Hustle Culture, Workaholism & Toxic Productivity

At ikario, we make people the most productive they’ve ever been in their lives through our classes and products. And we’re pretty damn good at it.But how much is too much? Does there come a point when productivity becomes toxic to your life? And when is that point?A few hundred years ago, not working was

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Why Playing the Long Game Changes Everything

In many ways, success in life is like building a fire.A good fire needs a strong foundation. Sometimes it needs air and space to burn well. If you pile too much wood on the fire at once, it could suffocate. An important thing to remember is that the hottest fires are the ones that have burned

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Introspective Writing: The Most Powerful Self-Development Tool

I’ve been experimenting with every self development tool and method I’ve come across for more than 15 years. And in all this time, the one tool that has stood out above all others has been writing. As a way to gain clarity, solve problems, build self awareness, process difficult emotions and slay your inner demons, nothing

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The Johari Window – Do you know yourself?

What do other people think about you?For most of our lives we are left guessing how our behaviour affects other people. It would come as a nasty surprise if we hear that we are perceived arrogant or annoying (or some other negative characteristic).  What if you could get a clear picture of what other people think

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We Practiced Total Self-Acceptance For 7 Days

Do you accept yourself, unconditionally?If you are anything like me you might say “Yes, I accept myself”. But for some reason the words feel shallow. Deep down inside you have that feeling like “I could probably be better”. Does this mean I’m are not accepting myself the right way? What is the right way? How do I know

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Mental Habits: How To Change Your Mind (& Your Life)

In the world of personal development, habit change is a big topic.It seems that there’s a best selling book that comes out every year promising the next big habit change tactic. When we think about habit change, we might think of quitting smoking or implementing a new diet and these are undoubtedly important.That being said,

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How To Overcome Your Fear Of Putting Yourself Out There

What would you accomplish if you had absolutely no fear of putting yourself out there? What could you accomplish? How would your life be better? Chances are, you have absolutely no idea what you could do if your full potential was unleashed. If you’re like me, you have a few memories of times when you felt

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