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intentional progress

10/21/2015

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Over the past several weeks, I've been surrounded by really great community... and being in great company reminds me of what I value most.

Before I left Tucson last spring, I had a clear vision of where I was going and why. It was my primary AIM to establish a home for yogahour in NYC, to train new yogahour teachers and to use that community to launch a studio called The Anchor. That studio would be the flagship for a network of affiliate studios and the seed of a new yoga empire.

This big vision was propelled by my close relationship to yogahour and my experience building successful yoga brands in NYC. I believed, wholeheartedly, that I would radically change the entire landscape of yoga in the most accelerated city in the United States by making yoga more affordable and accessible without diluting quality or tradition. Never for a moment did I give equal weight or consideration to the way that I felt about living in NYC. That was a small price to pay for the prize of building an empire. 

People think it’s a privilege to make it in NYC. For me, it’s a trap...
​When I took an honest look at the picture I had painted, I had to acknowledge that it was largely fueled by my pride. There are plenty of ambitious people in the world, carving their vision expertly and making a name for themselves. And while I remain ambitious about my career, it is only a part of who I am and what makes me successful.

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I believe that real success is finding balance between my personal and professional ambitions... and not to make the mistake of feeding one at the expense of the other. Too many people make that mistake, and they play catch up later in their life... sometimes, too late.

​​I have come to acknowledge the importance of building community in a place where I feel at home. It is more important that I feel grounded, centered and nourished by my immediate surroundings as the foundation for carving out my high vision. 
And thus, it is my priority to create that sense of home and to allow my career to fall into place around that.

Real progress, whether personal or professional, takes patience. It’s a weighty, slow moving train. Slow to start, but once it gets going, it becomes unstoppable. And I’m in this game for the long-haul.
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Dawn Aragon link
10/23/2015 11:50:13 am

Thank you for sharing your process. Love you, son. Your brother, Elan, will be 9 this year. Hoping our paths cross sooner rather than later.
~Dawn

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Donn Mack link
3/1/2019 04:46:07 am

Having an intention is essential to maintain a focus. A motive is important in every commotion that a person does in life. Having a clarity of mind and staying committed to the activities will propel a person forward. Well, intention is nothing but a simple statement of desire. It activates the energy of a person and allows him to create new things creatively. You have set your intention means you know what is important to you and what is your highest potential. Setting a goal is not enough. To change your life, you must have a clear intention.

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