Archive - Figure It* Out with Lou Shackleton (*Life, and more)

Not your average life blip.

What makes 'Now what?' moments so challenging and unique?

Aug 3 •

July 2025

The Messy Stuff: What is a ‘Now what?’ moment?

Figuring out how to recognise a 'Now what?' moment, and what to expect next.

Jul 6 •

May 2025

The Messy Stuff: The year I realised that the life I was building didn't fit me.

Sometimes you keep heading down the 'wrong' path until you're forced to stop and check in.

May 20 •

February 2025

Lou Reads... Tell Me About Yourself by Holley M. Murchison

Here's an action guide to the stories that we share when we introduce ourselves, and the power they can hold.

Feb 23 •

December 2024

Unpacking and unpicking... Visualisation

Is it a myth? A fad? Wishful thinking? Or a useful tool for your 'figuring life out' kit?

Dec 31, 2024 •

November 2024

Unpacking and Unpicking... Recovery (Part Two)

In the last post we identified the complicated journey of recovery and explored it with some examples and a doodle. This time, I've got a new doodle …

Nov 24, 2024 •

June 2024

Unpacking and Unpicking... Recovery (Part One)

Is recovery all about getting back to a previous activity, state, or life? Or is there something else to be found in its complicated trajectory? This is…

Jun 24, 2024 •

April 2024

The Messy Stuff: Fear of Missing Out

Thoughts on missing out and how it's really related to the search for meaning, thanks to the author Oliver Burkeman.

Apr 19, 2024 •

March 2024

Take action: Define your intent

How to use stories from your own life to find your unique imagined outcome, one that will last a lifetime.

Mar 28, 2024 •

Unpacking and Unpicking... Design

Design might seem like something for products, objects, and websites. It turns out it's for you and me, too.

Mar 15, 2024 •

Take action: Develop your own ordinary magic

Now you know that resilience is a set of ordinary skills that you can improve, how do you get better at them?

Mar 2, 2024 •

February 2024

Unpacking and Unpicking… Resilience

‘Ordinary magic’, or ‘grit’, or both? What resilience is, how it helps with change, and how to develop more of it.

Feb 28, 2024 •

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