dismiss quotes. They always seem a bit of a cop-out, like the ADHD, Tik-Tok, instant soundbites of the personal development world. Why put in the real work when you can just read a sentence?
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Motivation
How to Develop Your Personal Online Brand
There was an unnerving TV drama in the 1960s called The Prisoner about a British spy held against his will in a surreal and ominous seaside village. We watched as he was doomed to live out his days in an unbearably sterile and inane countryside purgatory, half-prisoner, half-resident, wholly trapped.
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Journal