I help fed-up, stuck people 35+ reset life, work & freedom - and feel good about it again!
Hello, I'm Leon - also known as the Blank Canvas Nomad
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You are not alone!
Stress is widespread: In a recent UK-wide survey, 74% of adults reported feeling so stressed in the past year that they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope, and many also reported anxiety and depressive feelings linked to that stress. (Source: Priory)
Burnout remains common: A major UK survey found that about one in three adults experience high or extreme pressure or stress often or always, and nearly everyone surveyed encountered some form of intense pressure during the year. (Source: Mental Health UK)
Life satisfaction isn’t as high as many assume: Across OECD countries, average self-rated life satisfaction sits under 7 out of 10, showing many people aren’t fully at ease with how their lives feel day-to-day. (Source: OECD)
Does any of this lot feel familiar?
✓ You’re in debt
✓ You’re tired all the time. You can't sleep
✓ Work takes everything and gives very little back
✓ You can’t properly switch off
✓ You feel stuck, but don’t know why
✓ You feel bored, frustrated, or flat
✓ Life feels like the same routine on repeat
✓ You don’t enjoy things the way you used to
✓ You keep telling yourself things will change “after this busy period”
✓ You feel on edge more than you think you should
✓ Your head never really stops
✓ You get angry easily and often
✓ You feel like you’ve lost a bit of yourself
✓ You know something needs to change, but you don’t know what
✓ You feel like you can’t really afford to get this wrong
✓ You don’t want to blow your life up to make a change
✓ You don’t want to look back in 10 years and feel the same
…it’s not just you — these are common experiences among people under pressure today.
I help in three practical areas:
1. Getting unstuck without blowing things up
This is for when you know something’s off, but you don’t want to do anything stupid. You’re tired of going round in circles in your own head and just want a bit of space to think properly again.
2. Turning your experience into income
You don’t need to reinvent yourself. You’ve already built skills, judgement, and experience, you just haven’t turned them into something that works for you yet. This is about making money in a way that actually makes sense at this stage of life.
3. More freedom - at home or abroad
Freedom means different things to different people. For some it’s more time and flexibility. For others it’s working remotely, travelling more, or eventually living somewhere else.
This is about choosing what freedom looks like for you, not copying anyone else’s life.
Your trusted co-pilot when you feel stuck
You probably don’t need another guru, framework, or motivational speech.
You need someone who’s been where you are and won’t rush you into the wrong move or feed you a bullshit answer.
I’ve spent decades building careers, making mistakes, getting things wrong, getting things right, and starting again when life stopped feeling like it fitted.
That perspective is what I bring when I work with people who feel fed up, stuck, or unsure what their next chapter should look like.
