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During the first years of my PhD I did a lot of research on my topic. I spent endless hours at the library reading books, materials and documents while my friends were partying in Ibiza and enjoying lazy days on the beach. I worked really hard. At one point I thought I knew almost everything about my subject. I’m not kidding – even my supervisor was surprised at how much I’d accomplished in my first years. I was full of myself. That year I started teaching indigenous leaders

We’re testing all the time, not because we don’t know, not because we don’t care, not because we’re not comm itted, not because we don’t bother, not because we don’t know the basics about planning, executing and productivity, but because we’re so committed to our vision that we’re not attached to goals, projects or formats. You’re testing, not because you want to move faster but because you know that you don’t have the only right answer to how to make the impact that you want

In his book Honoring the Body, Alexander Lowen, tells a story that he heard from Willhelm Reich. One day a young devil who had been on earth causing trouble went down to Hell and, in an agitated and distraught manner, demanded to see the Master Devil, because the devils were in serious trouble on earth. The guards were so impressed by his serious demeanor that they brought him to the inner chamber, where the Master Devil was sitting on his throne. The young devil in a trembli