Mar
09
The natural world is based on diversity. The earth as a system depends on the diversity of nature to perform the countless roles required to create and sustain life. We tend to see ourselves as separate from nature, and our education system reflects that. The American education system was created to suit the needs of the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution required certain types of people. In an effort to cater to the masses, the...
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Mar
07
Do you have a big dream, but you're having trouble making progress? There is one simple thing you can do to start moving, and re-train your brain to operate autonomously, prioritize joy. Once you make this contract with yourself to pursue joy on a regular basis, you start to create inertia. So how do you get started? Maybe you don't know what action to take? I believe that a hugely under valued element of the...
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Mar
02
Building Charisma with Non-Verbal Cues Is charisma a born trait? Or can it be learned? On today’s episode, Vanessa Van Edwards—a renowned expert on social skills and interpersonal intelligence is in the building with a toolbox of techniques and non-verbal cues that will supercharge your communication. "I used to think you're either born with charisma, or you're not. Then I stumbled upon research that showed highly charismatic people have a very specific blend of two...
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Feb
28
Here we are at the end of February - how are those New Years Resolutions going? 😁 There is so much hype built into our society around resolutions. We often associate them with huge goals, and things we want to accomplish, rather than behaviors we want to embody. If 64% of all people fail their resolution within one month of starting, what is the common factor that makes them so hard to stick to? What you...
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Feb
23
HOW TO GO FROM TRAUMA TO FREEDOM AND INNER PEACE Deep in the grips of drug addiction, Gabby Bernstein was sitting in her beaten-up white Toyota Corolla playing a cassette again and again and listening to a psychic saying to her, “You have two choices in this lifetime: You could stay addicted—and that’s not going to be good—or you can get clean and make a major impact on the world.” In that moment, she couldn’t...
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Feb
21
“Stories are the way we know ourselves, and the way we know other people.” - Nicola Yoon At a time when divisiveness and polarity seem at their all-time highs, the stories we tell matter more than ever. Stories contain the power to lift us up during our most difficult moments, and unite people around shared values and ideas. So what contributes to an effective story? And what makes a skilled storyteller? Nicola Yoon is here...
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Feb
16
HOW PASSION DRIVES BUSINESS SUCCESS The first day Payal Kadakia moved into her apartment before starting her job at Bain & Company, she attended a Bollywood dance class that happened to be just three blocks away. Payal, who has an Indian-American background, studied operations research and economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but she was always determined to keep dance in her life—both during her college...
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Feb
14
Are you getting in your own way? This week I'm diving into two questions from the community. The first question involves knowing how to choose which projects to commit to, and how to stay focused even when new opportunities present themselves. My top level advice: Identify what YOU care about and what you want to stand for Don’t spend too much time worrying what other people are doing Experiment and play Find an accounta-bili-buddy Learn...
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Feb
09
Let's face it, we are living in a digital age that's trending more digital by the day. The crazy thing? We're about to take a very huge leap and it means some really interesting things for creators. Enter the blockchain and NFTs. The buzzword of the times.... or is there something to it? Whether your head spins every time you hear those three little letters, N-F-T or you've gone deep down the rabbit hole, you...
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Feb
07
If you've been following me for awhile, you probably know I'm a big fan of cold water therapy. But that didn't happen overnight. I first experienced the power of cold therapy during athletics, in the form of icing. The anti-inflammatory properties of the ice reduced swelling and improved recovery. At the time, the multitude of benefits beyond decreased inflammation remained unknown. After college and leaving a possible athletic career behind, I dove head first into photography...
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