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Zesty Identity: Collect moments, not things

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The life experience mindset

Experiences are the sum of your identity. Whether you’ve ridden an epic climb in the Dolomites, backpacked through Europe, learned how to play an instrument or adventured across the plains of Africa — those moments add to your identity in a way that cannot be matched by a material item.

Your identity is a path defined by what you do and why you do it. It has been proven that happiness from material purchases diminishes over time, yet the joy from stand-out life experiences are carried with you much longer and become an ingrained part of our identity. Continue Reading…

June 18, 2017 By Rachelle Hynes

Love & Relationships/ Meaning & Passion/ Zesty Adventures

Zesty Friendships: The spice of life

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Friends are the secret sauce

Romantic relationships get the vast majority of our attention and mental energy, but few stop to think about the quality of their friendships and how much value you can derive from them.

Studies have proven that the most important component of psychological well-being isn’t family, material possessions or successful careers— it’s friendships. You need these friendships like you need air, they allow you to breathe.

May 18, 2017 By Rachelle Hynes

Bravery/ Meaning & Passion/ Perseverance/ Zesty Adventures

Double Backflip: Don’t quit, this isn’t the endo

For my death you shall need popcorn

Feeling sad sucks. As you listen to indulgently sad music and imagine yourself as the protagonist in a dramatic movie. You hold your head in your hands while you’re crying and think “I can’t even believe how sad this whole situation is. I think if I was in a movie I could bring an entire movie theater to tears right now.” Continue Reading…

May 12, 2017 By Rachelle Hynes

Love & Relationships/ Meaning & Passion/ Perseverance/ Zesty Adventures

Zesty Diversification: The winning advantage

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Guess what? I don’t just ride a mountain bike… I do things like slalom waterskiing too.

Life has many zesty flavours

Imagine you decided pistachio ice cream was your favourite, it’s so perfect that you decide you’d only ever eat pistachio from now on. Then one day you go to buy some, but the shop is out of pistachio. Now what? Tears.

When you focus on satisfaction from one thing or establish your identity through one source such as; your career or your significant other it’s not only limiting, but dangerous. When shit goes sideways in your life, you’re potentially screwed over and your very existence is put into question. Your vulnerable to depression, crushing self-worth and loss of purpose. Continue Reading…

May 8, 2017 By Rachelle Hynes

Bravery/ Perseverance/ Zesty Adventures

The Zig, The Zag, The Zesty: When everyone goes right, go left

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Learn the rules and break them like an artist

Life has way too many rules. Yeah, we need the stop, go and don’t shoot your gun stuff, but I’m talking about the more nuanced; less black and white stuff. The rules that suggest what you’re supposed to do with your life, what type of person is best for a relationship and what career is right for you. Continue Reading…

May 2, 2017 By Rachelle Hynes

Meaning & Passion/ Perseverance/ Zesty Adventures

Loamy Life: Unearthing your grit

It’s the gravel in your guts and the spit in your eye

As Johnny Cash’s song “A boy named Sue” goes, “this world is rough and if you’re gonna make it, you gotta be tough”. When you stumble, crash and bail hard, what is it that gives you the strength to get up, wipe the dust off and remount? GRIT. When you learn to unearth your grit you can stare into the heart of it all and push on with a smile.

April 23, 2017 By Rachelle Hynes

Meaning & Passion/ Zesty Adventures

Forest Found: How nature makes us happier

Into the forest, to lose my mind and find my soul

By harnessing the life-improving power of the outdoors, Kula and I have made it through the rainy gloom of winter on the wet coast in relatively high spirits. Through silent, contemplative hikes or the occasional frosty bike ride, we took at least an hour a day to go hang out in the woods.

Into the forest we venture along the well trodden “Word of Mouth” bike trail. Kula bounds over fallen trees and through mud puddles, every so often appearing upon on a superb lookout point to check and see if I’m still coming—thanks girl.

April 11, 2017 By Rachelle Hynes

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