We’re the team behind Primal You. Paula is the creative element in our partnership; her paintings decorate walls in several countries. And when she’s not painting, she’s encouraging me; Primal You wouldn’t have come into being without her constant support.
We currently live in the Greek islands, on Samos, a beautiful and friendly place brimming with history, olive trees and laughter. The view from a thousand metres up is magnificent, too.
I’m Ant, a serial wanderer. I’m always thinking about how things could be done differently. I’ve tried many different things during my wandering. I’ve started magazines, designed new homes in conventional materials , as well as earth and straw, and had a wooden puzzle manufacturing sideline for a while while living in a community with several other families. I love imagining the impact a new path could have in someone’s life – and then building it.
I’m also passionate about helping people discover how to harness their true essence and live truly fulfilled lives – for we all have the ability to create huge impact..
A chance encounter some years ago started me thinking about why people don’t always act the way we expect. Eventually I realised that everything we do in the present is dependent on the values we adopted in the past, many of them in childhood.
When our activities enhance our values, we’ll be energised; when they don’t, we’ll be frustrated and unfulfilled.
Early Greek philosopher Aristotle talked about a concept he called telos. This is the idea that everything has a purpose and advancing it brings fulfillment.
I believe that our purpose is upholding our values – a simple idea, yet it has we have adopted, and that we achieve telos in every moment we make progress on this journey.
I had great fun during the years I designed new homes. I had many enjoyable moments. However, I now help others uncover their purpose and take steps towards fulfilling it – and I get to see them grow in confidence and self-knowledge.
Self knowledge enables us to create impact, and in doing so we touch other lives too.
Find out more about getting on the path to telos in your life
When you join us, I’ll send you some steps that will help you work out which values mean the most to you – they might not be the ones your peers are often promoting.