One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice ‑
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
“Mend my life!”
each voice cried.
But you didn’t stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was [...]
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Typically, when we attempt to achieve a goal or overcome a challenge, we reach into our old bag of tricks and try to pull out a solution that has worked in the past. Yet, reaching a successful outcome often requires novel ideas, fresh alternatives, or new possibilities. The ability to transcend the past and tap [...]
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