Connecting the Dots, Steve Jobs, Justin Bieber & Dreams

While trying to drift off to sleep last eve, or should I say around 2am (because of a massive creative attack), I thought of a speech that Steve Jobs gave at Stanford University. He spoke of how one can only connect the dots when looking backward, never when looking forward. Meaning…if we try to piece everything together...

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On Drama and Unrelenting Passion

Thinking today about  unrelenting passion… I wonder sometimes about the reason for the ideas that run through our minds. I watch people and find the unfolding human drama fascinating… Now I’m sitting in a coffee shop across from a duo - two professional women trying to get to know each other… Expressing...

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Do Do Do What You Have to Do!

Yesterday I was lucky enough to experience an amazing concert in Gothenburg, Sweden that included Coldplay and The Ark, a Swedish band. Both acts were amazing as Coldplay’s Chris Martin and The Ark’s Ola Salo revealed their passions for song and expression. As I watched from about 30 feet from the stage surrounded by...

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Artist Wolfgang Bloch on Creativity & Bold Living

Meet world-renowned artist Wolfgang Bloch who understands the importance of a solid support system, true inspiration, hard work, education and humility as he lives out his dreams. A resident of Laguna Beach, California, Bloch is proof that with hard work and the ability to share what lies within the heart – possible is...

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Right Livelihood: Noble Eightfold Path – Part 5

Jul 30, 10 Right Livelihood: Noble Eightfold Path – Part 5

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Subscribe to Daily Cup of Boldness -Thought for the Day The 5th precept of the Noble Eightfold Path surrounds the way we choose to use our talents and select professions. It states that we should earn our livings legally and peacefully. This means that we should conduct ourselves honestly, speak with kindness, honor the...

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The Unlived Life by Steven Pressfield

Jun 02, 10 The Unlived Life by Steven Pressfield

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Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance. Have you ever brought home a treadmill and let it gather dust in the attic? Ever resolved on a diet, a course of yoga, a meditation practice? Have you ever felt a call to embark upon a spiritual practice, dedicate...

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