Which are your three most important open loops right now? Which open loops can be put on hold for now?

Who is acting bravely right now but may think no one sees them? Who does the little things that hold everything together, even when no one is looking? Who has had a series of losses and just needs someone to remind them of who they are and what they’re capable of?

As Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard wrote, “The thing that cowardice fears most is decision; for decision always scatters the mists, at least for a moment.”

do every day matters more than what you do once in a while.”

“If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating as possibility?” —Søren Kierkegaard

Creativity is not efficient, but it utilizes everything. If you are purposeful and mindful, nothing goes to waste. By leaving a little bit of room in your process, you allow yourself the freedom to follow mental trails that arise or to play a bit with an idea before feeling the need to refine it.

“If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating as possibility?” —Søren Kierkegaard

Have you ever felt embarrassed by your drive to be at the center of the action? Why?

If you are writing, be writing. If you are designing, be designing. If you are in a meeting with someone, focus solely on being with them at this moment. Train yourself to be fully and completely immersed in what you are doing at the moment, and it will become a habit. You will—over time—develop the muscle of complete and utter presence. In any