by Mitch Olson | 16 May 2020 | Program content
Video transcription Albert Einstein apparently said that the single most important decision that humanity faces is whether or not we believe that the universe is friendly. I remember when I first heard that & thought “that’s a clever question”. But I think there...
by Mitch Olson | 15 May 2020 | Program content
Video transcription There are two forces that provide the energy to move us into action. One of them pulls us and the other one pushes us. I call the first force “I want”, and the second one “I will”. We spoke yesterday of the pull of motivation; “I want”. Today I...
by Mitch Olson | 14 May 2020 | Program content
Video transcription Today I wanted to talk to you about the starting point of all practice; motivation. In fact motivation is the catalyst for all behaviour, not just practice. I have described motivation as the fuel of our practice journey and it really is....
by Mitch Olson | 13 May 2020 | Program content
Video transcription “Self authorship” is the underlying philosophy of the Smartstart program and I have used the term “Self author” and “Self authorship” several times, but haven’t actually explained what it is. And the reason why I bring this up now is because...
by Mitch Olson | 12 May 2020 | Program content
Video transcription In yesterday’s video I talked about the tension in evolution’s competing drives and said there are practical and significant impacts in our life because of this. The first drive is towards order and meaning. Order is just a mathematician’s way of...
by Mitch Olson | 11 May 2020 | Program content
Video transcription Evolution has two, somewhat competing drives, and these affect your life in a very real way. One drive is towards increasing order and power. Life seems to favour cooperation and synergy, so that parts cooperate with one another to create more...
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