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The Edge
Knowing how to change is not enough. Have you ever read up on a new habit that sounded perfect but then never actually did it? What about new thoughts and belief systems? Do you just read about them and suddenly everything changes? I'm guessing you are like me and...
Planning vs Flow
I used to love making a plan! I'd make them for the whole year, for months, weeks days and at some point I even planned down to the minutes. I never actually stuck to my plans though. At first, I blamed myself, assuming I was too undisciplined. Then I blamed the...
Know and Embody
One of my favourite sentences from a buddhist monk is "Do not become enlightened. Be enlightened." All my life I have accumulated knowledge. I love to learn for the sake of learning. Recently I realised though that with some skills knowing and understanding are not...
Shipping
Shipping a project means putting it out into the world so that people can consume it in some way. Courses are launched, books are published, art is exhibited and so on. You make it available so your fans, clients and customers can buy it. If creating is the Yin,...
Cringe
When you look back at work you did a year ago and don’t cringe, you have not grown. This is one of the most important lessons I have ever learned so I want to share it in more detail here with you because cringing is really a compliment and a fantastic reminder to how...
Stories for a Good Life: Disney v. Pixar
Note: This post inclues spoilers for the Pixar movie Soul so please go and watch it first if you haven't seen it yet. It is one of the best movies ever made (not just for animation).Have you seen Tangled? The Disney movie is a perfect example for the type of stories...