Don’t Get Slain by the Second Arrow
We can’t control the incidents that strike us, but we can control our reaction to them. Learn about the first arrow versus the second, according to a Buddhist teaching.
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Contribute Value & Ask for Value in Return
The year 2022 can feel like overpriced underperformance. But what might happen if we contributed more value to the world and asked for more value in return?
Making Peace with Restlessness
When restlessness and frustration hit, what do you do to calm your mind and make good decisions?
A Scarcity Mindset Leads Us to Believe We’re Living on the Edge
While in scarcity mode, we fixate on what we don’t have to the exclusion of everything else. An abundance mindset, on the other hand, fosters generosity, joy, and community.
The Creative Leap and Chasm
When it’s time to release your work from the hidden space where you toiled into the outer world of humans with eyes and preferences and opinions, there’s a great moment of tension. The tension is where fear and excitement grapple with each other. Despite their differences, both ask what if? . . .
Digging Deep Days
You won’t learn anything from the projects you didn’t do. And you won’t grow by avoiding hard goals. We only know what we are capable of when we push ourselves to go, do, and be.