The Strangest Secret
The Strangest Secret was released in 1956. Earl Nightingale’s 35-minute, six-and-a-half-thousand-word recording was one of the earliest motivational tapes. It sold more than a million…
Why These 4 Questions Shape My Daily Journaling Practice
I’ve been journaling more or less daily for the past fifteen years. As much as I love the romantic vision of pen on paper, I’ve…
The Prosperity Lie of Positive Thinking
How did Norman Vincent Peale’s book, The Power of Positive Thinking, pave the way for the prosperity gospel and the law of attraction that still…
Creativity and the Art of Unfreezing
In the wake of burnout, Tuula Ahde found herself unable to move through the world as she previously had. And she got busy looking for…
Encountering Creativity Through Ice Photography (by Tuula Ahde)
Tuula Ahde is an amateur macro photographer with a background in visual and online learning design. She co-created Photoyoga For The Mind in 2017 with…
Life is a Walk of Art (with Amy Tsilemanis)
Walking art is a nice metaphor for the experience of experimentally oriented people. In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, I chat with Australian…
Leave it There
This episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast is an introduction to “Leave it There”, this season’s theme. I share some of the initial topics it…
Exploiting Trust With Storytelling Frameworks
The moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf is generally that liars aren’t believed even when they tell the truth. But I wonder if that…
How do you know if you’re creatively satisfied?
What would you say makes something satisfying for you? How do you recognise that you’re satisfied? It’s not always easy to answer those questions. It’s…
There’s No One To Blame But You – The True Power of Positive Thinking
Like other self-help gurus of the time, Norman Vincent Peal targeted the lonely travelling salesman. But his message was also marketed to corporate executives, who…