'If you are not happy with the way things are, don't just complain. Go make things how they should be.' Derek Sivers
This episode marks the start of the second season of Out of the Clouds. Host Anne Mühlethaler returns with a solo episode, a podcast version of a piece she wrote recently. The topic is inspired by a book by Derek Sivers called 'Your Music and Your People' - a wonderful read - which she was gifted anonymously earlier this year. One of the short stories or blog posts, called This is a Test, feels like an invitation to write and explore the value of testing things. Not taking them too seriously. Sivers calls it the 'let's see what happens approach'. Anne shares how taking small steps (baby steps, or even turtle steps) towards bigger goals feels so much more achievable when we consider the step to be a test.
Even turtle steps can take us far, which she later illustrates with a couple of personal stories - one involving an actual turtle! Later on, she explores the 'what next', after all the baby steps, and the tests when the inner critic shows up.
Happy listening!
Show notes:
Derek Sivers - https://sive.rs/
His book, Your Music and Your People - https://sive.rs/m
The post Get Personal - https://sive.rs/gpers
The post Captain T - https://sive.rs/capt
Anne's post about testing and the value of experimentation - https://avm.consulting/looking-forward/about-hair-adventures-experimentation-and-communication
The post This is Only a Test - https://sive.rs/tvtest
Coach Martha Beck - https://marthabeck.com/
The post Repeatedly Follow Up to Show You Care - https://sive.rs/3in
Anne Lamott talking to Tim Ferriss about the Inner Critic - https://tim.blog/2021/07/09/anne-lamott/
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