Erick

I was a blocked creative for most of my life. As a child, when I saw classmates who could draw or play the guitar I felt envious of their ability. I saw myself as an uncreative schmuck, I believed it was my lot in life to focus on technical skills rather than develop any creative … Read more

Museums are like homeless people. The bigger the city, the more there are. Why do the biggest cities in the world have so many museums? Why does our species collectively spend so much money on building and maintaining museums? Why are museums important at all? (Image by Pexels) These are some of the questions I … Read more

Do you ever take the time to dive into the vast trove of artistic beauty which fills our world? Do you have a particular artist who’s work really speaks to you? Who is that artist? What do they stand for? Have you ever been deeply moved by a work of art? Are you aware of … Read more

While I believe every article I write contains empowering information, some hold more than others. This one lies in the “super empowering” end of the empowerment spectrum. If you haven’t yet encountered the life-changing wisdom expressed in the phrase “Life is a mirror”, it is my honor and privilege to be the one to share … Read more

In our information-overloaded civilization, the value of answers is plummeting. The compendium of human knowledge lies a few keystrokes away. Anyone with a question can easily find an expert answer in a matter of seconds. Because of this, the value of questions is rising. School teaches us that having the right answers at the right … Read more

This article has been a long time coming. Most of my writing focuses on how we can cultivate ourselves to achieve every kind of freedom imaginable. I’ve written extensively on how developing our creativity, curiosity, knowledge, discipline and consistency enables us to expand our power to create a life of freedom and prosperity. This article … Read more

“The best slave is the one who thinks he is free” – Johann von Goethe Are we all slaves? Yes, we are. Born into a cage we cannot see, taste nor touch, we live believing we are free while our life force is syphoned off by a landed ruling class ever seeking to extend its … Read more

Pain can either embitter us or ennoble us. The sole determinant is our perspective. This article is going to encourage you to learn from your pain. It will do this by presenting you with the perspective which will allow you to reframe your pain as a teacher. It might not seem like it when we’re … Read more

You’ve gone and done it. You’ve failed. An opportunity that once filled you with the joy of expectation is now lying in a mangled wreck all around you. And you’re in the middle of it all, wondering how it things could ever get this messed up, afraid of what comes next. This article is going … Read more

Our subconscious mind makes us or breaks us. It can carry us to the loftiest heights of achievements or cast us down into a pit of self-loathing. It’s running the show, while we do all the thinking. This article is going to teach you how to program your subconscious mind for wealth. I wish someone … Read more