Another video packed with wisdom by Alan Watts. If you want to learn in depth how to turn your work into play, and how to be a master of play, check out my new 18-hour creativity course. Or if you want to take it to the next level, get 1-to-1 Creativity Coaching with me.
A foundational thought experiment about the nature of your own identity. How much of you is your body, and how much of you is your environment? The power, as usual, is in the question… Enjoy this classic Alan Watts snippet…
The Greatest a fun little song by Kenny Rogers that demonstrates perfectly the concept of reframing.
Mark Manson makes a lot of great points about identity in this Impact Theory interview. I love what he says about asking yourself who you would be if you did not value certain things in your life… This is one exercise that I’ve found a lot of success with, both with myself and with my clients…
Too Quick to Judge is a short film that presents a classic example of a person allowing their limiting beliefs to give context to their reality. Watch first, and then read my brief commentary below. Who was he really judging here, and why? He was judging his own self-worth, and his own attitudes as “ridiculous.”…
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is often described as an architectural catastrophe. And yet, five million tourists visit this catastrophe every year, raking in about 21 million Euros per annum. What can we learn from this? Mistakes have value. Your personal history, no matter how catastrophic, is unique – even more unique than a leaning…
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Rob Gonsalves is a Canadian artist whose work I’ve been enjoying for many years. He paints in optical illusions, double meanings, and merging perspectives to create what he calls magical realism in painting.
When is the most important time? Who is the most important person? What is your most important business? Leo Tolstoy asks and answers these questions in his potent short story, The Three Questions. Listen to it here. Short stories can be a powerful way to absorb wisdom – if written by a skilled writer. The…
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I recently learned that this amazing man, Sean Stephenson, died about two months ago. I’d watched this TEDx Talk a few years back, and I’d also seen him give a few other talks and interviews. Sean Stephenson taught a lot of people a lot of lessons, and I want to honor him for that. One…
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How much of your identity have you consumed from society? How much are you consciously creating from a true connection with your core identity? We explore some of these issues by studying the gorgeous 2003 Miyazaki movie, Spirited Away. Check out the new Creativity Course HERE!
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