You don't have to share everything. It doesn't make you a lesser human being if you don't share every grain of salt. Instead, mindfully curate content that speaks to your highest truth and excitement. Shock value and debasing an opposing side bare little to enrich content, or inspire an eventful life. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
And then you wake up and realize that everyone has their own distinct relationship with time. And time flies when trust is present. Trust emerges with wisdom: knowing yourself and the nature of our sensations, emotions, and thoughts. It's a process and while discomfort may arise, courage is the cure. And naturally trust flourishes in our selves and relationships through the alignment of mind, body, and soul.
What’s your life goal? What’s your favorite daily routine? Does it match up? Regardless if you're clear about the answers, I've found the following exercise to be fun and effective. Marshall Goldsmith, a renown author and thought leader on executive coaching, offers a simple advice: track your behaviors. In an excel sheet list essential habits that add meaning to the day. Things like “did I exercise?” “Did I read?” “Did I say thank you?” "how happy was I today?" “day's highlight?” "day's lesson?" For 30 days spend 1 minute each day to mark ‘yes’ or ‘no’, a number, or a short comment for each item. Every 10 days you can include a column to summarize your scores. After 30 days graph the data and take a look. The mirror does not lie. Adjust your behavior as needed, and…
When you regularly apply your passion without expectations, good things happen. It’s that simple. Here are four ways to focus, adapt, and drive positive change. 1. Make it an adventure Living an adventure means accepting life in its fullness. It means going with the flow, constantly learning and unlearning to make way for new. Seeking novelty is a psychological state that fevers the adventurous spirit. Whether though travel, hobby, honing a new skill, a career or lifestyle transition. Whatever your goal is at the moment, be eager to re-discover your potential, without clingy expectations. Find yourself constantly transforming by letting go of stories that no longer serve growth. Choose the story you want tell yourself. Make it epic. 2. be present There’s the old proverb: necessity is the mother of…
Traveled through 14 countries and now 10 months into China, I've gained a deepened appreciation and immediacy for identity. I’m an Iranian, California-raised storyteller and my root curiosity is consistency. Using comfort as a prime currency, I’m in the business of remembrance and value creation. So right around new year I considered the following question: “If you had an endless supply of money, what would you be doing?” I realized not much would change. I would keep teaching, writing, and doing events. The following month a group of us did a show titled Looking at Itself, centered around improv, music, and poetry. Part of the aim was to grey the divide between performer and audience. This would be my first performance in China and far from what I had planned, the show developed into musical madness…
