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Hey Reader,
Yesterday I spent the day in glorious, gritty Peckham in Southeast London.
It’s the complete opposite of Southwest London: swap tree-lined streets for popping shops, expansive riverwalks for narrow graffiti tunnels, old white ladies for androgynous punks, and chalkboard sidewalks for wheatpasted posters.
What an adventure.
Some of my suburban-living, driveway-loving friends wouldn't set foot in a glitchy-lit tunnel, and some of my urban comrades would be bored out of their minds bird-watching, but this duality is something I love to hold.
And I've been thinking a lot about that lately: holding opposites.
This ability has a name called holding polarities. According to Lucy Ball (not that one), it's a leadership skill. "The art of holding polarities is to see the value and the cost of each side and how they are both necessary in the world."
Philosophy and Business.
Art and Technology.
Yin and Yang.
And the trick to holding both well is to catch yourself when you're leaning too heavily to one side.
Here are some everyday examples:
- If you always eat out, cook.
- If you're always talking, listen.
- If you're always quiet, speak up.
Break your bubble for the better (by exploring the opposite of what you normally do).
People ask me how I fly to London 2-3 times a year. Here's exactly how:
Moushi
Did this again in 2025 and still works! The first time I posted this video it got 80K views and saved people thousands of dollars. Let’s do it again. #travelhacks #skiplaggedpartner
♬ original sound - Moushi
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BEHIND THE BUSINESS
5 Candid Things I'm Telling My Creative Friends
 So many of my friends are feeling the very real (you're not imagining it) effects of market shifts, so I grabbed a little mic and hit record on my phone to share some really candid advice.
Want the cliffnotes? Here you go:
- Financial and Digital Literacy? Yeah, not optional. Think about it like reading and writing.
- Own your digital presence. Linkedin is not enough if you’re trying to be a professional creative.
- Your life is happening now. Act like it.
- Share what you think. It's a leadership move.
- Let them underestimate you. It’s actually a secret superpower.
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DAILY QUOTE
"I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you." – Nietzsche
Said to every news outlet in 2025
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SHARE THE LOVE
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How are you feeling lately? It's a crazy world.
Big hugs my friends,
PS: One of these might be helpful this October:
1. Grab yourself a website audit ––a great way to get expert eyes and recommendations without the $$$.
2. If you have no web presence, please start a free Squarespace trial. And if you know someone looking for a job, advise them that the thing to do is either talk to a recruiter or build a portfolio website and market themselves.
3. Read my story in an afternoon with Love is the Business Plan (and other unconventional ideas)
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