Business Tao with George Kao

A song I made with AI from my blog post "Soulpreneur, You're Being a Little Delulu... and that's a Good Thing." Nell's parents worry about her online business because they love her, and she keeps sending her Friday letter anyway. I've come to see a little hope beyond the odds as what lets us start, held alongside knowing what we can afford to lose.
https://www.georgekao.com/blog/120212-soulpreneur-you-re-being-a-little-delulu


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A 30-second breathing practice I use multiple times a day, any time I catch myself in fear, doubt, or frustration: breathe in love, breathe out total security; breathe in guidance, breathe out thank you; breathe in joy, breathe out love and gratitude for whatever's next. Swap in your own words if these don't land for you -- what matters is doing it often, not doing it perfectly.


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A song I made with AI about sharing something before it feels polished. A woman posts one imperfect paragraph at night, and a stranger's small reply is enough for her to write again. I find that our own judgments of our work are usually harsher than our audience's, and I wrote about that on my blog.
https://www.georgekao.com/blog/contentjudgment


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A song I made with AI from my blog post "Niche Mates, Not Competitors." For us self-employed people, the word "competition" can create anxiety and resistance, so I like to call the people who do work similar to mine "niche mates." They have families to feed and dreams they hope to achieve, too... and I believe there is more than enough for everyone.
The full post is on my blog.https://www.georgekao.com/blog/nichemates


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A song I made with AI from my blog post "Uninspired, but willing." Like many writers and artists, I don't feel inspired until I've been working for a while, so when my calendar says "write now," I start anyway, feeling flat... and once I begin, flow finds me. Tchaikovsky regularly sat down at the piano at nine in the morning, and said the Muses had learned to be on time for that appointment.
The full post is on my blog.https://www.georgekao.com/blog/uninspired


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