EPISODE · May 14, 2025 · 12 MIN
The Vortex of Willingness
from Fierce Encouragement · host Mark Walker
Send us Fan MailWhat are you willing to be bad at... in public?In this episode, we opens up about showing up broke, vulnerable, and still committed to the path. Inspired by a coaching question, Coltrane's jazz, and Lincoln's long game, this is a raw meditation on what it means to keep creating even when it’s messy.You’ll also learn a powerful tool that blends Phil Stutz’s Vortex with the ancient Tibetan practice of Tonglen... designed to help you breathe through discomfort and rewire your response to fear and failure.Inside this episode:The truth about being broke (and not broken)Coltrane, Lincoln, and the art of listeningThe “Vortex of Willingness” – a real-time practice for hard momentsWhy ambition isn’t enough—and what to build insteadA quiet invite into the next Awareness Lab“Freedom is not found through escaping experience but by embracing it.” – Mark Epsteinthe ending plug for pause that matters on Sept 17, 2026.For leaders who run on adrenaline. The Pause That Matters is a free live workshop on trading reaction for clarity. Seats are limited, and it fills from this list first. Get on the list: Click Here
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Send us Fan Mail What are you willing to be bad at... in public? In this episode, we opens up about showing up broke, vulnerable, and still committed to the path. Inspired by a coaching question, Coltrane's jazz, and Lincoln's long game, this is a raw meditation on what it means to keep creating even when it’s messy. You’ll also learn a powerful tool that blends Phil Stutz’s Vortex with the ancient Tibetan practice of Tonglen... designed to help you breathe through discomfort and rewire your ...
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