Off Track: New Year, New Patterns & The Courage To Choose Differently

Welcome back to Off Track, the space where I speak unscripted, unfiltered and straight from the heart. 

 

No guests, no notes, just honest reflections shaped by real conversations and real life.

 

This week, I’m diving into my Season 5 opener with Bardha Krasniqi from Love Is Blind UK. Beneath the entertainment were real lessons about identity, perception and the patterns we repeat without realising it.

 

Here are my three insights behind this episode.

 

1️⃣ Fast Fame Reveals You It Doesn’t Reinvent You

When fame hits overnight, it doesn’t turn you into someone new. It simply exposes who you already are. Bardha shared that she still doesn’t “feel famous” despite millions watching her journey. She received waves of hate, yet held tightly to the one message telling her she had given someone else strength. That’s the truth of fast fame. It amplifies your character, your integrity and your emotional foundation. It reveals you, not reshapes you.

 

2️⃣ Reality TV Isn’t About Them It’s About Us

We forget how little we actually see.Bardha explained that an entire storyline about money came from one dinner. Just a single moment, edited in a way that allowed the audience to fill in the gaps with their own biases. That’s the power of perception. We think we’re watching their story, but we’re actually watching our own projections. Reality TV becomes the mirror, and our reactions say more about us than the cast on screen.

 

3️⃣ In Love We Don’t Choose People We Choose Patterns

When she said “this has to work” about her engagement, it revealed something deeper than romance. It was cultural pressure, emotional conditioning and the familiarity of repeating old stories. But at the altar, she broke the cycle. She chose honesty over expectation and admitted he was a great guy, just not her guy. That moment wasn’t rejection. It was self awareness and the courage to stop repeating what no longer serves you.

 

Honest, reflective and straight from the heart.

This is me, off my chest and off the cuff.

 

Welcome to Off Track. 🎙️✨