Blog posts by topic
- achievement
- advice
- assumptions
- attention
- balance
- beginning
- change
- communication
- connection
- curiosity
- effort
- empathy
- ending
- expectations
- experience
- fear
- freedom
- grief
- growth
- guidance
- health
- impact
- journey
- knowledge
- love
- masculinity
- mindfulness
- motivation
- motive
- no hacks
- pay attention
- persistence
- presence
- question
- relationships
- resiliance
- resource
- Rest
- seasons
- self awareness
- self-awareness
- self-determination
- shadow self
- time
- toughness
- values
- wonder
On emotional needs
“Love makes a good relationship a dream and a bad relationship a nightmare. Love does not fix a relationship—it amplifies what’s already there.” - Mark Manson
On integrity
“The first agreement is to be impeccable with your word. It sounds very simple, but it is very, very powerful. […] It is through the word that you manifest everything.” - Don Miguel Ruiz
On expectations
"Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives; but none about his or her own." - Paulo Coelho
On feedback
“People who rarely receive criticism often take feedback too personally and miss opportunities to learn.
People who frequently receive criticism get used to ignoring what others say and also miss opportunities to learn.
The thing to focus on is the pattern. If you hear something once, don’t let it wreck your mindset. There are many ways to view the world and not everyone will agree with your approach.
But if you’re hearing something repeatedly, think carefully about whether the feedback is right.” - James Clear
On curiosity
“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.” ― Roy T. Bennett
On boredom
“ ‘Boredom’ is essential. Staring into space. Staring at a tree. Sitting with yourself and seeing what comes up. It’s bloody uncomfortable. It’s damn painful. You come face to face with the mud in your life. You may be inspired toward action. You might be moved to jump into action immediately. Beware; another tactic. Doing nothing means just that - only that. Creating regular fertile time for newness to bloom is the point.” Yrsa Daley-Ward
