So, I’ve been to an underground meme-coin crypto conference in Amsterdam.
Also, I just got news that the always-stressed-out CEO of the small company my partner used to work for died of a heart attack.
Both of these have much to do with the creative direction I’ll be taking this newsletter & podcast in.
Bear with me, because stuff is going to get sweetly weird, edgy, deeply interesting for many, and very off-putting for others.
So, this year I’m turning forty, in just a few months.
And while I had a clear spiritual awakening way more than a decade ago, there are many ways in which I’ve been living in two worlds:
On the one hand, I’ve been increasingly following my heart, tapping into our inner source of clarity, beauty, inner wisdom and guidance, and I’ve been helping others do the same.
On the other hand, especially in the whole domain of work, I’ve been holding on to a variety of ego-based patterns from my past - holding on and holding back.
Chief of these patterns was probably using stress and a sense of lack & insecurity to generate big career results - what I call the stress = results pattern.
Now, I’m already suffering from chronic psychosomatic pain because of that approach to life & work.
I don’t wanna die for it.
But there’s way, way more than fear of pain and death motivating me.
And it’s the fact that this gift of life, to me, is truly marvelous, and I want to live each day knowing in my very bones that I’ve done what my heart & soul really wanted - what I came here to do and say.
So I’m
doubling
tripling
quadrupling
down on following my deepest aspirations, wherever this crazy journey may lead.
And I want to share here the same sense of wonder, adventure and inspiration that I feel as I write this to you right now.
Here’s what’s abundantly clear to me as I explore how to flourish in the age of exponential tech:
- it’s time to stretch my thinking, my horizons, my sense of what’s possible
- to find out about other ways of being, living and adapting to what’s coming
- to commune and connect, to create community and network
- to lean even more into my gifts, my truth and my genuine passions
So what I’m most inspired by is inviting on the podcast people who’ve had the courage to follow their heart and intuition despite what everyone else was saying - and it’s what I’ll do.
Now, here’s what I’m NOT going to do.
It’s NOT gonna be coaches coaching coaches on how to coach other coaches on how to be a better coach.
It’s NOT gonna be Substack writers being famous for helping Substack writers teach other Substack writers how to be succe... you get where I’m going.
Yes, I’m going to have episodes with colleagues whom I deeply respect, even look up to, or who I've learned a lot from, as in the recent episode with my dear friend Jamie.
But I’m not going to subtly send the message that to be happy / fulfilled you gotta be a coach / creator / shaman / healer / thought leader or do what I do or what my guests do.
This is about inspiring you (and me) to dare, to go where your heart wants you to go.
So, if you bear with me here, you’re not going to have the usual echo-chamberish experience that much of the internet has become - siloed communities validating each other’s opinions in an endless circle-jerk.
This is going to be about cross-pollination, it’s going to be inter-paradigmatic.
Some content may trigger you, it may be way outside of what you think is real, right or possible. Some content and interviews may even trigger me.
Good, they’re meant to stretch my reality and yours.
I may even end up regretting publishing some interviews after a time, or inviting certain guests. And that’s part of the game of daring.
There’s going to be only one, absolute, unflinching, unchanging beacon:
The light of our hearts & souls.
That is, I’ll be exploring with love what I think will bring more love and wisdom into my life, your life and the rest of the world.
All that is in this loving domain, it’s fair game.
So down the pipeline of potential guests, I’ve got:
- An indie videogame entrepreneur & designer creating stories that carry subtle but powerful messages of light and wisdom.
- A poker prodigy who made his first million by 25, then dropped it all to pursue real happiness and meaning.
- A heart-centered fashion entrepreneur, building sustainable supply chains and community projects in Bali.
- A serial entrepreneur I’ve been admiring for a while - a true force of nature who builds businesses across sectors, and speaks her mind and heart loud and clear.
- A courageous surgeon putting it all on the line to support a crypto protest movement looking to shake up traditional finance.
So warning:
This may make you realize that you want to be a Buddhist monk, a farmer, a crystal healer or a crypto investor.
And the warning’s first to myself, then to you.
There’s still time to hit unsubscribe.
If you stay, you’re in for a nice ride.
Looking forward, as always, to creating a future of beauty and wisdom with you.
Much love,
Dario
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