Jake Kot
Author's posts
May 10
Introversion to Ambiversion
Introversion is a subject that has most certainly been addressed in the past. But, I’m a bit amazed at the amount of people I encounter that have not come to terms with this (as they see it) abnormality. Under the presumption that most people probably haven’t looked into the intricacies of what being an introvert …
May 05
Getting Beyond Imagination
It goes without saying that we all have no problem being able to imagine a different life and work structure for ourselves. If memory serves me, they made a TV show out of this concept a while back called Fantasy Island. Oddly enough, the title for this show represents the point I look to exemplify. …
May 01
Challenging the Disconnect From Desire
It has been said by philosophers that human desire is the fundamental motivation of all human action, and all of my experience so far tells me this premise is right on the money. I have absolutely no doubt that if you’re on the path looking to merge who you are and what you do into …
Apr 28
Capability vs. Choice
We are actually playing with two dynamics here. One involves the relationship between these two words in terms of pursuing the “next step” in your journey. Where do they meet? Do they meet? Beyond that, one can make the simple statement, what choice do I have (which will absolutely be influenced by your capabilities), and …
Apr 19
How to Beat the Addiction to Sameness
It just doesn’t seem logical that we can actually become addicted to the same life, the same circumstances, the same business structure we’ve built around ourselves, but it’s true more times than not. Line’s like creatures of habit and better safe safe than sorry are all too familiar in this state of stagnation, and Einstein’s …
Apr 16
How to Put an End to Counterproductive Thinking
How many times (almost daily for some) do you get caught up mentally spinning on something that you clearly know is a complete waste of your time? I’m not referring to acts of mentally testing something out and constructing a new idea that ended up not working or not representing what you would consider to …
Apr 14
Dispelling Imperfection Illusions
I could never become a… What a horrendous self-infliction, and more times than not, a mere illusion. Let me cut right to the chase. This is not yet another “you too can live your dreams” exposé as much as it is a heightening of your awareness to the fact that we are masters at cognitive …
Apr 08
Reconsidering the Goal/Journey Scenario
We all experience numerous metaphors and aphorisms that for the moment, get us thinking. As my personal focus began to shift from a life in the Arts to that of an author and mentor of sorts, I found that the aphorism if you will, the journey is more important than the goal, surfaced time and …
Apr 08
The Value of Becoming Your Own Impresario
An Impresario is an Italian word for someone who undertakes some action. This is an individual who organizes, invents, creates projects, and spins something out of nothing using insight and connection. She is a pathfinder, an improviser – someone who tries to create some kind of value where none existed before. The way things stand, …
Apr 05
Step Beyond Passion & Pursue Your Inner-Daemon
Obviously some clarification needs to be right up front. There are multiple definitions and representations of the word daemon. The Latin daemon is looked upon as a genius, or guardian spirit. From Greek mythology we find it representing a god, or protective spirit. Plato saw the word as synonymous to one that is all knowing …
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