An advanced train engine design WAS completed in 1853.

The efforts to discover this design propelled railway travel further in significant ways.

What dream is propelling you forward right now?

I've got some longing in me for more practice, play, and creativity with my writing. And I've also got a (secret, until just now...) dream to publish a book.

Maybe you do too?

One of the big teachings is how deadly criticism is for creativity, play, aliveness….even improvement.

But then another prompt is how powerful and important feedback is.

Who else out there has been thinking feedback and criticism are roughly the same thing?!?!?!

Have you been dutifully figuring out how you can change yourself to be more happy, comfortable, or successful in your current situation?

Maybe you've been:

Working on your mindset. Sharpening your skills. Changing your perspective. Adding more joy & play. Increasing your presence. Delegating. Taking a day off. Adding more self-care.

In other words...you've been doing anything in your power to feel better.

When I first heard this story, I felt a surge of alertness, interest.

I needed to be reminded that - already within me - is the capacity to meet the world with kind curiosity.

Our brains do have a strong tendency to find fault & problems - it's true.

But we also have the wiring to bring a gentle and appreciative attention to life.

When you think about stress - do you have a generally negative or positive reaction?

Many of us have the general attitude: stress = bad.

Headlines (mine included!) about burnout, overwhelm, etc... tend to emphasize the troublesome sides of stress.

Would you be willing to loosen the grip of your inner critic to make room for more creativity, aliveness and flow?

I'm living a lifelong love affair with freedom. In practice, freedom isn't really declared. Freedom is something we must commit and recommit to - again and again.

I thought I'd let you in on what I do after I select a goal...because it comes in very handy - almost magic. 💫

For a year and a half I have been using a tool called the Weekly Reset. It's a 20 minute routine I do on Sundays to reflect, plan, and recommit to my deepest goals.

Most of us live in a zone of competence or excellence – doing things we are average or above average at and someone else needs or wants (or will pay us) to do.

What if you lived in your zone of genius instead?

How do you set goals?

And what magical tricks do you have for achieving them?