It will become less and less organized…
&
…it will become more and more organic.
These two realities lead to two choices:
Claim your personal agency…
&
…lead your tribe.
Ashton.Gustafson
Pause by the orchid. Listen to the bluebird sing. Be love.
Category Archives: Focus
Podcast 33: Tyler Merrick of Project 7
Tyler Merrick – Founder of Project 7
For much of Tyler Merrick’s life he has been a successful entrepreneur and benefactor for good across multiple platforms and organizations. Yet in 2008 Tyler found himself at a professional crossroads wanting to help more people through his business endeavors and be a catalyst for change in a continually inward consumer centric culture.
The answer was simple… “products for good!”
“If people are going to buy things, lots of things. Then let’s use those things they purchase to help change the world around us. Let’s make everyday products for everyday people to solve everyday problems around the globe”.
In 2008, Tyler Merrick became a Social Entrepreneur and Project 7 was born; a company dedicated to making ‘Products for Good”.
Tyler joins us in Episode 33 at Let The Music Play Podcast as we discuss business, leadership, and the art of learning from our failures.
As always, you can stream this episode and all other episodes in iTunes or at AshtonGustafson.com and please remember to share this episode with those you love and those you lead.
The A-Z Manifesto.
Ask often.
Be yourself.
Curate daily.
Develop.
Engage.
Feel.
Grow.
Heal what needs healing.
Investigate where you’re curious.
Joy-seek.
Know your values and ask them to lead you.
Love. And when it doesn’t work, love again. And again.
Make music.
‘No’ changes everything.
Order. Disorder. Reorder.
Pause by orchids. Practice silence. Plow your field.
Questions are the greatest answers.
Responding > Reacting.
Simple is luxurious.
Take a sabbath.
Uncertainty tells a better story than certainty.
Value people.
Wholeness won’t happen without you gathering the pieces.
X marks the spot that’s called your soul. Don’t forget about X.
‘Yes’ is a gift you get to give. And you only have so many you can give.
Zeal + Humility + Humanity multiplied over time = a story worth repeating.
Episode 32: Holstee Co-Founder Mike Radparvar
The recession hit and Mike Radparvar decided with his brother and a friend to start something new. That something new would be a New York based company they would call Holstee. But more than just create a company that would create a living for these entrepreneurs, they wanted to curate and stand for something that would help them facilitate the making of a life worth living. That’s when they wrote the Holstee Manifesto and one hundred million clicks later, they are still trying to find the words for what they have on their hands. Holstee now has inspired millions across the globe and offers an incredible monthly subscription that provides a space for subscribers to reflect on what matters the most and explores one mindful theme each month through art, words, and action.
Mike Radparvar co-found of Holstee
Mike joins us in Episode 32 at Let The Music Play Podcast as we talk about creativity, leadership, curiosity, and the art of designing the life you want live and lead.
The Holstee Manifesto
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Gifts and Gratitude
Rain that wakes you up in the middle of the night, the smell of coffee even before you experience the taste, the regrouping period after a laugh attack, and the orchid that calls your name when you walk in the local market…these are the recognized gifts of those who are awake to the grace peppered over their moments. If we can stay in such a state of awareness, we will turn every corner with holy and eager anticipation.
As you approach this week be on the lookout for the small, the mostly overlooked, and even the moments you would typically avoid (getting out of bed at 3 am to watch the rain).
Gratitude opens the gate to the garden of our souls. And if that garden is available and can receive the seeds, sun, and rain it needs to flourish then you just may find the theme of life that every human is longing for.
Our job is to open the gate and part the veil to make the garden available. It’s Another’s job to provide the seed, sun, and rain.
To be open and available with a grounding ‘Thank you’, truly, is a WONDERful place to point your days.
Ashton.Gustafson 