Trust. It’s a word that has been stuck in my head recently. A word I’ve been exploring and dissecting. Playing around with. It’s this weird intangible, like intuition, belief, or faith. Trust is a feeling. A connection to our intuition. A strange intangible the we can’t quite grasp or define or measure but we know … Continue reading On Trust
On mood, motivation, goal chasing, and learning
Over the last few weeks I haven’t been feeling quite like myself. Like I don’t have my same energy levels. My same excitement and enthusiasm for life. It’s normal, most of us are feeling this way in these crazy times. Covid and the quarantine and now all of the protests can take a toll on … Continue reading On mood, motivation, goal chasing, and learning
Setting the pace of life
Throughout the quarantine one of the major lessons or themes that I have been thinking about is my day to day pace. The rhythm with which I work. The intensity and speed over the course of the day, and how I manage my energy levels throughout. When the quarantine hit, with no one to hang … Continue reading Setting the pace of life
What lies behind the curtain?
There’s a version of yourself in the future who will benefit from what you do today, but you can’t discover what those benefits are unless you put in the work consistently over time. Behind the curtain of any new habit lies surprises you can’t yet see. Easiest example of this is physical exercise. You can … Continue reading What lies behind the curtain?
Looking back to look forward 2019>2020
End of 2019 already! Whew! Where the fuck did last year go!?! Feels like it flew by. Faster than any year that I’ve previously experienced by a long shot. Right now I’m sitting in Rio de Janeiro, the same place I was last year at this time. I was here, stayed, left, and now returned … Continue reading Looking back to look forward 2019>2020
The best moments of my life are rarely captured on camera
A few weeks ago I went to a highline festival. On day 1 I gave my camera to someone and told them to take some pictures of me while I was on the line. Naturally, I wanted to get the picture/video of the experience. It was great to view afterwards. I learned a lot about … Continue reading The best moments of my life are rarely captured on camera
Wait for the chemicals to hit
I’ve recently gotten into the sport of highlining. If you’re not familiar with what that is, it’s when you tie a line in between two points on a mountain and walk in between. If you fall, you are attached to a chord that catches you, and then you climb back up. It looks like this…. … Continue reading Wait for the chemicals to hit
Fall back on flow
When I’m feeling off, when I’m feeling like I’m not myself, when my energy feels anything other that how I would love to feel… I fall back on my flow - I fall back on the activities that bring joy and fulfilment. The activities that I enjoy doing just for the sake of doing. Last … Continue reading Fall back on flow
Whiteknuckling vs Autotelic
There’s a lot to be said for work ethic. Discipline. Being regimented and methodical. Being able to force yourself to to do the things that you don’t want to do because you know that they are good for you. As Jocko Willinck says, “discipline = freedom". I’m a big believer in this. I believe that … Continue reading Whiteknuckling vs Autotelic
The Journey is the Destination
I recently finished the final book of Steven King’s epic Magnum Opus, “The Dark Tower”. A phenomenal epic journey of Roland the Gunslinger and his troupe of comrades and how they overcome the impossible to fight evil and reach the tower. I loved it. Shortly before the very end of the final book, the part … Continue reading The Journey is the Destination