Fear, Love, & Creativity
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Curt Mercadante
- Jun 13
- 1 min
Back Porch Session LIVE — 6.13.21
Check out the replay of my Back Porch Session LIVE from earlier today. In this session, we discuss: The Tao of Abundance How to avoid...
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Curt Mercadante
- May 31
- 2 min
Embrace the Chaos
Cold showers have become a part of my days during the past few years. There are a variety of physical, mental, and spiritual reasons why...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 27
- 1 min
Fight Conformity with Compassion
"When you show that you're not a conformist, that you're an individual, and other people see that and say... "'Wait, there's nothing...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 19
- 2 min
Emotion vs. Facts
I've been posting a lot here lately about making decisions based on fear vs. making them based on love. But here's the deal: They both...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 12
- 2 min
Show your children love
Many assholes are assholes because they were raised by assholes. Of course, this is just my theory, but it has seemed to hold up over...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 11
- 1 min
Fear and Expanding Your Comfort Zone
In May of 2018, my wife and kids were vacationing in Italy and visited the Isle of Capri. High up on the Isle is the village of Anacapri,...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 8
- 2 min
A work culture based on fear
“This is an unmitigated disaster!” That exclamation was a common one from the head of an organization I served through my former agency....
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 6
- 3 min
How fear zaps your creativity
You're all alone, walking down a dark alley. Suddenly, a masked person jumps out from behind a garbage dumpster. Do you take time to...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Our goal? FUN.
Some people understandably can't grasp why my wife and I decided last year to sell our home and most of our possessions and take our four...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Making Decisions from a State of Fear vs. a State of Love
"If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." — Jesus of Nazareth "Whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 3
- 2 min
When we dam the flow of creative energy
Sometimes it feels like the noise in my head is overwhelming. Thoughts coming at a thousand miles per hour. When I try to read a book,...
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Curt Mercadante
- Apr 1
- 1 min
What did one rock say to the other rock?
The punchline... Wait for it... "I want to go on the ROCKing chair with you." My seven-year-old son tonight made up that joke on the fly...
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Curt Mercadante
- Mar 29
- 3 min
A scarcity mindset is the enemy of creativity
Have you heard the old Soviet-era joke about the two neighboring farmers? Both farmers were of the same age. Their land was similar in...
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Curt Mercadante
- Mar 24
- 5 min
The creative power of "Yes, and..."
This morning, my three sons came downstairs, sat on the couch, and engaged in their commonplace routine of telling absurd stories. It's...
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Curt Mercadante
- Mar 22
- 4 min
The Effortless Action of Creative Flow
Your body tingles. Though your eyes are closed, you begin to "see" shapes, figures, and visions in your mind. One minutes goes by as you...
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Curt Mercadante
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Luck = Lack
When I worked in politics, the industry was full of people who go promoted up the ranks because they consistently worked on winning...
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Curt Mercadante
- Mar 20
- 4 min
Reprogram Yourself to Let Your Creativity Flow
Our sons love broccoli. They've been known to request broccoli over french fries when ordering at restaurants. Don't get me wrong, I...
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Curt Mercadante
- Mar 19
- 2 min
Want to get paid to write or speak?
You want to be a speaker? Speak. You want to be a writer? Write. "Well, that's easy for you to say, Curt." Actually, it's no easier for...
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Curt Mercadante
- Mar 18
- 1 min
The Simple Cure for Imposter Syndrome
Want a simple cure for imposter syndrome? Here it is: CREATE. Too simple for you? Okay, add these caveats: Create without the expectation...
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