Jonathan Mead is a problogging-inspired entrepreneur, writing about personal development, productivity and the meaning of life. In the meantime, he's a freelance web and graphic designer, currently working for southern California's Kaiser Permanente, a non-profit healthcare organization.
He has an unquenchable thirst for learning and trying new things. His personal interests include drumming, playing the didj, self-improvement, photography, illustration, reading, writing and arithmetic (just kidding on that last one).
Jonathan Mead's blog is JonathanMead.com.
If we want to ensure that we’re living for ourselves and not serving some corporation’s agenda, we have to put on our mental armor. We have to arm our minds so we can first know when their is an assault on our sovereignty.
If you’re at all like me, it’s easy to see yourself as an artist for a little while. You might last a few hours or a few days. But then the routine and monotony of life sinks back in.
Okay, to say I’m excited would be a huge understatement. I just finished an exclusive interview with Seamus from RebelZen.com.
A few of the things I talk about include:
Why your integrity and following your natural rhythms is vastly more important than any bulletproof productivity system.
Talking shop with God and why it’s OKAY to admit that you’re […]
Each day we fight institutions, advertisers, and social norms for the ownership of our minds. Most of us live our lives with only partially free minds. But seven little reminders can help you get back what you’ve lost.
photo by mckaysavage
People spend vast amounts of time (and sometimes their whole life) wrestling with their minds, trying to figure out if their dreams are practical or ridiculous. Eventually most people give up, because they simply couldn’t make a decision.
The single biggest reason for unaccomplished goals and unfulfilled dreams, is the lack of ability to […]
It’s a common misconception that being creative means being more focused. That somehow if you were able to just hone in on your task with laser sharp focus, you would find the creative insight you were desperately searching for.
Some people seem to just be born with an “it” factor. Muhammed Ali certainly had it. Einstein had it. Johnny Cash had it. Oprah certainly has it. While this doesn’t necessarily mean everyone likes you, it does mean people are talking about you. They pay attention.
People want their mystics and masters to be free from the same struggles that make them want to escape life. They want Enlightenment to be a panacea for their problems. Wrong.
What could I possibly learn from the three groups that have the worst reputation? Hear me out a minute. There are a few great things I think we can learn from the best of each.
There’s a lot of fluff floating around in the personal development blog-o-sphere. I think there are certain things that people tend to shy away from writing about when it comes to personal development. Here’s 10 of what I believe are the most uncommon things you’ll never learn from a personal development blog, but should.
