“There is a particular kind of frustration that belongs almost exclusively to successful people. It is not the frustration of not having enough. It is the frustration of having done everything right and still sensing, quietly and persistently, that something is missing..”
―Rocky Lalvani
If there is a single thread that runs through everything Lincoln said, it is awareness. He returned to it again and again, not as a buzzword but as a genuine clinical and philosophical anchor.
“What are you aware of? Are you even aware of what’s outside your window? Are you aware of your role in creating and establishing the things you call problems?”
I see the same pattern constantly. People who are brilliant at executing strategies they have chosen but almost entirely blind to the fact that they chose those strategies, and to the role their own choices are playing in the outcomes they are unhappy about. They treat their circumstances like weather. Something that happens to them, not something they are participating in creating…
Entrepreneurship, as I have always seen it, is an inherently creative act. You are making something from nothing. You are tolerating ambiguity, failure, and the gap between vision and reality for long enough to find what works. That tolerance, that willingness to stay curious in the face of repeated failure, is not just a business skill. It is a form of spiritual practice, whether or not you call it that…
What Lincoln helped me see more clearly is why people resist even small adjustments. A change that looks minor from the outside can represent an enormous internal shift for the person being asked to make it. When someone has their finger in the dyke for years, telling them to simply remove it is not a small ask. They know what will happen when they do…
The Real Currency is Value, Not Money
Awareness is the Diagnosis Most People Never Receive
What Education Was Actually Designed to Do
Creativity as the Bridge Between Success and Meaning
Rocky’s Perspective
One Question to Sit With
Bringing it Full Circle
About Lincoln Stoller
Links
This post is delivered to and accessible by paid subscribers to the Stream of the Subconscious blog which publishes 4x/month and offers podcasts, discounts, video meetings, and other perks.
If you’re a subscriber, this button will take you to the post. If you’re not, it will take you to the subscription page.
Leave A Comment