Wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving I just wanted to share what I am grateful for. What are you thankful for? 🧡

I love getting to know people through their favourite music and why it is for them! I’ll start - https://youtu.be/geZ_5Ri7ANg?si=Jwn1fcQT41c3Akte Rock n roll - eden. Explains my feeling of wanting to be thoroughly used up by life, yet balancing the sensation of feeling lost and misunderstood in trying to do life differently. ‘I ain’t scared of living’ is like a lifeline for me. And the ‘I’m not worried about you’ convo at the end hits a soft spot. I can’t help but also share https://youtu.be/EwI-Ttci9qQ?si=wBBarI6LMf7g31Kb this INSANE new beatbox that tickles my brain. I promise you’ll feel it in your bones And https://youtu.be/zBgHSPUv_8g?si=wezWkCaJDMPrtJYs bittersweet symphony - luca stricagnoli is the epitome of flow state. It quiets my brain and helps me revisit a sense of awe for people’s capacity for creativity in life! Can’t wait to hear yours!

Hello everyone, I just wanted to share about my first two days as an apprentice barber. I am 2 days into my Barber apprenticeship day one was awesome I got to meet some of the Barbers in my crew and shadowed my mentor as he did some hair cuts and I got my own Apprentice Barber chair it felt so official and I was stoked! Day two a great day but in a different way. I had my first haircut at the shop and lets just say I was a little nervous. The gentleman asked for a high fade I commenced the haircut shaving in my guide line. The gentleman then pointed out that one side was slightly higher than the other and I thanked him and made sure to correct it. At the 10 minute mark he stopped me and asked “are you new?” I replied “yes I am an apprentice” to which he replied “not to be rude but I'm going to stop you before you F**K up my lines, I would like someone else to do this haircut I'm paying for a quality haircut.” I replied of course that is no problem and one of the Barbers stepped in to do the rest of the haircut. As it was my official first day cutting hair at the studio I coached myself and ask myself the question what can I do better next time? - Let the customer know I am an apprentice - Explain the rates of a junior Barber cut - Work on calming the nerves Later I talked to the shop manager (my mentor) and he encouraged me saying that the next drop-in customer that is asking for a basic haircut (not a fade) will be a good place to start off. And clients who are my friends I can do the more complex cuts on since I've cut their hair in the past they know and trust me to cut their hair with some support and guidance from my mentor when it's needed. This helped me understand that this situation was not personal though the customers reaction was negative I used it as a lesson to know what my next steps will be in learning and honing in on my craft. Additionally the other Barbers encouraged me saying that this is not a common occurance at the Barbed shop and to just stay positive and keep doing what I'm doing and that I handled the situation very well and professionally and it took courage to handle that.

‘Every time fear wins it is strengthened.’ That quote terrifies me. - What mindset/reframe helped you overcome hesitation? Fear puts invisible walls up on the possibilities of our life. Some are simply good for us, some are learned and purely fed by an unruly commitment to feeling inadequate. I say ‘commitment’ because if the same diligence was put into convincing ourselves greater than that fear, we would inevitable conquer it. When you take a radical ownership of your life, you realize playing against fears is the fastest way feeling truly present and alive. It builds a confidence faster than any other habit. It makes you wonder ‘what else have I been holding myself back from?’ - I DESPISE being on camera. So I’ve done over 270media posts since 2020. The chance what I share is valuable to somebody is more important than my insecurity. - I feared starting public interactions, so I did 100reps of just saying “Hey, I’m working on breaking my social anxiousness, can I ask you a story-question?’ And asked one from ‘Compass of Connection’😜 it became a fave thing to do when stuck on a chairlift now ! - I feared being misunderstood and social conflict. Because my upbringing reference was malicious conduct and put-downs. I didn’t want to act that way. So learning to slow down, reframe to ‘us vs problem’ conduct, I actually am fairly excited during misunderstandings. It is an opportunity to see how truly committed we are to a harmony, or whether insecurity is still running the show. Nothing refines connection like stacking victories over issues. I KNOW I get to be a living example of healthy conduct and change others sense of possibility for how arguements can unfold:) How about you??

Life is full of adventures hiding behind an entrance fee of curiosity! It must simply be greater than our self-doubt and fears! Very few people in life land their truly aligned career or relationship on first attempt. We’ve all lived far more colourful lives than first impressions could ever tell. Share one of those stories here! For myself, last summer, I had an epiphany that I must CHALLENGE my limiting beliefs. One was that I could not be a heli-pilot because of 3 heart procedures as a kid with leukaemia. You can’t fly with risk of heart palpitations - which I have had probably once a month for 20 years. But I never medically confirmed this to disqualify me. The day after I realized I made an assumption, rather than make proof, I went to an aviation medical examiner, did all the test and passed with flying colors! 💫 I expressed my concerns and he said ‘no, you’re a young healthy guy despite your cancer, crazy if you DONT go for this with your clean bill of health.” 🤯 Next step, I call my only heli-pilot contact I met a a horseback guide in the Yukon a decade ago. I asked for pointers before paying $80,000 in schooling. 9min phone call later, he offered me a job as ground crew at his helicopter outfit in a remote Inuit village in the Yukon. I dropped my life, drove 37hours and spent 2 months in the epic north! Learned a TON! BUT! I learned that my truest calling is to be of deep and personal service to individuals. My gifts are to elevate others, and flying was just a ‘that’s pretty badass’ dream that I thought was denied me because of my heart procedures. But that man gave me an opportunity to realize my priorities and saved me heart $100,000 and YEARS of debt by giving me an inside view before investing. So my words to you, do not simply buy into any negative assumption about yourself. Challenge it and realize how often ONLY our own mindset and the story we tell ourselves is in the way! Thanks to @Georgiana D for inspiring this conversation!