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​The Fantasy of Perfection: “Go with the flow” vs "push really hard!"​

Do you ever feel torn between "I just want to go with the flow" and "I have to force myself to get this done with a lot of rigid rules?" Me too! This article explores my experience with tension and some ways I've found to bring more gentleness to my forward movement.

🌱 Thought seedlings & explorations

• 🤖 How I use ChatGPT in my business- George Kao recently interviewed me about how I use ChatGPT to design coaching/training programs as a solopreneur. Like most of you, I have a lot of questions about the big-picture ethical/systemic implications of AI. And I also believe it can be really powerful to help folks who do a lot of self-directed work.

☀️ Quotes/Inspiration

A few 🤯 quotes from The Great Work of Your Life, a book about dharma, calling, and purpose:

• “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you; if you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.” (Actually, the author quoting the Gospel of Thomas.)
• "You cannot be anyone you want to be. You cannot be anyone you want to be? Really? ... But no, these possibilities are not nearly as subject to our ego’s manipulation as we might like to think. Actually, you can only expect a fulfilling life if you dedicate yourself to finding out who you are."
• "Said Krishna to Arjuna, 'It is better to fail at your own dharma than to succeed at the dharma of someone else.'"

📕 Interesting & fun shares

• 🔉 Interview w/ Oliver Burkeman - My friend Della hosts the Upstream podcast and recently got to interview Oliver Burkeman (author of Four Thousand Weeks). I appreciate the way they dug into conversations about capitalism and our tendency to "instrumentalize" time.
• 🎵 This clip makes me tear up every time. 😭 I have been obsessed with this pianist who surprises people online by learning their favorite song (by ear) and playing it for them.
• 😂 On the topic of our finite time on this planet, I offer you this little gem.
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Big hugs,
Jeremy

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PS - In a couple of months, I'll be launching a program specifically for Executive Directors (and other director-level roles) to help them manage the chaos of being a leader with more ease. Question: Do you know any EDs you could connect me with who might want to have a (non-sales) chat? I'm hoping to interview a few folks to learn more about the needs they have! (If so, feel free to reply to this email to get in touch with me.)