Welcome to Tools of Power – my new format focused on proven methods to regain power, clarity and sense of agency.
These are shorter, action-oriented posts: context + method + why it works.
Hope they serve you as much as they served me! ~M
Context
Who doesn't have days of self-doubt, uncertainty and deep questioning?
If you'd tell me you never have them, I wouldn't believe you. Also, I'd never trust you. This said, confusion and self-doubt can come and go like storms do, maybe even leaving us a few insights. But often they come, and we get caught up in them – and start drowning.
Wishing that storms never came is not recommended. I also don't fully resonate with the "see it coming, and don't be affected by it" narrative. In a society that is struggling with connection, meaning and hope, learning to lean-in,feel and move through the discomfort (instead of tapping out) is crucial.
A: "Most of my work is about building bridges."
Me: "Ah! I'm actually writing about this. What do you think it takes to be a bridgemaker?"
A: "I don't know, but I'm terrible at it."
July 2023 – Puyanawa
