Surrounded by self development gurus, life coaches, Tony Robbins firewalks and The Secret - you would assume someone encouraging you to "do less" to be one of the "negs", the naysayers who only exist to bring you back down to Earth.

Yet there is a fundamental confusion here that is rarely taught.

Self development imparts the gift of self-change, the belief that I am the author of my own reality. This is the key to long term happiness regardless of you economic or social situation.

However, the disease that afflicts the self-help genre mirrors that of the modern world - that happiness and success stems from manifesting "more" in our lives.

Who in this world is not busy?

Working harder, starting a new project, acquiring new knowledge, attending another networking event, subscribing to another magazine or newsletter all make one fundamental assumption - that we have the space, time and money available.

Catch the 0705 misery express from commuterville to London Waterloo and look around you. This is one of the few free hours we have during the day - no interruptions, no email, no meetings and no memos.

Yet what do most choose to do in this time of potential reflection? Drink coffee to wire their brains and read about disease, terror, crime and financial collapse. This pattern is repeated when they return home and switch on the TV.

As Jack Kornfield said "To stop the noise is to stop the madness" and this blog is dedicated to everyone who wants to live beyond the noise.

Small changes can free up time for creative thought which provides powerful introspection.

Even in 5 minutes outside of the numbness that we call "busy" you can begin to realize the absurdity of at least 80% of what we do - its merely noise.

You start to make changes and then the magic happens.

You find out you can produce a lot more value by doing a lot less.

I had spent a large proportion of my life trying to "achieve" for fear of not being enough.It’s like my whole life driving through the scenic route but constantly keeping an eye on the rear view mirror because the guy behind is catching up.

Sometimes we have to just stop the car, park up and get out - enjoy the view. This blog is dedicated to all on that 0705 - literally and mentally.