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Blog theme: Someone saying "f%^k this, I need to move." Then them moving and taking a hit, but landing with a better outcome. Earlier today I was watching a YouTube video (link below) of a sailor making his way to Iceland. He recounts how he came close to a point off of the Faroe Islands and found himself, and his little yacht, being smashed with waves in this micro sea state climate. At the time in which he entered the danger zone he had a drone up in the air, and an expensive camera around his neck;  he wanted to capture the beautiful scenery around him (interesting fact - he also was covid positive ). As soon as he realised the peril he was in, he judged the situation, and began to take action to manoeuvre.  He didn't keep going. He didn't jam the throttle down all of the way, or start raising sails for more power. The situation was not right, he knew he had to find an alternate way. He had to take a loss now to get onto a better route for later. So he started turn...

A Principle Idea Belief Philosophy.      Movement to Freedom           Freedom to Movement In summary: Movement to Freedom to Movement. Today I was walking down a very busy street in the CBD chatting to a colleague when he started complaining about how much salary other people in his organisation make. He's a very smart guy, and a very hard worker. But I don't think he's happy a lot of the time. I spoke the words: 'Comparison is the Thief of Joy'. Now I didn't come up with that proverb. The first time I heard it was actually during a NBA game. The commentator Jeff Van Gundy dropped it during the broadcast. It sent his partner Mark Jackson, who I believe is a deeply religious man, into a positive spin. That stuck with me.  I have used that proverb myself to move me out of, and often prevent me from entering cycles of jealousy and negativity. When I mentioned it to my colleague, I saw something happen in his eyes. I learnt recently from An...