06/06/2026
8 years since I arrived in Australia...
Celebrated with a home cooked fillet steak and chips, and a sugar free ginger beer. 🤣👌
I swear I could write a book about all the stuff that's happened since I landed.
And even though I've achieved so many of the goals I set for myself before I left the UK...
Strangely, I still feel like a fraud. All the fu***ng time.
Like someone could take it all away from me at any moment.
Like I don't deserve the stuff I've spent ten years working my arse off for — eight of them here.
That's a scary thought. A reality check.
Because it reminds me that no matter who I've tried to become, no matter how much proof I've stacked up...
The old version of me will always be chatting s**t in my ear. Trying to pull me back to the most comfortable option, every time there is a choice.
But at this point, the reality is...
The deposits I've made to be here prove that it can't be taken away. It's undeniable.
I've lost touch with a lot of friends (and family) along the way, but honestly....
Leaving the UK has been the single biggest and best thing I could have done to change my life for the better.
Those who know me well will know how much I needed to stand on my own two feet.
To prove something important to myself.
That I can do anything I want to do.
And that I won't let the fear of making change control me.
I love talking about the wins I've had, but I actually enjoy the stories behind the struggles a lot more.
They remind me that whatever happens, things will usually work out when you try to do the right thing — and chase the stuff that actually means something to you, not what everyone else reckons it should be.
You end up somewhere better. Somewhere you feel more proud of, and more like yourself.
I love the 'gym and fitness' lifestyle because my body and health are just another version of the same thing.
Proof that hard work pays off.
What are you currently proving to be true?
