This framework I got from one of my yoga teachers, Kaya Mindlin is probably one of the most effective I have ever received when creating for public consumption and working 1-on-1 with people.

When you create something for another human being it lies on a spectrum from transaction to transformational.

Transactional work:

Blog posts

Podcast episode

Art

Transformational work:

a 1-on-1 coaching or therapy session where you help someone make a personal change to their lives

Some people are better at transactional activities and I have been focusing a lot on those over the past couple years.

Others, like therapists, are really good at transformational work that radically helps someone change their own lives through the sharing of a very deep and intimate space.

It’s a useful framework for understanding creating the change you want to see in the world.

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