Natalie Audelo

@natalieaudelo

designing social architecture and community experiences that build trust, generate creativity, and encourage authentic human connection. exploring the healing power of play, movement, music and other integrative practices.

Here’s something I’m very thankful I was told while I was still in my 20s: that the point of all this “hard work” is to recognize the person it makes you, not what it “gets” you
loving the process
The most sustainable and potent motivation is experiencing joy and curiosity within an activity. Cultivate joy for exercise and fascination with fitness to remove the need for constant external motivation.
from Exploring Our Why by Sam Sager
loving the process
Ambition is about living life as an art of devotion to the Process and Pattern, making reality more beautiful with your participation than it would be without it.
from Soul-Making Productivity: A Process Manifesto by River Kenna
redefining success
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” The critic and novelist Namwali Serpell told me that the quotation appeals to her in this moment, even though Žižek’s translation is slightly unfaithful to the original. The phrase “now is the time of monsters,” Serpell said, “allows us to think about the... See more
from The Terrible Twenties? The Assholocene? What to Call Our Chaotic Era by Kyle Chayka
During this final lap I’m paying close attention to the choices that I make. I’m trying to be very intentional. When I say that I’m aiming to create the fullest expression of the work, I don’t just mean the stories. I want to perfect the process too. How exactly am I using the time that each person gives me on the street? How are they impacted by t... See more
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“The intimacy that comes with time and attention allows us to be vulnerable with others. This intimacy, across a group, can become a durable network—like mycelia. We are strongest when we feel safe being soft.” To me, that network feels like security.
from Cultivating Non-Romantic Intimacy
on building community
I’ve come to realize: being a generalist isn’t something we choose. It’s something inherently in our nature — it’s how we see the world. We can think of this approach as a ‘cognitive preference’.
from Generalist Power
i'm a generalist
Organizations that share their “flight plans” with employees reduce uncertainty about where they are headed and why. Ongoing communication is key: A 2015 study of 2.5 million manager-led teams in 195 countries found that workforce engagement improved when supervisors had some form of daily communication with direct reports.
from The Neuroscience of Trust by Paul J. Zak
how to build trust
I think this is probably an experience that many, many, particularly women but probably others feel, is the sense of loss of who we essentially are because of the requirements of what we do. And so I think a lot of people were really funny, and I think a lot of people were really silly, and I think a lot of people were really playful.
from We Can Do Hard Things Ep 238
Women In Business

from Exploring Our Why by Sam Sager

from Soul-Making Productivity: A Process Manifesto by River Kenna

from The Terrible Twenties? The Assholocene? What to Call Our Chaotic Era by Kyle Chayka

from 🎉 Brandon Stanton just shared "What do you mean by that?" for members only

from Cultivating Non-Romantic Intimacy

from Generalist Power

from The Neuroscience of Trust by Paul J. Zak

from We Can Do Hard Things Ep 238