Lindsay Woods: I decided towards the end of last year, I really didn’t mind who I was

Mere minutes into this bright, shiny New Year; I had already been presented with, via social media, several recipes for green smoothies, 30 minute ‘at home workout’ routines and a myriad of posts on maximising my time management and life in general. And I was already bored of it, writes Lindsay Woods.

We live in an age of ‘experts’. Particularly, online ones. The irony that here I am, waxing lyrical about online experts when I have a hefty digital footprint myself is not wasted on me. However, I can safely say that I have never claimed to be in that category of pseudo advice giver. There is so much noise surrounding us in our daily lives it is now becoming increasingly challenging to discern ‘what’ and exactly ‘who’ we should listen to. That noise bumps up several notches in volume normally around January. So, what changes have I decided to implement to get 2018 off to a rollicking start? None.

In a shocking personal admission, I decided towards the end of last year, that I really didn’t mind who I was. In fact, I got on quite well with her. I went back to basics and learned to filter out the noise. If I felt sluggish, I moved. If I was hungry, I ate. If I made an error in judgement or caused offence, I said ‘sorry’. If I failed, I tried again. My rule of thumb when seeking advice is simple: ask the professionals. The ones with credentials.