Grip the water and you sink. Relax and you float.That’s the whole lesson, hidden in plain sight. Alan Watts points to a paradox: the tighter we clutch—reputation, plans, approval—the heavier life becomes. “Not caring” isn’t apathy; it’s elegant trust. It’s loosening our fist so life can place something better in our palm. This is a [...]
This is a transcription of a video by 'theoriginalmarkz' that I encountered on Telegram. He read the following message out: Awakening is the most liberating, alienating, excruciating, empowering, lonely, confusing, freeing, frightening, expansive journey and if you find yourself struggling, trying to process all this insanity, believe me when I say, 'you are not alone'. [...]
By Mark Salmon | IMMachines.com The Creator’s Paradox You want to move faster, but you’re tired of forcing it.You want clarity, but your mind’s loud.You want progress, but you’re drowning in possibility. Most solopreneurs think the answer lies in doing more.But what if the next level of creativity isn’t about acceleration — it’s about alignment? [...]
For Creators, Coaches, Consultants, and Solopreneurs (By IMMachines.com — Systems for Simple, Profitable, Creative Living) 1. Introduction: The Cherry Blossoms Don’t Last Every spring, Japan blooms.Cherry blossoms — sakura — burst into color, soft petals floating in the air like snow. People gather to marvel, photograph, and celebrate them. And within a week or two, [...]
For Creators, Coaches, Consultants, and Solopreneurs (By IMMachines.com — Systems for Simple, Profitable, Creative Living) 1. Introduction: The Noise Trap Let’s be honest: the modern creator world has a noise problem.Everyone’s broadcasting something — their launch, their next “big pivot,” their future book, their soon-to-be-released course, their pre-pre-beta start-up idea. But behind the posts, not [...]
A practical, slightly mystical field guide for IMMachines creators who build by moving “The work reveals itself as you go.”Also: “We are dealing in a magic realm. Nobody knows why or how it works.” If you’ve ever taken one small step and found a door you didn’t know existed—welcome to the club. Creation isn’t a [...]
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 [...]
If I choose the wide road, I’ll learn to love its noise.If I choose the narrow path, I’ll feel the hush of trees.If I choose to wait, the moment will choose me.If I choose wrongly, the wrong may ripen into right.If I don’t choose at all, perhaps life has already chosen. If I wander off [...]
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 [...]
No chains are stronger than the ones we cannot see."— Unknown Introduction: A Cage Without Walls Modern slavery doesn’t look like whips and shackles. It looks like: Endless paperwork. Council fines for things you didn’t consent to. Government letters that presume you're guilty. An HMRC debt you didn’t understand, assigned to a name that [...]
