Claudiu

Somebody asked me the other day, how I stop myself from going down rabbit holes and stay focused during my spark writing time? And simple answer is, I don't. Here's the thing. What if chasing rabbit holes & getting distracted is a normal part of our human experience? We spend all this time trying to fight against our human nature. But what if i... See more

When evaluating a company, one of my favorite questions to ask is whether it has an aesthetic. We don’t talk about aesthetics as the highest form of brand or story or a reflection of team cohesion, because investing on “vibes” or “look” or “mood” is very frowned upon. Even using it as a data point is beaten out of us. But if you look at any enti... See more

This is, I think, why being a creative or an entrepreneurial person is one of the steepest paths to self-actualization. To succeed at what you are doing, you HAVE to manage yourself wisely (and thus face and break patterns that no longer serve you) to make the path work. Your ability to thrive is dependent on your ability to make what is unconsciou... See more

Nobody who’s actually good at making money needs to sell you a course on it.

“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.”

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Pema Chodron

Healing from avoidant attachment is not just gaining the ability to be in relationship, it's gaining the ability to be in relationship with someone you see as your true equal (no bullshitting here) and whom you do not have significant, inherent power over.

The father wound will have you looking for validation and approval from almost everyone you meet.

“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”

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Rainer Maria Rilke,

Letters to a Young Poet

Choose joy. Choose it like a child chooses the shoe to put on the right foot, the crayon to paint a sky. Choose it at first consciously, effortfully, pressing against the weight of a world heavy with reasons for sorrow, restless with need for action. Feel the sorrow, take the action, but keep pressing the weight of joy against it all, until it beco... See more