Natalie Audelo
@natalieaudelo
yes person for all things community, connection, & storytelling
Natalie Audelo
When I was younger, I was skateboarding a lot. I was listening to music and skateboarding. There were two songs, that are widely different: DJ Shadow’s “Building Steam With a Grain of Salt,” and Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right.” And I remember skateboarding to them and they made me just stop. And the world felt so cool. I would look a... See more
On redefining what it means to be successful
“Whenever I get asked to do a project, I always think of it as an opportunity to promote my values.”
– Rick Owens
But if our fundamental goal is to create more relationships with each other, to build trust, enable collaboration and unlock creativity, we need to think more widely about the kinds of openness we need. We also need to consider the kinds of technological platforms, legal mechanisms and organisational structures that are necessary to support it.
Creative Communities
There’s nothing more magical than watching someone do things they didn’t know they were capable of.
Developing high performers
We all love the training montage in movies—those brisk two-minute sequences where the protagonist transforms from novice to expert while upbeat music plays. One minute they're struggling to do a single push-up; the next, they're ready for the championship fight.
Real life doesn't work like that. The actual training—the part where you build the found... See more
Real life doesn't work like that. The actual training—the part where you build the found... See more
Carmen Van Kerckhove • Stop pretending you don’t care
When Amabile analyzed 12,000 diary entries of employees from a variety of industries, she found that 76% of people reported that their best days involved making progress toward goals.
Paul J. Zak • The Neuroscience of Trust
Dear Love, what would you have me know about how to build a new world?... See more
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Oh honey, you ambitious little fire ant! You don’t have to build a new world! There is already a world right here which we have built for you, and it is more of a playground than a battleground, if only you learn to see it the right way. Can you see the world as some
LETTERS FROM LOVE — With Special Guest Shannon Downey!
I’ve come to believe that the greatest sum of human wisdom on surrender resides in the spiritual disciplines that we find across religions and across time, like rest, silence, prayer, fasting, manual labor, pilgrimage, and community. And I believe that all of these can tune us to welcome the spirit of inspiration not just in creative work, but in a... See more