The Power Of Gentle Strength: Why Softness Isn’t Weakness

If I asked you right now – what is a strong human, what would come to mind?A hardened Navy SEAL who makes it through hell week (the toughest week of military training in the world) by sheer grit and determination? A power-lifter beating the Deadlift world record? A budding entrepreneur who, in the pursuit of

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Lessons from a Challenging Year: Looking Back at 2020

What were the biggest lessons & takeaways we took from 2020? This was the year in which our small team started ikario, despite the difficult circumstances. It’s the year in which a small, rag-tag team from around the world had to figure out how to build a business, during a pandemic, against the odds. As it turns

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How to Develop & Deepen Self-Acceptance & Self-Love

In our last episode, we answered a persistent question in the world of personal-development. That question was:Does self-acceptance kill your ambition?In that discussion (check it out if you haven’t already) we came to the conclusion that self-acceptance is not only harmless to your ambition, it may also be essential for your success.As something of a

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Does Self-Acceptance Kill Your Ambition?

If we accept ourselves, fully and completely, as we are, will we lose the motivation to succeed?This is a question that comes up a lot in the world of personal-development and so far at ikario, we have yet to find a truly compelling answer.If you searched online, you might find answers such as:”It’s a balancing

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Know When To Quit – The Sunk Cost Fallacy

The sunk cost fallacy is most often associated with big business decisions, but it can apply to all decisions, big and small. Some people will stay in terrible relationships on account of having been in the relationship for years already. It can also be as small as not knowing when to stop during the creation of a content piece.

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