collapse, posturing and composure - Marketing For Hippies

“Collapse” is the way people learn that they have to change their game plan and raise their energy. We’ve all been through hard times in our lives. And isn’t it true that when you went through a rough patch, there was a moment when you turned it around? You grabbed the bull by the horns and said, “Hey, I’m not going to take this anymore.” You start

a human might try to make himself smaller, protecting the places in the body that are most vulnerable—dropping the head forward, lifting the shoulders, rounding the back and contracting the chest. For each animal, as long as the danger persists, the one-pointed focus on self-preservation is maintained.

That is why the mask self is always the first part of ourselves to collapse in a crisis. Crisis often brings with it the feeling of a loss of identity; in fact crisis is often nature’s way of helping us to come off the shaky pedestal of trying to be someone we are not. Crisis stirs up the stagnant energy trapped in an idealized version of ourselves

We hustle for our worthiness by slipping on the emotional and behavioral straitjacket of cool and posturing as the tragically hip and the terminally “better than.” Being “in control” isn’t always about the desire to manipulate situations, but often it’s about the need to manage perception. We want to be able to control what other people think about

By opening up into an expansive posture, we’re able to make space to more freely extend trust to ourselves and others. We position ourselves to gracefully navigate the tension between humility and ego so we can stand firmly with a measured amount of confidence and make space to generously connect and care for people while leaning into uncertainty.

and lost connection with higher forces—which are only found inside. Finally, you need to have expansive discipline. This refers to action steps you must force yourself to take to expand your life. In business this means reaching out to broaden your base of customers or connections. It also includes taking steps to develop new ideas and undertake cr