Love is a fire that takes two to keep burning, but one to extinguish — if the hearth of either heart is too damp with doubt, both wake up one day to find their hands cupping ashes. And yet when two people have loved each other and parted, the fire is forever embering between them, however great the distance in space, in time, in thought. The wind of a single word and the gust of the smallest gesture can rekindle it in a flash, often to the surprise of both. All true love is a smoking spell against forgetting.
That is the aspect of love I feel burning through “If You Forget Me” by Pablo Neruda (July 12, 1904–September 23, 1973) — a breakup poem and a poem of unbreaking, one that begins as an ode, twists into an ultimatum, and finally reveals itself to be a lamentation, a hymn of longing, a bittersweet acknowledgement that once a person has entered another’s heart, they always have a place in it, but also a recognition of how they ought to show up in order to honor that place.
That, at least, is how I receive this poem, at this particular point in my life — for, as the teenage Sylvia Plath wrote to her mother, “Once a poem is made available to the public, the right of interpretation belongs to the reader.” It is read here by two dear friends a generation apart — Karen Maldonado in Spanish and Rose Hanzlik in English, as translated by Donald Devenish Walsh in the bilingual pocket-sized collection of immensities Love Poems (public library). It is a poem that warrants as accompaniment nothing less than Bach’s transcendent Cello Suite No. 1, performed by none other than the great Spanish cellist Pablo Casals.
IF YOU FORGET ME by Pablo Neruda
I want you to know one thing.
You know how this is: if I look at the crystal moon, at the red branch of the slow autumn at my window, if I touch near the fire the impalpable ash or the wrinkled body of the log, everything carries me to you, as if everything that exists, aromas, light, metals, were little boats that sail toward those isles of yours that wait for me.
Well, now, if little by little you stop loving me I shall stop loving you little by little.
If suddenly you forget me do not look for me, for I shall already have forgotten you.
If you think it long and mad, the wind of banners that passes through my life, and you decide to leave me at the shore of the heart where I have roots, remember that on that day, at that hour, I shall lift my arms and my roots will set off to seek another land.
But if each day, each hour, you feel that you are destined for me with implacable sweetness, if each day a flower climbs up to your lips to seek me, ah my love, ah my own, in me all that fire is repeated, in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten, my love feeds on your love, beloved, and as long as you live it will be in your arms without leaving mine.
SI TÚ ME OLVIDAS Pablo Neruda
Quiero que sepas una cosa.
Tú sabes cómo es esto: si miro la luna de cristal, la rama roja del lento otoño en mi ventana, si toco junto al fuego la impalpable ceniza o el arrugado cuerpo de la leña, todo me lleva a ti, como si todo lo que existe, aromas, luz, metales, fueran pequeños barcos que navegan hacia las islas tuyas que me aguardan.
Ahora bien, si poco a poco dejas de quererme dejaré de quererte poco a poco.
Si de pronto me olvidas no me busques, que ya te habré olvidado.
Si consideras largo y loco el viento de banderas que pasa por mi vida y te decides a dejarme a la orilla del corazón en que tengo raíces, piensa que en ese día, a esa hora levantaré los brazos y saldrán mis raíces a buscar otra tierra.
Pero si cada día, cada hora sientes que a mí estás destinada con dulzura implacable. Si cada día sube una flor a tus labios a buscarme, ay amor mío, ay mía, en mí todo ese fuego se repite, en mí nada se apaga ni se olvida, mi amor se nutre de tu amor, amada, y mientras vivas estará en tus brazos sin salir de los míos.
Qigong for beginners. The phrase may catch your eye as you walk past a wellness studio. And something about it makes you linger for a moment longer than usual.
Maybe you’ve heard how this ancient Chinese practice calms so many people on social media. Perhaps you’ve walked past the nearest park and seen the elderly crowd starting their day there, moving their hands as if manipulating the air. Or maybe your best friend is raving about how it lowered their stress levels.
The interesting thing is, your curiosity brought you here. And it may be the first sign that you’re ready to see its wonders for yourself.
What is qigong?
The word qi (pronounced like the “chee” in lychee) refers to the life force that powers everything, including your body. Meanwhile, gong means skill. So together, they form qigong, which describes the skill of working with your life force.
Ask Lee Holden, a qigong, meditation, and tai chi expert, for his definition of it, and he’ll offer the simplest one. Qi, he says in Modern Qigong, his Mindvalley program, “simply means energy.” And it’s central to every movement and breath within the practice.
Qigong practice is a moving meditation. When you harmonize your own body’s energy, healing happens.
— Lee Holden, trainer of Modern Qigong on Mindvalley
From there, it helps to understand how this energy actually moves in your body. Traditional Chinese medicine teaches that qi moves through energy pathways called meridians. When they flow well, the body functions with more ease. But when they stagnate, usually from long hours of sitting or emotional strain, tension often arises.
Which is why picking up qigong exercises for beginners can be so grounding and can support your self-healing journey. They’re part of a Chinese energy healing system that uses specific breathwork techniques and body movements to improve your health and well-being.
“Qigong practice is a moving meditation,” says Lee. “When you harmonize your own body’s energy, healing happens.”
Benefits of qigong for beginners
One of the first things you’d notice about qigong is how quickly your body responds to it. The movements are simple, the breathing feels natural, and there’s an unmatchable feeling of something settling inside you.
Now, these impacts are even more evident when you listen to those who tried it for the first time. Mindvalley members who have gone through Lee’s program, for one, have described fundamental, embodied change in their lives.
1. Body-to-soul synergy
Hayley Attwell, the British actress known for playing Peggy Carter in Captain America: The First Avenger, turned to qigong during a fast-moving season of work and travel. She wanted something that could steady her quickly without adding to the noise.
She describes Lee’s approach as “the perfect tool to help refocus and energize the mind, body, and spirit.”
The simple movements have since become her go-to tools for stepping out of her day and dropping back into her natural rhythm more easily, no matter where she is.
2. Better energy flow from day one
Erik Nordstrom, a musician from Phoenix, came in without expectations. He simply wanted a way to work with his personal energy.
After the first lesson, something shifted in a way he did not expect. “I was absolutely shocked at the effect it had after the first day,” he shares. He describes an intense, visceral feeling of energy moving through his body, along with a clear lift in his overall sense of well-being.
The experience left him energized enough to recommend others try it for themselves.
3. Quick exercises for a daily energy boost
For Katharyn Humble, a stylist from Ottawa, the goal was simple: relief from the energy blocks she often felt throughout her body.
Within the first few days of practicing qigong, she noticed how easy it was to use the short routines during breaks in her day.
The simplicity of the techniques makes them easy to return to whenever her energy dips these days. “Now I have some quick exercises that I can do during the day to improve my energy levels and even work through pain very quickly,” she shares.
4. Deeper sleep and steadier vitality
Lawrence Tuazon, a holistic health and life coach living in Fukuoka, Japan, already felt that his energy levels were good. But he wanted to optimize it further.
So, he signed up for Lee’s programs, and it rose far beyond his expectations. He found the movements calming, grounding, and supportive of a deeper connection to his body. “I started to sleep better and deeply at night and wake up really energized,” he explains.
As a beginner and an amputee, Lawrence also appreciates how the practice helped strengthen and balance his entire system, including his nervous and immune response. It eventually became a key part of his overall quality of life.
5. Gentler recovery and improved mobility
Sylhet-based animal caregiver Indrani got injured in an accident that felt impossible to recover from. Regular workouts were off the table because of a shoulder issue, so she turned to qigong as an alternative.
The results came sooner than expected. “With each day’s practice lessons,” she points out, “my shoulder started healing faster.”
What was projected to take months improved in weeks, and she regained ease and mobility in her shoulders. Lee’s guidance ultimately offered her a way to move without strain, giving her body space to recover at its own pace.
Medical disclaimer: These stories are not in any way replacing medical diagnosis, treatment, or professional healthcare. Always consult a qualified medical provider for any health concerns.
Can you teach yourself qigong?
The short of it? Yes, you can teach yourself qigong, especially when you start with beginner-friendly guidance you can access at home (like Lee’s program) that shows you how to breathe, stand, and move with awareness.
The practice is simple by design. The movements are slow, which makes it easier for your body to show you what feels right as you follow along.
If you want to start at home, here are a few ways to ease into the practice safely and with confidence:
Start with short sessions. Five to ten minutes of gentle movement and steady breathing is enough for your body to understand the rhythm of qigong.
Use guided videos to learn proper alignment. Clear demonstrations help you avoid unnecessary tension in the shoulders, knees, and lower back.
Follow simple qi breaks throughout the day. Short standing exercises help reset your posture, ease stress, and remind your body how to move with intention.
Trust your breath. Slow, mindful breathing organizes your energy before the movements do. This helps everything feel more natural as you learn.
Let your body learn at its own pace. There’s no need to force yourself into any movement that feels rigid to you. Take it slow; eventually, you’ll notice more calm, coordination, and presence.
Many people choose to deepen their practice by taking qigong classes for beginners. But starting at home is more than enough.
Put on the online session, let your breath lead the way, and soon the practice will grow with you.
Not sure where to begin? Just follow Lee’s guidance below:
Simple Qigong Techniques to Activate Your Life Force Energy | Lee Holden
4 best qigong exercises for beginners
The best beginner-friendly moves are the ones that help you feel steady in your body and clear in your breath. You do not need anything complex at the start—only movements that teach you how to relax, ground yourself, and sense your energy with more ease.
Below are the top three that set the stage for a strong practice:
1. Ma Bu (horse stance) for grounding and strength
Ma Bu is one of the essential starting points in many Asian movement traditions. It helps build stability in the legs, opens the hips, and teaches your body how to root itself.
How to do it:
Take a wide, comfortable stance.
Lower your hips toward knee height while keeping your back upright.
Keep your feet turned slightly outward.
Rest your hands in front of you with soft, bent elbows.
Hold for ten to thirty seconds, then slowly work up to longer holds.
If this feels intense at first, try these beginner supports:
Wall Ma Bu. Slide your back against a wall and lower into the stance for support.
Chair Ma Bu. Sit on the edge of a chair and lower your hips to find the shape safely.
This stance teaches you to relax into strength rather than force it. It is a first step into what Lee calls “effortless power,” where your body finds stability without tension.
2. Gong Bu (bow stance) for flexibility and balance
This one’s a forward lunge-like posture that helps open the hips, stretch the legs, and create a steady, balanced foundation. It is slightly more dynamic than Ma Bu, but still easy for beginners.
How to do it:
Step one foot forward.
Bend the front knee slightly.
Step the other foot back at a 45° angle.
Keep your back leg straight and your spine lifted.
Hold for ten to thirty seconds, then switch sides.
Shorten your stance or bend your knee less if needed. Increase the depth only when your body feels ready.
The perk of getting it right? It trains your awareness of weight shifts and helps your breath move more freely through the torso.
3. Sitting qi flow to feel energy moving
This exercise is perfect for beginners who want to sense qi directly. It uses slow arm movements and visualization to guide awareness along the spine.
How to do it:
Sit upright on the edge of a chair.
Inhale and lift your arms to shoulder height while picturing energy rising through your spine.
Exhale and lower your arms slowly, returning your energy toward your hips.
Repeat a few times with relaxed shoulders and steady breath.
Here, mindful breathing centralizes the move. As Lee describes, “breathing is your entry point into the operating system.” Each inhale and exhale becomes a way of moving energy gently through the body.
4. Qi ball rolling for energy awareness
Qi ball rolling is a soft, exploratory exercise that helps beginners feel the space between their palms. Many students notice warmth, tingling, or a subtle magnet-like sensation.
How to try it:
Sit or stand comfortably.
Place one palm facing up near your belly and the other facing down above it.
Imagine holding a soft ball of energy between your hands.
Move your hands in slow circles, keeping the space between them steady.
Notice any sensation of warmth or gentle resistance.
As Lee points out, “You can always work with energy.” This exercise helps you experience that truth directly, even on the first try.
Common mistakes and how to avoid them
When you’re new to qigong, you can make mistakes as you figure it out. The good news, though? They’re easy to adjust once you know what to look for.
Below are some of the most common beginner mistakes and how to avoid them:
1. Moving too quickly
Qigong works through slow, intentional pacing. When the movements speed up, the breath usually shortens, and the nervous system stays tight.
How to avoid it: Follow a relaxed tempo: one breath per movement. When in doubt, do what Lee would do: “Go slow.” Pacing yourself gives your body time to open and organize itself.
2. Holding your shoulders too high
Tension can often gather in the shoulders without you realizing it. When they lift, the neck tightens and the breath becomes shallow.
How to avoid it: Before entering a session, remember to drop your shoulders while keeping your chest soft and your arms light. All of this helps the breath move from the diaphragm instead of the upper chest.
3. Forgetting to breathe fully
Many beginners focus on the movements and forget the breath, which is the core of the practice. Without a steady breath, the body cannot relax into the flow.
How to avoid it: Place your attention on slow inhales and slow exhales. You can even count your breaths to keep a gentle rhythm. Need more structure? Try various breathing techniques until you land on one that works for you.
4. Forcing the postures
Trying to “get it right” often leads to stiffness. Qigong is about finding ease, not pushing your body into shapes it is not ready for.
How to avoid it: Work within your range of comfort. Bend your knees only as far as you can maintain a straight spine. Adjust your stance until it feels natural.
5. Practicing on autopilot
Once you learn the movements, it is easy to go through them mechanically. When self-awareness is absent, it’s much harder to reap the real benefits of the practice.
How to avoid it: Stay present. Feel the weight of your feet, the length of your breath, and the movement of your spine. Your qigong practice can improve the most when you show up with attention.
6. Skipping warmups
Few people know this, but gentle warmups make a noticeable difference. They help circulation, loosen the joints, and prepare the body to feel qi more clearly.
How to avoid it: Take one minute to shake your hands, rotate your shoulders, or loosen your hips. These simple warmups create space for the energy to move.
Frequently asked questions
Is qigong harder than tai chi?
Most people find qigong easier to start with because the movements are simpler and the pace is slower. It lets you ease into things with short patterns that feel natural from the start. Tai chi, on the other hand, usually involves longer sequences.
Put this way, you can see that the practice is meant to feel steady, unhurried, and easy to settle into. This ease is crucial when you are just starting to learn how to raise your vibration.
Plus, the whole practice is built on the combination of relaxed breathing and movement, which makes it feel approachable even on day one. “It is,” he adds, “the power of going slow.”
How many times a week should I do qigong?
You do not need long sessions to feel the effects. A few minutes a day, or several short practices a week, can already help your body unwind.
The thing is, the effects of qigong build gradually through repetition. The more often you return to the movements, the easier it becomes for your breath and body to sync.
Lee brings this back to the body’s natural ability to know what to do when you give it space. “Most of the things in life you don’t have to do,” he says. Well, see, qigong works with that idea. You give your entire system a simple routine and let it reorganize itself from there.
For most beginners, three to five short sessions a week is a steady place to start. Even a quick qi break during the day can make a noticeable difference in your stress levels and energy.
Do I need any equipment to start qigong?
The good news is, you do not need any equipment to begin. A little space and a few minutes of focus are enough for your first session. The practice is built on inner awareness rather than tools, which makes it incredibly beginner-friendly.
This is where Lee’s teachings land with clarity. “You have tremendous healing power within you,” he says.The practice draws from that idea.
How? Your breath becomes the main guide, and your body learns to follow.
And since breathwork requires no setup at all, no wonder it’s central to qigong’s general simplicity. As Lee puts it, “The nice thing about breathing is that you can control it.” Once you settle into that rhythm, the movements start to feel more natural.
From here, everything else grows from a relaxed state of attention, which helps with centering yourself. “Relaxation,” he adds, “is a principle of this practice of letting go.”
Awaken your spiritual superpower
Imagine stepping into a space where your body thrives in vitality, your mind opens to clear insights, and your spirit feels much more anchored in your day-to-day experience. That’s what qigong ultimately awakens—the life force in you that quietly powers who you are when nothing else is holding you back.
If you are ready to experience this shift in your own body, you can start with Lee Holden’s free Modern Qigong masterclass on Mindvalley. It’s a preview of his full program on the app, where you’ll learn how to:
Unlock the anti-aging benefits of qigong,
Banish pain, stress, and lethargy,
Get into the flow state to improve your life,
Tap into a truly holistic state of wellness, and
Much, much more.
With your energy levels rising and your mind-body connection secure, it’s only a matter of time before you move with quiet conviction. And you charge forward in life, all capable, intuitive, and ready for the spiritual growth that awaits you on the other side of your old limits.
I didn’t expect to be greeted by two FBI agents with the politeness of yoga instructors and the curiosity of philosophers… but here we are.
I’ve recorded what happened and posted it to the world—the video you’re about to see got 1.3 million views on Instagram.
Here’s what happened.
The FBI agents asked me about my recent travels—Brazil, Istanbul, Dubai.
Brazil? Rock in Rio.
Istanbul? Gates of Agartha Festival. Satori was playing; the only thing I was conspiring with was great music.
Dubai? Well, Dubai is the global center of capitalism and one of the most innovative cities in the world (of course I go there).
Then came the question:
“Have you consorted with any politicians?”
I said yes—last year I was at a dinner in Mar-a-Lago. They nodded, handed back my passport, and welcomed me to the U.S.
No drama. No hostility. The agents were doing their job.
The real issue isn’t the FBI.
The real issue is the culture of fear America has fallen into.
Fear: the last refuge of leaders with no vision
Tourism to the U.S. is down 15%. International students are down 20%. Immigration demonized. The world’s most iconic “nation of immigrants” now treats newcomers like threats.
Why?
Because fear is the cheapest political drug.
Pushing the fear button is the last refuge of leaders who have no talent, no vision, and no solutions.
And nowhere is this more obvious than in the stories being sold to Americans daily.
The night at Mar-a-Lago that explained everything
I was invited to Mar-a-Lago by a Mindvalley member. I was truly honored and grateful for the invite. And I want to say that the people there were genuinely nice to me.
While we disagreed on policy, we got along as friends. But I’d like to share with you some of the things I heard.
I sat next to a Christian woman who believed abortion should be banned nationwide. I disagreed—but I respected her conviction.
Then a senator told me:
“There are 300,000 Chinese migrants at the southern border waiting to be activated by China.”
I asked for evidence. He admitted he heard it as a rumor.
Fair enough.
Another person told me that there are 2 million potential terrorists in America after what happened in Israel. Of course, there was no supporting evidence for this.
Now let me tell you what I did not hear.
No one was talking about:
Healthcare
Lifespan
Cost of living
Education
Economic mobility
There were no ideas. No policies. No strategies. Just fear.
And yet fear won votes. Millions of them.
But let’s look at the hard proof: The Republican Party is actually bailing on business
Now, let’s step away from fear, rumor, and political superstition… and look at actual numbers.
Because when you examine the last seven decades of U.S. economic performance, a very uncomfortable truth emerges:
The U.S. economy performs dramatically better under Democrats than Republicans.
Take these five core indicators that economists use to measure national performance:
Real GDP growth Since World War II, America’s GDP has grown at about 4.3% under Democratic presidents versus 2.5% under Republicans.
Job creation Job growth averages 2.6% per year under Democrats and 1.1% under Republicans, tens of millions of additional jobs.
Unemployment Under Democrats, unemployment usually falls by about 0.8 percentage points. Under Republicans, it typically rises by about 1.1 points.
Stock market performance The S&P 500 returns roughly 8.3% per year under Democrats and only 2.7% under Republicans. If you invested based on party alone, you’d retire in a hammock on a beach.
Recessions Ten of the last eleven recessions began under Republican presidents. That’s not ideology. That’s math.
You can fact-check them by asking AI in regards to what I’m talking about. Feel free to research them.
Most American entrepreneur friends of mine still believe the myth that when Republicans are in power, business is better.
That myth is the exact opposite of actual facts and data as stated above.
Democrats do better and business. And they do so without having to blame immigrants and others.
Republicans do the opposite.
And here’s where MAGA makes it even worse
It’s not just that Republican economic myths don’t hold up. Trump’s current strategy is actively harming America’s economy and global brand.
Trump’s vilification of immigrants—and the violent ICE raids flooding Instagram and TikTok—are already hitting the U.S. economy like a slow-motion avalanche.
Obama deported 3M people. But he did it without harming America’s image.
Here’s what we’re seeing:
Tourism to America has fallen by roughly 15%. That’s billions of dollars lost annually because visitors no longer feel welcome—or safe.
Foreign graduate student applications have dropped by about 17%. This is catastrophic. These students often stay, innovate, start companies, and build the industries of tomorrow. They’re the future builders of Silicon Valley, healthcare breakthroughs, AI labs, and biotech.
Forty-four percent of American unicorn companies were created by immigrants. Nearly half of the most valuable companies in America exist because of immigrant founders.
Every ICE raid you see on Instagram isn’t just traumatizing undocumented families—it is damaging America’s global brand, driving talent away, shrinking innovation, and weakening long-term competitiveness.
Fearmongering may get votes. But it is a horrible economic strategy. You cannot build a future-ready nation by scaring away the very people who create the future.
If we agree that diversity is beneficial, that unity matters, and that racism is something that belongs in the garbage bin of history.
When we stop falling for these myths, we stop allowing politicians to use them as weapons.
I created the video to dismantle many of these myths.
Darwin and the diffusion of sympathy
Let’s zoom out to science.
Charles Darwin wrote:
“As man advances in civilization, he extends his sympathies to all members of the nation, and then to all nations.”
He called this the diffusion of sympathy—the expansion of empathy.
This is evolution. This is progress. This is how civilizations rise.
Shrinking empathy? That’s regression.
Fear shrinks empathy. Unity expands it.
Darwin knew this. Walsch knew this. Wilber mapped it. And the world desperately needs to remember it.
The spiritual perspective: why unity matters the most right now
Neale Donald Walsch wrote:
“The highest virtue of highly evolved beings is unity.”
And another:
“In advanced civilizations, unity is not a dream—it is their natural state.”
This is the future of humanity.
From egocentric to ethnocentric to world-centric to cosmocentric.
And that’s the work we’re doing at Mindvalley.
The Mindvalley Spiritual Summit: a leap beyond fear
Our upcoming Spiritual Summit is a gathering of the world’s nine top spiritual teachers committed to unity consciousness:
Regan Hillyer (#1 Manifestation Coach), Lee Holden (Medical Qi Gong Master), Marie Diamond (Feng Shui Master), Dawn Hong (Kundalini Master), Shi Heng Yi (35th-generation Shaolin Master), Dr. Peter Levine (Psychologist and Founder of Somatic Experiencing®), Sensei Zen Takai (16th-generation Samurai), Dr. Tara Schwartz (Neuroscientist), and myself.
I’ll talk about a powerful and interesting idea by Ken Wilber (the world’s most cited academic)—called Stages and States—which helps you understand how we can bring unity consciousness within ourselves and the world. We will go deeper into why unity is important for the progression of humanity.
This isn’t just an event. It’s an energetic consciousness activation.
If fear is the virus, unity is the medicine.
My declaration
People have asked whether speaking openly like this on my Instagram might jeopardize my O-1 visa.
I’m not afraid.
I’ve done nothing wrong. I’ve built companies, created jobs, supported communities, and obeyed the law.
And America’s greatness lies in its protection of honest speech—especially speech meant to heal, unite, and uplift.
I love America. I want it to thrive.
And because I care, I will not stay silent when this country is being misled.
Not by rumor, fear, propaganda, or leaders who cannot govern, cannot unify, and cannot offer real solutions—especially Donald Trump.
It’s time for something higher. Something wiser. Something rooted in unity consciousness, not fear consciousness.
P.S. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. Unity, fear, immigration, evolution—what part of this message resonated with you most? Share it in the comments below. I’ll be reading every single one.
Vote for pragmatism. Vote for unity. Vote for evolution.
Humanity is ready for its next leap.
With love, Vishen
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One of the most important skills any manager can develop is the ability to delegate effectively. Delegation isn’t about handing off unwanted tasks; it’s about empowering others, building trust, and focusing your time on what truly drives business growth. Managers who struggle to delegate often find themselves overworked, overwhelmed, and holding their teams back from reaching their full potential.
Here are five key reasons why learning to delegate can make you a more effective leader.
1. It Boosts Productivity Across the Team
When managers try to handle everything themselves, productivity suffers. Delegation ensures that tasks are spread across capable team members, allowing work to be completed faster and more efficiently. It also helps employees develop new skills and take ownership of their roles.
Effective delegation starts with identifying who is best suited for each task. By matching responsibilities to your team’s strengths, you not only improve outcomes but also foster a sense of trust and accountability. Over time, this creates a more capable, confident, and productive team.
2. It Opens the Door to Expert Support and Outsourcing
Some responsibilities require specialised skills that may not exist within your current team. In these cases, smart managers delegate externally by outsourcing to trusted experts. For example, IT management and digital infrastructure are critical areas that demand professional oversight. Partnering with Cisilion, an IT company in Surrey, allows businesses to offload technical challenges to experienced professionals. From cloud solutions and cybersecurity to network management and IT support, outsourcing these tasks ensures your systems stay secure, efficient, and up to date, without draining internal resources.
By delegating IT responsibilities to experts, you free your team to focus on what they do best, while gaining peace of mind knowing your technology is in safe hands.
3. It Allows Managers to Focus on Strategic Goals
A manager’s job is to lead, plan, and make strategic decisions, not to get bogged down by day-to-day details. Learning to delegate frees up valuable time to focus on big-picture initiatives, such as business development, innovation, and long-term planning.
Delegation ensures you’re working on the business rather than constantly working in it. By empowering your team to handle routine operations, you can direct your energy toward activities that have the greatest impact on growth and success.
4. It Builds Trust and Employee Engagement
Delegating isn’t just about assigning work; it’s about showing confidence in your team’s abilities. When employees are trusted with meaningful responsibilities, they feel more valued and motivated to perform at their best.
A culture of trust leads to better communication, stronger collaboration, and higher retention rates. Employees who feel empowered are more likely to take initiative, solve problems creatively, and contribute to continuous improvement within the organisation.
5. It Reduces Burnout and Prevents Micromanagement
Managers who try to do everything themselves often end up overwhelmed and burned out. Constantly juggling multiple tasks leaves little room for rest or perspective, which can affect performance and morale.
Delegation helps balance workloads and prevents micromanagement. It gives team members room to grow while allowing managers to maintain focus and clarity. When everyone understands their responsibilities, projects run more smoothly and stress levels decrease across the board.
Delegation is more than a management skill; it’s a leadership mindset. It empowers teams, strengthens trust, and creates space for innovation. When you delegate wisely, you gain the power to lead more strategically and sustainably.
When did it happen? When did your marriage’s trajectory head in the wrong direction?
Probably long before you thought, long before you could see it. Almost always, it is a conscious and unconscious collusion between the spouses. And it makes sense. Life… you have to get back to it!
After all, you are now married, and your marriage is set up to successfully face life… or is it?
At some point, after lots of connection, you have faith in your relationship, faith in your love. So, you hit the Pause Button. You think you are putting your marriage into some “suspended animation,” so that you can get on with life — kids, careers, friends, hobbies, travel, etc. You promise yourself(selves) that you will get back to the two of you again… at some point in the future (that often keeps creeping further into the future).
Until one day, you (and/or your spouse) find yourself(selves) staring at a near-stranger. A roommate (or housemate). You no longer recognize the relationship you have, and it certainly isn’t what you were looking for.
The pain of connection leads to anger, alienation, and resentment. That cocktail leads to a spiral of disconnection. It often accelerates until… separation, affair, or even divorce.
And it all began with a decision that made total sense… until it doesn’t work.
Is there a solution?
There IS! I just released a new app, the Un-Pause App. In the podcast, I tell you about the problem… and the solution. Listen below.
One day not long after I moved to New York, I looked up from my writing desk at a shared studio space on the Brooklyn waterfront and saw the Manhattan Bridge halved, only the Brooklyn side remaining, the rest vanished into a sea of fog that had erased Manhattan.
A sight with the strangeness of a dream, piercing the reality of the late-autumn morning.
An augury, a living metaphor, a revelation: Every moment of transition is a bridge receding from the firm ground of the known life it into the fog of the possible, promising and menacing in all its opacity. We can only see one step ahead, but the bridge reveals itself firm under our feet as we keep walking, advancing by “the next right thing,” parting the fog to touch the future.
For all its mystical quality, fog has a materiality that embodies the metabolism of this rocky world. It is a conversation between the landscape, its bodies of water, and the wind. Fog forms when the atmosphere cools enough for water droplets to condense into a low-flying cloud. In fact, it is a species of stratus cloud that has landed — an endangered species: Throughout Europe, fog has declined by 50% since 1970 and coastal fog all around the world is vanishing due to climate change, parching ecosystems and leaving landscapes much more vulnerable to wildfires.
While it is still here, let it come — sudden as an owl or slow as daybreak, lasting just long for you to feel the breath of the Earth on your cheek, wet and primordial.
In Chasing Fog (public library), writer and photographer Laura Pashby composes a beguiling love letter to “the wonder and soothing balm of fog,” to “the irresistible romance of stepping into a cloud at ground level,” to what it teaches us about the visible and the invisible.
Laura Pashby: self-portrait in fog
A childhood like hers — spent under the sunless leaden skies of the Dartmoor’s wilderness margined with fog, a castle ruin as her playground, the desolate moor as her pool — shapes a person, shapes how she sees the half-seen world. She writes:
Fog is my muse: when I am in it, I see things differently. The known becomes unknown, the familiar unfamiliar. Fog disorientates, blurring the edges of everything — changing landscape, altering colour and softening light… A foggy morning is rich with mystery and magic, but also with possibility — the everyday feels otherworldly… Fog, like salt water, is completely other — it provides a shock, an escape, a release.
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While fog may seem to hang heavy, it is often vital, not static: dipping, waving, seeping, drifting and flowing. Fog is unpredictable — it is not soft and benign like cotton wool. In his 1919 essay “Das Unheimliche,” Freud defined the uncanny as something that is both frightening yet familiar: the strangeness of the ordinary. This is exactly the effect that fog can have upon a landscape: when it quickly descends, it disorientates us, obscuring sight, changing familiar surroundings and making the known world seem odd and unsettling. It was this sensory experience that I felt compelled to explore first: the loss of sight as our vision is diminished by fog’s descent; the feeling of a veil being drawn.
Photograph by Laura Pashby
In a lovely instance of the unphotographable, Pashby paints an enchanting picture in words:
The fog flows up from the valley and slowly, slowly it fills the town. From my little loft-room study window, I watch it edge along the street like a whisper made visible, gently enveloping house after house, until it reaches mine. The huge beech tree in the garden opposite disappears completely, leaving only the echoing calls of its resident jackdaws — ghostly in the viscous air. The world beyond my open window fades to white. I want the fog to drift right in, curl cool tendrils around me and encircle me like smoke.
What emerges is the sense that fog is not only a phenomenon but an invitation — to draw the veil of the world and see it more closely, to see yourself unveiled and saturated with aliveness. (Anything you polish with attention will become a mirror.) Pashby writes:
By paying close attention to fog… I have tried (imperfectly, truthfully) to bear witness, looking for beauty in a darkening world, for abundance where there so often is none, for clarity through a misted lens.
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If we listen, fog has much to teach us: about the landscape, the weatherscape and about who we are. We are all made of water — it passes through us and moves on, into the rain, into the river, into the ocean, into the fog. Each of us is fluid, mutable, magic, and we are not distinct from nature, we are nature. We are fog.
Your CFO’s spreadsheet shows IT expenses as a consistent monthly line item. Software licenses: $8,400. Hardware amortization: $2,100. Support contract: $3,500. Same numbers month after month, regardless of whether you’re running three shifts or down for maintenance, whether you shipped 5,000 units or 12,000 units, whether production is at your main facility or distributed across multiple locations.
This seems normal. IT is infrastructure, and infrastructure costs are fixed, right? Except manufacturing companies that think this way are overpaying during slow periods and underserving their operations during growth periods. The fixed-cost model for IT made sense twenty years ago. Today, it’s leaving money on the table.
The Legacy Model That Doesn’t Make Sense Anymore
Traditional manufacturing IT was built on ownership and fixed capacity:
Buy servers upfront and depreciate them over five years
Purchase perpetual software licenses for a set number of users
Pay an annual maintenance contract regardless of usage
Staff internal IT for peak capacity needs, even during valleys
This model treated IT like you’d treat a building or production equipment—capital investments with predictable ongoing costs.
But here’s the problem: your production equipment scales with production volume. Raw material costs scale. Labor scales (at least partially). Energy costs scale. Nearly every other aspect of manufacturing operations flexes with business activity.
Your IT costs? They stay exactly the same whether you’re at 40% capacity or 110% capacity. That’s a mismatch that’s costing manufacturers money in ways that never show up clearly in financial statements.
Where Manufacturing IT Should Be Variable But Isn’t
Let’s look at the expenses that manufacturers treat as fixed but could and should vary with business needs:
Computing Infrastructure
You sized your servers for peak production capacity. During slow periods, you’re paying for and maintaining infrastructure you’re not fully using. During unexpectedly high production periods, you’re constrained by capacity you can’t quickly expand.
Cloud infrastructure (whether public or hybrid) can scale with actual usage. You pay for what you need this month, not what you might need at some theoretical peak.
Software Licensing
Your ERP system has licenses for 75 users. During seasonal slowdowns, maybe 50 people are actually working. During peak production with temporary labor, you’re scrambling to share licenses or paying rush fees for additional seats.
Modern subscription-based licensing can flex with actual user counts. Add users when you need them, reduce licenses when you don’t.
Storage Capacity
You bought storage arrays based on projections of data growth. Those projections are always either too conservative (forcing expensive emergency expansions) or too generous (wasting money on unused capacity).
Cloud storage or consumption-based storage solutions charge you for what you’re actually using, scaling automatically as needs change.
Support and Maintenance
Your IT support contract covers all your locations whether they’re operating or not. When you temporarily idle a facility, you’re still paying for comprehensive support coverage you’re not using. When you open a new location, you’re either uncovered or paying for a contract amendment.
The right manufacturing IT solutions provide support models that can flex with operational changes—adding or reducing coverage as facilities open, close, or change activity levels.
Disaster Recovery and Backup
You’re paying for backup infrastructure and disaster recovery capabilities sized for your entire operation, whether you’re running one shift or three, whether seasonal production is high or low.
Modern backup and DR solutions can scale with actual data volumes and recovery needs, reducing costs during periods when less comprehensive coverage is acceptable.
The Hidden Costs of the Fixed Model
Beyond paying for unused capacity during slow periods, the fixed-cost IT model creates other problems:
Delayed Response to Growth
When business expands faster than planned, your fixed IT infrastructure becomes a bottleneck. You can’t quickly add capacity because everything requires capital approval, procurement, installation, and configuration.
By the time you’ve expanded IT capacity, you may have already lost production efficiency, turned away orders, or frustrated customers with delayed deliveries—all because your IT couldn’t scale with demand.
Reluctance to Experiment
New production lines, pilot programs, market tests, temporary facilities—all of these require IT infrastructure. When every IT expense is a fixed capital commitment, there’s institutional resistance to trying new things.
Variable IT costs make experimentation less risky. If the pilot program doesn’t work out, you’re not stuck with infrastructure you can’t use.
Overbuying or Underbuying
You either overbuy capacity (wasting money on unused infrastructure) or underbuy (constraining operations and requiring emergency expansions). It’s nearly impossible to size fixed IT infrastructure perfectly because business needs change faster than IT replacement cycles.
Misaligned Incentives
Your CFO is trying to minimize fixed costs, which creates pressure to underbuy IT capacity. Your operations team needs adequate infrastructure to meet production requirements. These conflicting goals lead to compromises that satisfy nobody.
What Variable IT Costs Look Like in Practice
Manufacturers moving toward variable IT models aren’t abandoning infrastructure—they’re structuring it differently:
Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
Core systems still run on-premise for production floor requirements and data sovereignty. But capacity can burst to cloud resources during peak periods, and non-critical systems can run entirely in cloud with costs scaling to actual usage.
This isn’t all-or-nothing. It’s strategic use of cloud resources where they provide flexibility while maintaining on-premise infrastructure where it’s necessary.
Subscription-Based Software
Moving from perpetual licenses to subscription models where user counts can flex monthly or quarterly. Yes, you might pay more per user annually, but you’re only paying for users you actually need right now.
For seasonal manufacturers, this can reduce software costs by 30-40% compared to maintaining peak capacity licenses year-round.
Consumption-Based Services
Storage, backup, DR, and specialized computing resources billed based on actual consumption rather than fixed capacity. You’re not pre-paying for capacity you might need—you’re paying for capacity you’re actually using.
Flexible Support Models
Manufacturing IT solutions providers who can scale support coverage with your operational needs. Full support during production periods, reduced coverage during planned downtime, rapid scaling when you bring new facilities online.
The CFO Conversation That Needs to Happen
Here’s the discussion most manufacturing companies should be having but aren’t:
Current State Analysis:
“Our IT costs are $52,000 monthly regardless of production volume. During our slow season when production is down 35%, we’re still paying full IT costs. During peak season when we’re running overtime and weekend shifts, we’re sometimes constrained by IT capacity we can’t quickly expand.”
Variable Cost Opportunity:
“If we restructured 40% of our IT costs to variable models—cloud bursting, flexible licensing, consumption-based services—we could reduce IT spending by $15,000 monthly during slow periods while having better capacity to handle unexpected peaks.”
Annual Impact:
“Over a year, that’s $90,000 in reduced costs during slow periods, plus improved operational flexibility during peaks. We’d probably spend slightly more during peak periods, but net savings would be $60,000+ annually with significantly better operational agility.”
Most CFOs would approve this immediately if the analysis were presented clearly. The problem is that IT expenses are rarely examined from this angle—they’re just accepted as fixed overhead.
The Obstacles That Keep Manufacturers Locked Into Fixed Costs
If variable IT costs are so obviously beneficial, why aren’t more manufacturers adopting them?
Inertia and Familiarity
“This is how we’ve always done IT” is a powerful force. The capital expenditure model is familiar, budgeted, and doesn’t require changing anything.
Misunderstanding of Cloud Economics
Some manufacturers tried cloud solutions, saw that per-unit costs were higher than owned infrastructure, and concluded cloud was more expensive. They didn’t account for the flexibility value or avoided costs of unused capacity.
Control Concerns
There’s comfort in owning infrastructure. Moving to consumption-based or cloud models feels like losing control, even when it actually provides better operational flexibility.
Incomplete Analysis
Most financial analysis compares total annual costs under different models but doesn’t account for the business value of flexibility, faster scaling, or avoided costs of overcapacity during slow periods.
IT Department Resistance
Internal IT staff sometimes resist variable cost models because they reduce the empire and change job responsibilities. This isn’t universal, but it’s a real factor in some organizations.
What Actually Makes Sense for Manufacturing
Not every IT expense should be variable. The right approach for most manufacturers is hybrid:
Keep Fixed:
Core production floor infrastructure that must be reliable and low-latency
Specialized manufacturing systems where cloud isn’t viable
Security and compliance infrastructure that needs to be constant
Base capacity for minimal operations
Make Variable:
Excess capacity beyond base requirements
Non-production systems (email, file storage, business applications)
Development and test environments
Disaster recovery and backup above minimum requirements
Support coverage during temporary shutdowns or seasonal fluctuations
This approach maintains reliability for critical operations while gaining flexibility where it provides value.
The Questions to Ask Your IT Provider
If you’re working with manufacturing IT solutions providers, ask them:
Which of our current fixed IT costs could be restructured as variable expenses?
How would our costs change during different production scenarios (seasonal low, normal operations, peak demand)?
What’s the total cost comparison including flexibility value, not just direct expense?
What infrastructure needs to stay fixed, and what could flex with business needs?
How quickly can we scale capacity up or down in response to demand changes?
If they can’t answer these questions thoughtfully, they’re probably locked into traditional fixed-cost thinking themselves.
The Competitive Advantage Hidden in IT Flexibility
Manufacturers who’ve moved toward variable IT costs describe benefits beyond direct cost savings:
Faster Response to Opportunities
When a large unexpected order comes in, IT doesn’t become the constraint preventing you from accepting it. Capacity can scale quickly to support increased production.
Lower Risk in Market Testing
Testing new products or markets requires less upfront IT investment, reducing risk and enabling more experimentation.
Better Cash Flow Management
IT costs flex with business activity, improving cash flow during slow periods when you need it most.
Easier Facility Changes
Opening, closing, or consolidating facilities doesn’t require major IT capital projects with long lead times.
Your competitors operating with fully fixed IT costs don’t have these advantages. That’s worth something beyond just the direct cost comparison.
The conversation with your CFO shouldn’t be about whether IT is expensive. It should be about whether your IT cost structure aligns with how your manufacturing business actually operates. Fixed costs made sense when IT was all about owned infrastructure. Today, manufacturers have options that create flexibility and better align IT spending with business activity.
The question is whether you’re taking advantage of those options or still operating like it’s 2005.
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Leucine is best known as a muscle-building amino acid. But new preclinical research1 suggests that it may have a deeper role in how our cells make energy. Beyond supporting protein synthesis, leucine appears to directly influence how mitochondria maintain and produce energy.*
In one case report published in Annals of Dermatology, a 7-year-old boy with reduced vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression in alopecia areata had new hair growth after six weeks2 of applying a topical vitamin D analog (calcipotriol) daily. Complete regrowth was found after three months of application, and no hair loss was observed for the next six months.
Buying a property is a massive accomplishment and a huge step in building personal wealth. But the financial journey doesn’t just stop once you get the keys. Your new property has a major relationship with your taxes, and knowing the rules of the game can save you a serious amount of money.
The Big Kahunas of Homeowner Deductions
For most people who buy a home to live in, a few key deductions are the stars of the show. These are the benefits specifically created to make homeownership more financially accessible.
First up is the mortgage interest deduction. This is a big deal. For many homeowners, this deduction is the single largest tax benefit they receive, significantly lowering their taxable income each year. In the initial years of your loan, a huge chunk of your monthly payment goes directly to interest, and the government lets you deduct that amount from your income. It’s a powerful incentive.
Next, you have the property tax deduction. Your local government charges property taxes to fund public services like schools, roads, and fire departments. You can deduct the amount you pay in these state and local taxes, which are often called SALT. There is a catch, though; the total SALT deduction, which includes property, state, and local income taxes, is currently capped at $10,000 per household per year. Still, every bit helps.
Finally, don’t forget about mortgage points. If you paid “points” to your lender to secure a lower interest rate on your loan, those points are generally fully deductible in the year you paid them. Check your closing documents for the details.
Turning Your Property into a Money-Maker
What if your new property isn’t just a place to live? Perhaps you plan to rent it out, or maybe you’ll use a room exclusively as a home office for your business. This is where things get even more interesting from a tax perspective. Once your property starts generating income, you unlock a whole new set of deductions, primarily through a concept called depreciation.
Depreciation allows you to deduct the cost of the property over its useful life, accounting for wear and tear. But here’s a pro tip: the IRS treats different parts of your property differently. The building itself (the real property) is depreciated over a long period, like 27.5 years for a residential rental. To really max out your deductions, you need to understand what tangible personal property is, because these items have different, often better, tax rules.
Tangible personal property includes physical assets you can touch and move that are used for business purposes. This is separate from the land and the building structure. For a rental property or business space, this could include:
Appliances: Refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, and laundry machines.
Furniture and Fixtures: Items like desks, chairs, and certain light fixtures.
Specialized Systems: Specific plumbing or electrical systems whose sole purpose is to serve business functions, not the general upkeep of the building.
Removable Items: Things like shelving units, signage, or AV equipment.
Keep Flawless Records
The IRS requires proof. If you want to claim these deductions, you have to maintain meticulous records. This is non-negotiable. From the moment you close on the property, create a system for organizing all relevant financial documents.
Keep everything. Your closing statement is critical. You’ll also want to save all receipts and invoices for any improvements you make to the property, from a new roof down to new cabinet hardware. If it’s a rental, you need detailed records of all income received and every expense paid, including repairs, insurance, and property management fees. A simple spreadsheet or a dedicated software can make this process painless. Don’t be the person scrambling for crumpled receipts in a shoebox come tax time.
Making Smart Financial Moves
This might seem like a lot, but getting a handle on your property’s tax implications is one of the smartest financial moves you can make. You’ve already made the investment; now it’s time to make it work for you.
In the case of modern organizational operations, a complex and confusing web of contracts is the norm. The job of navigating these agreements, and ensuring that all involved departments are on the same page, is extremely demanding.
This is especially when still using traditional methods that lead to lost documents, misaligned work flows and missed deadlines.
The answer lies in contract management solutions – systems that centralize, automate, and refine the entire life cycle of these agreements. Yet the true power of the best contract management tools comes not just from their built-in capabilities but from the integrations that connect them to the broader business ecosystem.
When a contract management system is able to communicate seamlessly with CRM systems, procurement platforms, e-signature tools, document storage services, it becomes a unified hub, providing one single location where the company is able to coordinate, execute, and boost efficiency. It is also responsible for eradicating laborious manual inputs, speeding up ratifications, and confirming that all teams operate off the same, accurate plan.
CRM Integrations for Better Client and Vendor Alignment
CRM systems generate leads, manage clients and track the relationships with their vendors. Pairing a contract management tool with a CRM cuts down the number of handoffs that slow down the sales or procurement processes. With the data automatically passing between platforms, sales teams can create contracts right from the CRM database. This makes shifting between systems and retyping information a thing of the past.
All the essential terms, pricing details, and customer info get filled into the contract templates, reducing the chances of errors and speeding up the process of finalizing deals. For procurement teams, the CRM integration is also a way to sync vendor performance stats with the milestones of their contracts.
Automated reminders ensure that the contracts get renewed or re-negotiated when the time comes, based on real-time data about the vendors’ relationships. This gives management and leadership a bird’s eye view of the entire contract pipeline, so they can make more accurate forecasts and get the necessary approvals in motion.
E-Signature Tools that Accelerate Approvals
E-signature tools make the approval process a much smoother affair. Signatories are automatically notified and every action is recorded in a secure audit trail, removing bottlenecks and the hassle of printing and scanning. When the contract is signed, it sends brand-new versions of the document to all parties involved.
ERP and Procurement Integrations for Higher Efficiency
ERP and procurement systems play a massive part in managing company budgets, purchasing, stock, and supplier relationships. And when these systems are connected to the best contract management tools, they turn the entire financial and operational process into a smoother and more accurate task.
For procurement teams, the integration ensures that the terms and details of contracts, pricing, and compliance are linked to the purchasing process so that mistakes are avoided, invoices are accurate and suppliers stick to the rules. With procurement tools that monitor the countdown to contract renewals, you’ll stay on top of the process and can nip any problems in the bud.
For finance teams, the link-up to ERPs gives them instant visibility into the financial implications of contracts, spending limits, payment terms and impending obligations. Companies can get a complete understanding of how their contracts are performing financially, and where they are headed, when combining contract data with financial systems.
Collaboration Platform Integrations for Faster Communication
Common web-based communication tools and email platforms can be linked to contract management software so that all parties get the real-time updates they need without having to juggle multiple applications. Contract notifications can be sent out automatically when a contract changes status, is up for approval or is rapidly approaching a deadline.
Teams can also have direct discussions about the contract within the communication channel, killing off the kind of delays that happen when messages get scattered across the organization. Through this integration, we see a marked increase in transparency, speed of decision making and visibility of what’s going on in the contract space.
This benefit is especially useful for fast-moving organizations that need to get everyone on the same page, whether it’s legal, procurement, finance and sales.
API Integrations that Enable Full Customization
APIs give us the ability to take these integrations to the next level and let you customize how your contracts interact with any other systems you use, sending data back and forth between them so that you can do more advanced analysis, set up one-off workflows, and use industry-specific tools.
What this means is that contract management systems can grow with your company, adapting to any new processes, developing technologies, and expanding departments.
The Best Contract Management Tools Use Seamless Integrations to Create Stronger Workflows
Effective contract management tools should be more than just document repositories or approval trackers, but a command center for all the goings-on related to the contract. They need to be able to communicate with CRM systems, e-signature platforms, document storage, ERP software, and other digital tools seamlessly, providing faster and smoother workflows.
Most entrepreneurs sabotage their own success long before the holidays even hit. In this episode, I reveal the seven foundational habits that separate thriving business owners from those stuck in burnout cycles. You’ll discover how to master sleep, nutrition, focus, and accountability — and why these habits are the secret weapon behind every seven-figure entrepreneur I coach.
I also share how daily check-ins and “Power of Three” routines can transform your productivity and mindset faster than any motivational book ever could. If you’re ready to stop starting over every January and start scaling with structure, this episode shows you exactly how to do it.
Let me know what you think of today’s episode! Did you learn something new? Am I missing something? Is there something that has or hasn’t worked for you in your path to success? Send me an IG DM or email and let me know how I can help you level up in life.
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