Newsletter Mission : To Help you feel more connected to yourself and others whilst realising your potential.
This isn’t about checking some superficial instagram post, then liking 50 posts because you feel obligated, getting drunk to hide your social anxiety whilst engaging in the same boring conversation.
"Hey How are you ?
Yeah Good
And You ?
Good, not up to much.....
..... ( Awkward Silence - leaves conversation and then checks social feed to see how many likes they have on a post )."
This Conversation sucks. We've likely all been there, but it's your choice if you settle for this ? This Newsletter Rebel’s against the Status Quo of Superficial Connections, that lead to loneliness.
You are going to be learning the tools that help you connect meaningfully short and long term.
We will be letting go of the belief “It’s lonely at the top”. As you are likely pursuing the wrong top, with wrong people and with the wrong attitude.
You are going to be exploring how to connect and form your own incredible tribe and community of likeminded people, whilst realising your potential.
The 3 Core Problems we face on the journey of cultivating true connection are :
Disconnection with Oneself - ( lack of self awareness, not following our inner voice, lying to ourself, past trauma )
Disconnection from Others- ( poor communication skills, lying to others, being around people who bring you down, distractions from social media)
Disconnection from the Collective - ( Being afraid of the change we know we can make, not engaging in a larger community, Focusing only on self ).
The solution is to Cultivate Practices, Habits, Systems, Experiences, Communities for Connection in 3 Area's of your life.
The solutions neatly fit into the acronym S.O.C, which is short for Socrates ( legendary greek philosopher) . It's also the nickname given to the wise man in one of my favourite books the Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Milman. The acronym came to me in the shower, when I was thinking about what makes up connection :
S - Self = Uncovering your Truth, Present Moment Awareness, Strengths, Weakness's, Self Awareness, Moral Code, Internal emotions and landscape, becoming our own Best Friend.
O - Other = Communication with others, Body Language, Stories, Values, Shared Experiences, Close friends, Romantic Relationships
C - Collective = Connection to something bigger than oneself, a mission, a vision, purpose, duty, calling, a meaningful cause, a community, Nature, God, Universe, Source Energy, ( Insert your religion ), ( Or lack there of ) .... One thing is for certain humans thrive when they follow a cause bigger than themselves even if it is just for your Family, or for your friend.
The Great Thing is they all Connect, so as you work on one. The others start to naturally improve.
If you can start chasing your true dreams whilst proactively cultivating the community and connections that encourage them.. you can achieve more than you thought possible.
New Connection Experiments and Projects that I'm currently involved in and process's that will be followed in more depth :
Eric Godsey’s Journalling Challenge for 31 Days - Day 17. ( Self )
Community Manager @Constant Student - Week 5. ( Collective )
Obert and Liam's Podcast to be released soon - Week 1. ( Collective )
Wim Hoff Breathing - Periodic. ( Self )
New Connections that went on this Week :
South Start Emergence Festival in Adelaide - This was a human first innovation and impact festival. Was inspiring to see such conscious creativity being brought to life. Special thanks to the Innovator and Angel Rob Blum for the encouragement to come.
Note to Self : Go to more events that interest and align with your values.
Lastly remember Uncover your Truth ( Not some celebrities, your moms, your dads, or your friends ).
Liam
What a post. I really love the breakdown here but the emphasis of self as no. 1, as from personal experience I really think that is the most important one.
Well done Liam and thanks for sharing this with the world.