Tag: Wisdom

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

Sketch: The dance of mind, hand and heart

October 21, 2015 by philipp68

Creating is a dance between mind, hand and heart. It does not matter what we do nor how good we’re at it. The dance is always the same. I strongly believe that the key to happier work is to learn how to let this internal dance happen in a way so that mind, hand and heart all get their turn. Let’s dance Let’s have a look at today’s sketch. It shows hand, mind and heart dancing together, creating a drawing. […]

Categories: Sketch • Tags: Action, Heart, Mind, Modern Workplace, Wisdom

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

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

Sketchnote: J. Krishnamurti on understanding pleasure

February 4, 2015 by philipp68

A good friend gave me Freedom from the Known from J. Krishnamurti to read. I instantly liked it a lot, maybe because it is talks about mindfulness, long before mindfulness became a trend. Freedom from the Known is a tough read. So I decided to start sketchnoting some of the chapters, hoping that the visual representations of the text would help me and you gain a deeper understanding of Krishnamurti’s timeless wisdom. Here the visual summary of chapter 4 you can read in its entirety […]

Categories: Sketchnotes • Tags: Attachment, Meditation, Mind, Sketchnote, Wisdom

What can we learn from peeling potatoes?

April 27, 2014 by philipp68

My latest hero for awesome advice is Alan Watts. In his books he addresses the big questions of our existence by describing and contrasting the different schools of thought of east and west. I like that he never takes sides, that he sincerely wants to put the reader in a position to decide for himself what a fulfilled life could look like. And the best: according to Zen tradition Alan knows that life is far too serious to take it too seriously, and that often […]

Categories: Life & Work • Tags: Attitude, Meditation, Mind, Nature, Wisdom

Sketchnote: Brené Brown on the power of vulnerability

January 29, 2014 by philipp68

Connections can happen if we have to courage to take our emotional armor off In an emotional, funny talk, Brené Brown shares a deep insight from her research: We need to live wholeheartedly, lean into the messy side of life. Only if we let ourselves be seen, can connections happen. We all know how difficult it is to lean into fear, shame and disappointment. How much easier it is to try to numb bad feelings by having a “couple of beers […]

Categories: Sketchnotes • Tags: Emotion, Heart, Sketchnote, Vulnerability, Wisdom

Welcome to 2014 – Welcome to your life

January 5, 2014 by philipp68

Dear readers, Another year of blogging. Thank you so much for reading and commenting on my posts. Here my new year wishes for you all. Stay connected to each other, stay connected to life and to ourselves. Namaste, Philipp

Categories: Life & Work • Tags: Relationships, Wisdom

Sketchnote: Simon Sinek on how great leaders inspire action

December 2, 2013 by philipp68

The best way to invite others to follow you is to share your beliefs The last couple of weeks at work we spent trying to persuade our superiors to let us start an initiative to transform our business and enrich our jobs. “So what exactly are you trying to do?” they kept asking again and again. “How is this going to work?” Unable to come up with a convincing answer they could all equally accept, we were feeling stuck. On […]

Categories: Sketchnotes • Tags: Leaders, Meetings, Sketchnote, Wisdom

Your Life is your Message

July 25, 2013 by philipp68

How dreams are important, but solely focusing on the fruits of your dreams will make you unhappy.

Categories: Life & Work • Tags: Action, Attitude, Bhagavad Gita, Mind, Wisdom

Seeing the good in the bad

June 5, 2013 by philipp68

A short introduction how dualistic thinking can make us unhappy.

Categories: Life & Work • Tags: Buddhism, Dualism, The middle way, Wisdom

The Jar of Life: First things First

October 17, 2012 by philipp68

When life overwhelms us, when our mind is a whirlwind of thoughts and we are afraid to go under, it is important to refocus on what is truly important and dear to us. The story of the “Jar of Life” tells us that even if our life feels full, there is always room for an evening with friends or family. Why stories are important When life gets tough a simple, well told story or metaphor can help us look at […]

Categories: Life & Work • Tags: Decision, Wisdom

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To see the whole, we need to forget about the parts

September 16, 2012 by philipp68

All we hear, see, smell, taste or feel is analyzed by our mind. It makes an incredible job in creating an amazingly detailed description of everything we experience. We call this description reality. What we keep forgetting is that we only experience a fraction of the whole. Our mind tends to focus on what we already know, because the unknown gives us a fuzzy feeling. To put together the broken jewel of wisdom we have to learn how to stitch […]

Categories: Life & Work • Tags: Intuition, Modern Workplace, Wisdom

The Bhagavad Gita Part 3: The Art of Action

July 4, 2012 by philipp68

The last post ended with the mental image of the “battlefield of life”. On one side the strong army of negativity, on the other the fighters for positivity. We in the middle, afraid that we might loose the battle, that things could turn out even worse than they feel at the moment. The drawing above represents the moment the battle starts. A moment on the journey of life, hesitating to take the next step. Looking back, remembering past experiences, constructing […]

Categories: Bhagavad Gita, Life & Work • Tags: Action, Bhagavad Gita, Body, Compassion, Decision, Heart, Wisdom

The Bhagavad Gita Part 1: Facing a difficult Decision?

June 12, 2012 by philipp68

This is the first of a series of posts, where I would like to explore how an ancient text like the Bhagavad Gita can help us taking overdue decisions and engaging in action. I use the example of decision making, because in life and at work we often hesitate to take decisions, especially if a decisions leads to actions we would like to avoid. We act a little bit like Arjuna, the hero of the Gita, in the opening of […]

Categories: Bhagavad Gita, Life & Work • Tags: Action, Bhagavad Gita, Body, Decision, Dharma, Heart, Intuition, Mind, Wisdom

A Lack of Appreciation

May 18, 2012 by philipp68

Ever felt frustrated because you don’t get enough appreciation at work for what you do? You are not alone. Did it ever happen to you that you invest all your energy into your work, create something beautiful, something you are proud of and then receive no or only negative feedback? It seems to be a common illness of this world, especially the corporate world. As kids we doodle something and our parents say: “Wonderful, nice colors, incredible, you will be […]

Categories: Life & Work • Tags: Appreciation, Compassion, Heart, Wisdom