Zach Ascot

When setting out on my pursuit for my dreams and happiness I set myself 7 big goals to achieve. Now I’m staring at a piece of paper with only 6 goals. Did I achieve one of them? Spoiler: No I didn’t, I’ve just updated what I’m aiming for. The 7th goal that is missing from my list was the achievement of being featured on a TV show. This isn’t something I’d rule out forever but it isn’t a sole and specific interest of mine any more. It’s restrictive. I covered my changed feelings towards TV auditions in my cleverly titled video ‘TV auditions are turning me off!’. Me featuring on a TV show will be a by-product of my other successes. It doesn’t need to be a sole focus. I’m trying to build something bigger. Another alteration to my list is in the love department. Originally I said I wanted to find ‘True love’. I’ve changed that. I just want to find love. It’s not that I don’t believe in true love any more because I 100% do. It’s just that I came to realise that my need for love was ...

This is a poem I wrote based around the reoccurring dreams I had about the girl who changed my life. Regret Square Dark skies provide tonight’s slumber, As your body rests, Your mind turns over, Meeting with those long forgotten and suppressed. Welcome to where your regrets live, It’s always raining here. A dark-haired angel, In a white lace dress, Stands to face you. Where are you headed? A wedding or bright funeral? Her eyes cold and crystal blue, You know who I am, The girl who believed in you. Her hair slowly filtering the rain, Trickling down wavy weathered locks, Turning white lace to grey. She holds my arm, Her damp grasp soaking my sleeve, I proclaimed the prophecy, One day you will be a great success, And the whole world will know your name, She smiles, But don’t forget who said it first. I’m so sorry I’ve failed you, I’ve been trying so hard, She pauses, Slowly raising her arm, To rest a hand on my cheek, Slowly caressing, With a cold ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1B82Qwjb60 Cringing at your past self will always keep you warm on a cold winter’s night. We all have reasons to cringe at our past. Whether it’s how we looked, what we did or something we stood for. There’s plenty of cringe to be found in our past. A healthier option would be to laugh and embrace our past. A chance to make peace with the past and also an opportunity to understand ourselves better. Thankfully, through my own intense cringe sessions, I’ve worked out a way to solve this issue! What you have to do is recognise that the reason why you cringe is that you’re judging your past self based on what you know now, not what you knew or how thought then. That’s totally unfair to judge yourself with your new found maturity and wisdom. You have to get back into the head of your past self and remember how you used to see things back then, specifically around the thing you’re cringing about. The choice you made back then seemed to make sense and pr...

This is the transcript from my video ‘Self Love’ — I hope this message brings you some value, enjoy! Self Love: All this time you’ve been searching for love from another person, when all you should have been in search for was self love. Love yourself enough to not need the love and appreciation from others, love yourself enough to save yourself from self validating love. Cure the insecure with your own grounded thoughts. Fill the gap within yourself, That you longed for someone else to fill, Your self worth will never be linked to your success, You are enough, Attractive to only the eyes that count. The proportion of people who like a certain art, should never solely determine it’s worth, You’re priceless to those you value, Whilst grounded firmly in self love.