“A work of art is not an end point in itself.It’s a station on a journey.A chapter in our lives.We acknowledge these transitionsby documenting each of them.” Most creators secretly try to carve statues—perfect, permanent, unchangeable. But real creative lives look more like rail journeys: you make something, you arrive somewhere new, you look around, [...]
A Rick-Rubin–ish field guide for IMMachines creators, coaches, consultants, and solopreneurs “Talent is the ability to let ideas manifest themselves through you.” Most of us were taught that “talent” means you push harder, think smarter, and out-grind everyone. Nice story. Also wrong. The most reliable makers I know don’t force ideas—they host them. They reduce [...]
“The ability to look deeply is the root of creativity.To see past the ordinary and mundaneand get to what might otherwise be invisible.” — Rick Rubin Most people skim life like it’s a terms-and-conditions page. Creators don’t. We look deeper. That’s not woo-woo; it’s a practical competitive advantage. When you learn to see what others [...]
Introduction: Creativity Has a New Canvas For centuries, artists have expressed creativity through brushes, instruments, chisels, and words. Today, there’s a new canvas: the prompt. Every time you write a prompt—whether it’s a single line or a structured sequence—you are making a creative choice. You’re shaping possibility. You’re saying: “This is the world I want [...]
Freedom is not addition — it is mastery over desire We often say: “I want more.” More income. More followers. More comfort. More ease. But what we rarely admit is this: if we cannot resist the pull of any desire in us, then we are not free — we are owned by what we desire. [...]
A Stoic framework for creators, consultants, coaches, and solopreneurs Introduction: Chaos vs. Control You launch a product. Crickets.You post content. Tumbleweeds.You plan a week of work—and then life throws in a sick child, a delayed payment, or a platform algorithm change. If you’ve ever felt that running a solopreneur business is like trying to control [...]
Introduction: Why Reading People is the Superpower You Didn’t Know You Needed Business isn’t about algorithms. It isn’t about funnels. It isn’t even about offers. At its core, business is about people. Yet most of us were never taught how to really read people. We were taught to listen to words. But as Alan Watts [...]
Introduction: Why This Message Finds You Now Isn’t it strange how certain messages arrive at the exact moment you need them? You weren’t searching, yet here you are. Alan Watts once said: “Nothing comes too early, nothing comes too late. Everything, even this very moment, arrives exactly on time.” For solopreneurs, coaches, consultants, and creators, [...]
Introduction: Why Money Feels So Heavy Money. Just saying the word can trigger a flood of emotions: stress, anxiety, shame, even outright panic. For many solopreneurs, coaches, consultants, and creators, money isn’t just numbers on a spreadsheet—it’s tied to identity, self-worth, and freedom. And here’s the paradox: even if you make more money, you may [...]
There’s a blunt, lovely cruelty to Alan Watts’ teaching: the things you cling to are the very things that keep you small. But don’t take that as a sermon to become a monk — Watts gives a kinder map: swing between attachment and detachment like a skilled rider on a bicycle, and you’ll stay upright. [...]
