Tag: mindset

Today, realizing I needed a new keyboard somehow turned into a reflection of our rampant and ever-increasing consumerism. Photo by OCG Saving The Ocean on Unsplash Typically, where does one turn when in search of something new? The internet, of course! However, my journey to...

I know I’ve talked about it before here on Medium, but it’s such an interesting topic I had to write about it once again. So, let's get started and talk about some famous stoics. It's a philosophy that dates back to ancient Greece and Rome, with an emphasis on rational...

Mindset is one of the most powerful tools in your arsenal to control the direction of your life. Before you do anything, you have to believe it’s possible. But mindset can be an elusive word, something experts and self-help gurus use to describe a concept that can often be difficult to underst...

Swimming In the Shadowy, Collective Ocean Of The Not-Self One of the other reasons we can be resistant to working with Human Design is because it points out what we are, and also what we are not. What we are is our unique genetic design, defined centers and channels, profil...

“So, for example, Mahatma Gandhi in his letters and diaries was very plain that Madame Blavatsky as a person, and Theosophy as a principle, had an enormous, formative effect on the Indian independence movement. India today is the largest democracy in the world. “Gandhi traced his earl...

I was first diagnosed with cancer 20 years ago. I was given 6 months to live by my doctors. This was because I had inflammatory breast disease. At the time of my diagnosis, 85% of those with this condition were dead within 18 months. The 5 year surival rates were abysmal. Yet here I am. Yes, i...

It started out as a typical day. My daughter had accidentally forgotten her personal things at home that she needed for school. She was so stressed and sent me a message to please bring them to her. Being the Mama that I am…I knew that she could really use the help. In a very fixed mindset, I...

In 1999, Mark Cuban sold his company Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.7 billion in stock. Most people would be on top of the world after such a move, but something was bothering Mark. He could sense that the Internet bubble was about to burst, and he was contractually obliged to hold on to his shares f...

You've spent countless hours refining your pitch deck, attending incubation programs, seeking advice from mentors, and even hiring consultants. Yet, despite all your efforts, you find yourself facing rejection after rejection from venture capitalists (VCs). Sound familiar? The truth is ...

Growing up with an entrepreneurial father made choosing the path less travelled an easy decision for Stefan Siarov. Very few of us end up with that path leading to outer space. We talk about thinking global — in Stefan’s case, it’s a case of ‘think universal’. ...