Feng Shui

Peace awaits those who appreciate all that is without worrying about all that is not. That said, things will not just fall into place. It takes initiative, consistency, awareness, and sacrifice to find your own equanimity.

Similar to how we decorate our environment to harmonize with nature, we can connect elements of our career portfolio to feel the benefits of feng shui.

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It’s not a rainy day. It’s free water.

The world is loud, and endless distractions make us feel frantic when there’s so much to do. Being present along with a quiet appreciation of understated beauty keeps us centered. As mindfulness becomes part of our practice, it’s easier to slow down just enough to ensure we don’t miss life along the way.

The places we visit, the people we’re with, and the art we ship all connect through us. Over a lifetime, we become a destination for others, and this becomes our gift.

When there’s passion, humor, diversity, intellectual humility, and harmony within our own environment, the impact of our gifts are lasting and the way we invest time with others will add up in the end.

By Ben McDougal, ago

Maverick

Founders ride highways to the danger zone. They’re good in discomfort and look to horizons, knowing the edge is where it’s at. Tactics can be learned, but steady action, confidence, humility, and persistence help us embrace entrepreneurship for what it is: a lifestyle.

When building becomes a part of who you are, the result is not authenticity; it’s consistency. As open-mindedness and generosity lathers into long-term consistency, trust bubbles.

As we build at the speed of trust, we work to understand those we serve, which almost always leads to some form of success. This may be relentless customer discovery, a side hustle that brings us to life, the innovative role we build as a linchpin inside an existing organization, or that first hire who grows a scaling business. Every mission is impossible, until lasting commitment helps us feel our way through it.

As we fly beyond our own limits, don’t think. Make entrepreneurship a lifestyle of continuous learning and stay supersonic to become prolific in all that we create.

By Ben McDougal, ago