Interpersonal Communication
How do you communicate what you believe to others, to the world?
Creating Space for your Writing Practice
I've been writing a bit less due to other commitments, and I've noticed my writing start to atrophy a bit. It's like the wire that goes from somewhere in my mind to my fingers has started to fray. It's a bit clumsy.
Listening is like a Message in a Bottle
If you listen to people, not on an informational level, but on an indirect level. If you listen to people while still holding space to observe what it is they are truly saying, you will find that people will reveal much of what is on their mind, but what is
The Reader is the Hero
In history books, painters created portraits of great leaders. Statues were built. In the rooms of our homes, we put mirrors on the walls. Then there was the camera. Then there was the selfie. There is a deep human fascination to see yourself. To inquire about how we are perceived—
Compliments and Criticisms
When is there value in criticism? When it helps us see areas we have ourselves, overlooked. Why is it that most people criticize? To make themselves feel superior. Who is it that is truly superior? The one who gives compliments freely, and helps those who have cloudy vision to see
How Symbols and Stories Guide Us
Symbols and Stories Guide us. Why else would they be so prevalent? They've been used since the beginning of time to point us in directions. To take our self, moving through space, and alter our course of action and direction. To unite and rally a direction. And guide
The Reason Ideas Spread (To Early Adopters)
The great indicator of growth is that which cannot be tracked—word of mouth, person to person. When an idea flows through culture... When it spreads on its own... How can you create something that does this? I'll lay out the simple, difficult kernel of how this works.