SIX at 6: Assembling Firewood, Periods of Frustration, a Failure and a Loser, Shadow Careers, René Redzepi, and What All Persons Must Think
“I have come to see the profound value of taking in the whole landscape of life and not rejecting or denying what we are given. I have also learned that our waywardness, difficulties, and 'crises' might not be terminal obstacles. They can actually be gateways to wider, richer internal and external landscapes. If we willingly investigate our difficu... See more
Dan Shipper / Superorganizers • You Grow from Your Edges
Reflection on the nature of adversity, with a view to understanding; Recognition of when we personally face adversity, with a view to acceptance; and Re-writing our life story to account for the experience of adversity, with a view to personal growth.
Laurence Endersen • Pebbles of Perception: How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference
I think there are three things that can help: Reflection on the nature of adversity, with a view to understanding; Recognition of when we personally face adversity, with a view to acceptance; and Re-writing our life story to account for the experience of adversity, with a view to personal growth.
Laurence Endersen • Pebbles of Perception: How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference
Something stands in someone’s way. They stare it down, they aren’t intimidated. Leaning into their problem or weakness or issue, they give everything they have, mentally and physically. Even though they did not always overcome it in the way they intended or expected, each individual emerged better, stronger. What stood in the way became the way. Wh
... See moreRyan Holiday • The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
How can I maintain my creativity, optimism, intellectual vitality, and sense of agency in the face of the stress that comes from building a company and the endless forces luring towards conformity?
We start raw, then our hearts and minds get boiled by constraints, pressure, feedback, and challenges. How do we keep our head up and maintain our creat... See more
We start raw, then our hearts and minds get boiled by constraints, pressure, feedback, and challenges. How do we keep our head up and maintain our creat... See more