Play and experiment without worrying about artificial milestones, focusing instead on how your work can contribute to the development of your community. Even if your path doesn’t follow a neat line, the validation from your peers will come naturally when you continuously experiment and put your work out there in ways that positively impact those ar

If you’re interested in event planning, organize an event. If you want to explore a career as a software engineer, build an app and publish the code. For those aspiring to be chefs, create unique recipes and post them on social media. Want to be a fitness trainer? Film a series of workout videos and share it online. For interior design, redesign a

Instead of waiting for permission or validation, you can leverage your current resources and skills to produce tangible assets that demonstrate your ability to make a difference.

there will be a day when the risk to remain tight in a bud will feel more painful than the risk it takes to blossom.

Psychologists call this fear of negative evaluation, which we perceive as a genuine threat to our survival.

“I could see that the practice of surrender was actually done in two, very distinct steps: first, you let go of the personal reactions of like and dislike that form inside your mind and heart; and second, with the resultant sense of clarity, you simply look to see what is being asked of you by the situation unfolding in front of you.”

“Quitting the projects that don’t go anywhere is essential if you want to stick out the right ones.”

medieval guilds, where mastering a skill and producing high-quality goods were highly valued, the focus was on maintaining a standard of excellence rather than constant growth.

As a result, it took him two years to learn how to code and another three years to build his first app.