First week of work and it’s been busy, busy. Mostly because I’m picking up a new software (Adobe Aftereffects), and also because my company had their open house this week for their new office. The open house was fun, and I even got a chance to practice the rapport building visualization on our landlord! This [...]

I promised you guys I’d keep you updated on My Hero’s Journey. I’ve talked to some people, and I’ve gotten my old job back. It’s a good deal, and a good place, and I’m grateful for the opportunity they’ve given me (props to ya peeps, you know who you are). I’ll be back at work [...]

The Ordinary World You started out in the Ordinary World of your life, with nothing but a nagging notion that things could be better than the status quo you saw all around you, that there must be something more to life. The Call to Adventure That nagging feeling built up until you couldn’t take it [...]

The Journey Home You’ve achieved your heart’s desire, and claimed your Treasure. And now you’re ready to make the journey back into the Ordinary World from where you came. But when you return, you’re not longer the person you used to be. You’ve been strengthened by your Hero’s Journey. And no longer is the New [...]

Talk about facing down your demons! In my Hero’s Journey not too long ago, I felt another Call to Adventure to strike out into other fields of work, and close the chapter on the existing chapter (by the way, the closing posts on the Hero’s Journey are coming in the next few days). I answered [...]

Claiming Your Treasure You’ve faced down your worst demon in his stronghold, and you’ve defeated him. You’re no longer in the inauthentic state you were in when you were stuck in your Ordinary World, your initiation by fire is complete and you are now a true Hero. It is time to claim your Treasure, the [...]

The Supreme Ordeal You’ve walked into the Innermost Cave to confront your worst fears once and for all, and you know there is no turning back; you either make it or break it. This is the final test to which your challenges and helpers have been helping you to grow stronger for, this is the [...]