Articles from category inspiration

What dreamers and their dreams generated throughout history

Columbus dreamed of an Unknown world, staked his lie on the existence of such a world, and discovered it.

Copernicus, the great astronomer, dreamed of a multiplicity of worlds, and revealed them. No one denounced him as “impractical” after he had triumphed.

Henry Ford, poor and uneducated, dreamed of a horseless carriage, went to work [...]

A thought about a canvas

Photo by The Swirly Girl

What does it mean to redesign your future?

The default future is a concept proposed by Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan in their book: The Three Laws of Performance. This is the future that each of us privately fear or hope for. It is not a fantasy we don’t believe in, but it’s something that seems like the truth about us and our [...]

Discovering my parents’ dreams

I decided a couple of weeks ago to ask my parents about their dreams. I was really surprised to find out how easy it was for them to talk about them and how many they had. I made a list with all their dreams, translated them into English and shared them on Trigwee. I was [...]

Pursuing your dreams in the face of naysayers

Leo Babauta has a wonderful post about how to pursue your dreams in the face of naysayers. Here’s a little preview:
“What do you do if you have a dream, but everyone around you keeps telling you to be more realistic and to give up the dream? What if they want you to pursue a more [...]

What is Trigwee also good for?

I love Trigwee, of course. If I didn’t, maybe you would have said I’m crazy or hypocrite. But lately I’ve discovered something really interesting: another use of it. If you decide it is a good way for you too, then feel free to do it and to spread the news.
While reading a blog post on [...]

Turning the ordinary into something magical

I’ve always been fascinated by how some people are able to transform mundane things into sources of inspiration. Evelien Lohbeck is one of those people. In the following video, Evelien tries to confuse the reality by challenging expectations and illusions.

I believe that the ability to turn mundane things into sources of inspiration is one of [...]

Walking the path versus building it

Pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Alora in Malaga, one can find “The King’s little pathway” (Spanish: Caminito del Rey). [1]
I watched the video-recording of a person crossing this walkway. Only watching it made me feel… amazed.

If it’s courage, freedom, craziness and ambition that one needs to [...]

Weapons of mass inspiration

Seeing the mushroom cloud of an atomic bomb always makes me think of death and hate, of suffering and evilness.
Each time I see a great dream I think of happiness and sincerity, of enthusiasm and the power to change the world for the better.

Isn’t the dream our weapon of mass inspiration? I always think about [...]