Why I Stopped Chasing "More"

If you'd met me a few years ago, you probably would have thought I had everything together. I was running businesses, constantly coming up with new ideas and always thinking about what came next. I loved building things, and if I'm honest, I still do. I'm an entrepreneur at heart and I genuinely enjoy creating businesses that make a difference.

What you wouldn't have seen was what was happening inside my head.

Eye-level view of a lush green garden with various plants

For years, I hardly ever switched off. I'd climb into bed exhausted, hoping for a good night's sleep, only for my mind to start racing. I'd think about tomorrow's jobs, the next customer, how we could grow the business, whether we'd have enough money, what problems needed solving and what might go wrong next. It was relentless.

Even when I came home at night, I wasn't really home. Physically I was sitting with my family, but mentally I was somewhere else. I was planning, worrying, calculating and constantly thinking about what needed to happen next. Then the weekend would arrive and instead of resting, I'd find myself asking the same questions all over again. How do we grow? How do we earn more? What's the next opportunity?

I convinced myself that all of this would be worth it because one day we'd reach a point where life would become easier. Have you ever done that? Have you ever thought, "If I can just get through this season, everything will settle down"? I certainly did. The problem was, every time we reached one goal, another one appeared. "More" never seemed to have an end.

Looking back now, I realise I wasn't really chasing a bigger business at all. I was chasing what I thought a bigger business would give me. I thought it would bring security, freedom and, ultimately, peace. Instead, it brought more responsibility, more pressure and more sleepless nights.

Everything changed during my son's birthday in 2026. I made a decision that probably sounds very simple, but for me it was incredibly difficult. I decided I wasn't going to work for seven days. I wasn't going to answer emails, take calls or make myself available to my staff. Whatever needed doing could wait until the following week.

That week gave me something I hadn't had in years: space to think.

I spent a lot of time praying. Not polished prayers or religious rituals, just honest conversations with Jesus. I reached a point where I was tired of carrying the constant noise in my mind and I simply asked Him to help me find peace.

Each day, I deliberately let go of something I'd been carrying. One day it was my fear of the future. Another day it was my need to control things that hadn't even happened yet. Another day it was my concern about what other people thought of me. Little by little, I stopped trying to carry everything myself.

I'm a Christian, and over the last few years I've discovered that the Bible isn't just a book about what happens after we die. It's a book about how to live today. The more I read it, the more I realised its wisdom speaks into ordinary life—our relationships, our work, our worries, our habits and the way we think. Jesus says, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28. I'd read those words before, but that week I began to experience them.

I wish I could tell you that all my problems disappeared overnight, but they didn't. The business was still there. The responsibilities hadn't gone away. Life carried on. The difference was that something inside me had changed.

For years I'd been chasing more because I believed "more" would eventually lead to peace. Instead, I discovered that peace wasn't waiting for me at the end of another achievement. It had been available all along; I just hadn't been looking in the right place.

That's really why I've started this website.

I don't want this to be another lifestyle blog full of quick fixes or five-step formulas. I simply want to share the questions I've been asking, the lessons I'm learning and the wisdom I'm finding along the way. We'll talk about faith, family, food, business, entertainment and all the little choices that shape our lives. Most of all, I hope this becomes a place where we can pause together and ask whether the way we're living is really leading us to where we want to be.

If you've ever felt that life is moving faster than it should, or that you're constantly chasing the next thing without ever feeling content, then perhaps you'll feel at home here.

Welcome. I'm so glad you've found your way here.