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[VIDEO] Talks at Google: Mindfulness and Creativity in the Workplace
Get your FREE copy of Austin’s infographic, Creativity in the Workplace: How to Build Cultures of Innovation. Here’s a talk I gave on “Mindfulness and Creativity in the Workplace”, as part of the “Authors at Google” program on October 8th, 2015. Big thank you’s to Google, to the author of the forthcoming book, Pause, Racheal O’Meara, host […]
The Childlike Artist Within YOU
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” What does this really mean, and how can we use Picasso’s wisdom as a means […]
Bassnectar, The Perennial Philosophy, and Creative Self-Expression
This weekend, one of the most powerful, innovative, and lucrative electronic dance music (EDM) acts returns to his home in the Bay Area. Lorin Ashton, aka Bassnectar, will be headlining on Sunday evening at the Bay Area Vibez Festival. Set in way West Oakland at at park overlooking The Bay, the Bay Bridge, and the San Francisco […]
The Lowdown on Bassnectar: How a 7.0 Earthquake Inspired The Bay Area’s Most Indigenous Musical Genre
On Sunday, September 27th, Lorin Ashton and Bassnectar return to the Bay Area to play at the Bay Area Vibze Festival. Bassnectar shows have been some of the most profound and joyful experiences of my life. And because Lorin’s music has touched me so deeply, as a student of creativity and Self-expression, I’ve asked myself, and had […]
The Best Chocolate Bar I Ever Ate (and Why)
Last week, I spent 4 nights in the former home of the president of Nicaragua, a home that has since been converted into a hotel and chocolate museum. During our stay, my wife and my two daughters took a course in the history of chocolate, and had the opportunity to make 4 different types of […]
[VIDEO] How to live a truly meaningful life
What does it mean to live a meaningful life? Having lived in a country with active terrorist cells for two years, I learned a lot about how people make their lives have significance. The answers, I’m sad to say, aren’t always pretty. To avoid such pitfalls in your own life, watch the entire video […]
NLP, Empowering Beliefs, and the 8 Minutes of Awesome Interview, Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of 2. Jennifer Lipski is a strong advocate of growth through community. Through her organization, My Meta World, she helps others find their inner wisdom in community, and builds community through her program “8 Minutes of Awesome: Must-Watch Videos with Awesome People” In March 2015, she interviewed me for her show. True to form, we failed […]
Trauma, Insight, and the 8 Minutes of Awesome Interview, Part 1 of 2
Part 1 of 2. Jennifer Lipski is a strong advocate of growth through community. Through her organization, My Meta World, she helps others find their inner wisdom in community, and builds community through her program “8 Minutes of Awesome: Must-Watch Videos with Awesome People” In March 2015, she interviewed me for her show. True to form, we failed […]
[Article] Creativity and Healing: Re-Establishing Wholeness through Self-Expression
Here’s an article I wrote for Common Ground Magazine’s May 2015 Creativity Issue. To check out the article as it appeared in the magazine, go here. It’s true the wind blows terribly here but moonlight also leaks between the roof planks of this ruined house. —Izumi Shikibu What do the origins of Newton’s law of universal gravitation, the […]