“Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.”—Steve Jobs Have you ever heard of the term “Selective Attention?” We are told that survival as a creator or entrepreneur requires total, unblinking awareness of everything and everyone, all the time. We are told to analyze every market shift, track every competitor’s…
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How to Find Clear Direction: Why Discomfort Is Data
We live in a world obsessed with certainty, not acting until we have clear direction. As creators, entrepreneurs, and leaders, we are constantly pressured to have a flawless master plan. We are taught that before we take a single step, we must have everything meticulously mapped out from the very beginning. But what happens when…
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4 Questions to Get You Out of Your Comfort Zone & Find Happiness, No Permission Needed
For creatives, entrepreneurs, and the like, there is something stifling about staying in your comfort zone. While your world might seem happy, inside, you crave more. You crave the electric pulse of a true challenge, the thrill of the unknown, the terrifying but beautiful edge where your most ambitious ideas live. We often tell ourselves…
Get Lost to Find Your Way Again
When was the last time you abandoned routine to get lost? Traveled somewhere out of your ordinary or tried a new experience? When our days become too predictable, the well of our imagination starts to run dry. We lose our edge. We forget how to be surprised. Sometimes, the most powerful thing you can do…
The Unknown: 3 Reminders to Help You Find Courage
Learn how courage grows when you step into the unknown, trust your intuition, and begin creating—even when you don’t have all the answers. Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.—Raymond Lindquist Standing at the Edge of The Unknown Right after the new year in 1999, I called the pediatrician’s office, which was…
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How to Unlock and Trust Your Intuition
Trust your intuition. This age-old advice, so simple in theory, often proves profoundly difficult to put into practice. We’re constantly pulled outward by an ever-present connection to external forces—the relentless hum of technology, the cacophony of others’ opinions, and the carefully curated portrayals of life and success on social media. This constant external pull inadvertently…
