With the amount of possibilities out there, with all the options one has to learn new things and reinvent themselves, it is very easy to get stuck. It is the feeling of never being enough, the search for perfection, the impression to always need something more before actually getting going. It is resistance. Sit down … Continue reading The only way
Tag: resistance
Safe in the drawer
It is terrifying to show the work you've done. They might not like it. It might be they think I am a fraud. What if there's a typo I have missed? I have absolutely no authority to do that. Probably better if I give it another review. I can always publish it tomorrow. Everyone is … Continue reading Safe in the drawer
Important and not
Can you listen to an argument you do not support without interrupting? Can you accept someone speaking at a public event near you about a topic that is sensitive and towards which you have a strong opinion, without mounting a protest and demanding the event cancelled? Can you survive your favourite TV show being cancelled, … Continue reading Important and not
Past commitments
When you are on the wrong track, the wisest thing to do is to change course. It's complicated, because even if we often know when it is time, we fail to grasp clear reasons why and we fail to act. It's that combination of past commitments and unconscious awareness that things are not working. It's … Continue reading Past commitments
A way to hide
For years, I have built a narrative for which everything that happened was done to me. I had the feeling everyone and everything was against my legitimate pursuit of happiness and success, I was constantly complaining about any tiny little difficulty, I would break relationships because in front of my grandiose gestures the counterpart would … Continue reading A way to hide
Time to leap
When most of your time is spent doing things you were doing yesterday. When the most common answer to ideas is "something to keep in mind for the future". When you get lost in planning and details, postponing what matters in search of perfect. When you and those around you are busy, and yet that … Continue reading Time to leap
A daily choice
Not being an asshole is a daily choice. Not letting your mood affect the way you treat others. Not setting the agenda of a company, of a department, of a team on the base of your current focus. Not having the stress derived from your position permeate every interaction, every decision, every exchange. Not allowing … Continue reading A daily choice
