Fear | Balanced Action

Sketch: Rolling along

November 22, 2015 by philipp68

The last post was about the essence of leadership. But what happens when you step into the unknown? Inspired by Shel Silverstein’s beautiful allegory The Missing Piece Meets the Big O2 I drew the following sketch about the process of learning. Learning is an emotional roller coaster. Afraid of failure we will hesitate to start. Why not wait another month to collect more data for the journey ahead? The first step will take a lot of courage, because we will feel that […]

Categories: Sketch • Tags: Fear, Modern Workplace, Wisdom

Comic: What is a Leader?

November 12, 2015 by philipp68

These last couple of weeks I have been spending a lot of time discussing what it needs to create a work environment where people can thrive. Here a short comic style summary, what I learned about leadership. I strongly believe that a great work environment is a place where everyone is encouraged to lead. It’s a place where you’re asked to dream about where you would like to go and find time and space to share what you believe in […]

Categories: Comic • Tags: Emotion, Fear, Heart, Leaders, Mind, Modern Workplace, Teaching

Sketch: Getting older

September 20, 2015 by philipp68

I’m around 50. The age when life gently reminds us, that our body and our mind age at different speeds. To learn what it means to grow older, I decided to do a couple of drawings that show different aspects of aging. Experiencing Happiness-Sadness With these drawings I would like to invite you to lean into the uncomfortable realisation, that one day we all will die. I’m convinced that by allowing the feelings of fear, loss and sadness to wash […]

Categories: Sketch • Tags: Aging, Fear, Mind, Wisdom

Sketch: The fear of letting go

August 23, 2015 by philipp68

A recurring theme in my sketches is the way our mind works. In this sketch I tried to show how we often struggle, because we hold on to ideas what our life should be like, instead of enjoying what is. Holding on Life can feel like a struggle, if we hang on to fixed ideas that will make us happy. A bigger appartment, a new job title, a published book, a loving hug, a healthy body. It’s not that these […]

Categories: Sketch • Tags: Attachment, Fear, Mind

Sketchnote: J. Krishnamurti on fear – complete

March 1, 2015 by philipp68

Here the complete sketchnote about fear, based on chapter 5 of “Freedom from the Known” by J. Krishnamurti. Fear is always old. It tries to keep us save by making sure, that we don’t repeat bad experiences. Fear does not like change and yet we all know that the only constant in our lives is change. No wonder we’re afraid most of the time. The only way to end fear is to realize that fear is part of us and we are […]

Categories: Life & Work • Tags: Fear, Mind, Sketchnote, Wisdom

Sketchnote: J. Krishnamurti on fear – part 1

February 22, 2015 by philipp68

Here the first part of a sketchnote about fear, inspired by J. Krishnamurti. You can find the full text on Krishnamurti online. Fear warps our minds, makes us live in confusion and feeds our aggression’s. Our fears are real, they are part of life. It’s the internal observer who does not want fear. The observer is separate from fear. He is in a constant battle between himself and fear, which is such a waste of energy. In the next post I will […]

Categories: Sketchnotes • Tags: Fear, Mind, Sketchnote, Wisdom

Inviting a monster for tea (or beer)

November 16, 2012 by philipp68

With tears in my eyes I finished the powerful children’s book A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay. It tells the story of 13-year-old Conor O’Malley. His mother has cancer; he is terrified to lose her. The failure of anyone to address the reality of the situation exacerbates Conor’s bewilderment, anger, frustration, guilt and internal loneliness. Then one night, after one of his nightmares, he is visited by a terrifying monster – a yew tree in his garden […]

Categories: Life & Work • Tags: Compassion, Emotion, Fear, Heart, Monster