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inner elements2
Lori Abichandani

Our evolutionary shift from arboreal life to bipedal walking paved the way for awe. As we began to walk upright, our perception of the world changed;

One of the most alarming trends in the lives of children today is the disappearance of awe. We are not giving them enough opportunities to discover an

On Essence1
Lori Abichandani

Carol Sanford explained how essence is essential to companies, communities, and countries: Essence can provide the foundation of a business and its o

ABI philosophy14
Lori Abichandani

What if a company did everything within its power to create the conditions for individuals to overcome their own internal barriers to change, to take

Because here's the truth: thought without agency is just yearning, but acting without imagination is just busywork.

We don’t have a scarcity of grind.We have a scarcity of optimism, earnestness, kindness, sincerity, curiosity, delight, aliveness, and exuberance.

Inner Work9
Lori Abichandani

Celebrate smallness. Don’t rush past it too quickly. Embrace it. Relish it as a beautiful moment that we can only hold onto for so long.Small is more

I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.” I suppose what I’m trying to offer here, both to myself and to

The world I want to live in is one where everyone knows and embodies their inherent belonging. It’s a world where none of us feel the impulse to do al

As we move through this nine year of completion and spiritual ascension, the universe is giving us permission to prioritize presence over productivity

Creator Mode2
Lori Abichandani

This style of one-person business is where you quite literally pursue your goals in public (brand), solve your problems as you are pursuing those goal

know that business is the modern vessel for living with purpose. It only makes sense to monetize what you master with the vast resources available to

Experience Design3
Lori Abichandani

Be the farthest out, yourself. As the host or the guide or the coach or the leader, can you be the one the farthest from shore, so that everyone else

And if a mediator is indeed brought in – they’re not simply firefighting. They’re bringing structure, freshening perspectives, and leveling up the co

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for moreThe little man in my pocketWe live in timeOlivia VagelosOct 23 READ IN APP Last night we took ourselves o

Keep trying6
Lori Abichandani

In a world where copies and fakes and phonies and phoning-it-in to do as little as possible are so common, doing something truly different that’s true

I can’t stress enough how important it is to meet people who are also starting up. There is that great Issa Rae quote about focusing on building commu

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for moreFiguring it out, again and againWalking the tightrope of ideals and realitySari AzoutSep 14 READ IN APP O

But they also need emotional capital — good energy, positivity, and resilience. The best way to control your emotional capital is to fine tune your in

Third Spaces4
Lori Abichandani

what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar a

“I have a theory that chasing things that scale makes you need therapy, and the therapy is pursuing things that can’t scale. I once wrote that every e

This is the beauty of alternative community space and the result of disability and care activism at work; we all place somewhere on a continuum of abi

I don’t love the intimations of class distinctions...if there’s one thing that we don’t talk about enough, it’s that class is mighty powerful in terms

New Marketing5
Lori Abichandani

The fundamental message of marketing must change from "we want your money" to "we share your interests".

We are advocating nothing less than replacing today’s values-blind economy with a values-first economy of which all stakeholders are fully in control.

Promotion isn’t a chore. It’s a gift. A chance for us to celebrate the effort we and others put into our work. We shouldn’t shy away from it or treat