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The Eleventh Corner: From Big Dreams to Small Steps
For as long as I can remember I’ve had dreams. My mind seems to naturally conjure future visions of how amazing things could be. This is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it’s a powerful imaginal capacity. It underpins key parts of my mystical and shamanic work. It allows me to understand and see […]
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Why Normal Marketing Doesn’t Work (And What To Do Instead)
You’re creating something new. Or thinking about it. How do you launch it? How do you create a powerful promotion strategy for it? How do you get the word out? How do you make sure your new thing is a success? Marketing. It’s unavoidable. It’s...
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Confessing To My Friendship With Jesus
I was at dinner a few nights ago with a friend. We’d just spent a day with the spiritual teacher Adyashanti. We’d both been deeply moved by the experience, and by him. As we talked about life, love and religion, I happened to mention that I’d felt...
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5 Ways To Grow Your Tribe (without resorting to clever tactics)
Marketing isn’t about advertising anymore. You can't build a product and then hope to ‘find an audience’ for it. Mad Men is truly over. The new marketing is being who you are, attracting your natural tribe, and then creating products that deeply...
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Anxiety: The Energy Of Growth
Entrepreneurship and anxiety go hand in hand. You can’t separate them. Though I tried. I spent the majority of my early adult life trying to run from anxiety. I was scared about feeling scared. My first job was putting cheese on shelves in a big...
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Waging War with Your Resistance
“I can’t write today, I’m not feeling inspired.” “There’s no way I can launch this new thing without the logo being finished.” “One day, I’ll be ready to create that thing I’ve been dreaming about. One day.” Resistance. The albatross around the...
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Money Is Not What You Think It Is
Money is not what you think it is. It’s not what I thought it was. It used to be something that was hard to find, harder to keep, and very hard to talk about. It was unspiritual, a sign of selling out, or worse. Money is like a lover, and I must...
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The Power Of True Commitment
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back…the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too.” ― William H. Murray Until late last year, commitment was a dirty word for me. It was something that...
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6 Different Kinds Of Feeling
Human beings feel. And these days we're feeling a lot. There's a lot to feel. We're desiring connection with one another. We're feeling scared at the prospect of actually doing what our inner-guidance asks of us. We're feeling hurt when people...
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A Product Made From Consciousness
There is a new kind of product on the market. The demand is immense. The competition non-existent. It is not a product that can be held in your hands. It is not manufactured in factory, or assembled from components. It is not a product that gives...
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