Author: Ian McKenzie

Fast Growth

I wish this
I wish that
I wish I could control the past

Looking at now
Looking at then
I’d change myself last

This lesson here
This lesson there
Personal growth never

Safety Nets

Relying on a safety net
Is a rather precarious bet
On relying what you see
Assuming it will always be

Risks should be taken
While the nets are still

Rage

The past was such a blur
Forgetting things that were
There’s pieces here
There’s pieces there
Of me throwing knives everywhere
Throwing at neighborhood kids
At such a young age
Unknowing

How to Manage Relentless Waking

Most people that know me are aware that I’m a night owl. My college classmates knew me as being insanely productive at times. My

Breath

We are your breath
We keep you alive
We keep you cool
We steal your warmth
We will give
We will take
You will give
You create warmth
You sweat
You bleed
Your breath

Draped Clocks

A dry, barren land
Everything is dead
Everywhere is sand
And a solumn, disfigured head

There’s bugs
There’s sticks
And oddly shaped bricks

There’s gold and silver clocks
Draped over like socks

When

Productivity Hack: Finding Your Health Formula

I have found my productivity is closely correlated with my health. Some reading this are probably thinking, “duh,” but for an ignoramus like me,

Are You Not Being “Pushy” Enough in Your Marketing?

One of the most common mindsets I see in my local entrepreneur community is people having an aversion to certain marketing/sales tactics. These tactics

Acknowledging the Effort It Takes to Start a Task

As entrepreneurs, all too often, we get fixated on activity goals and results goals. Last week, I wrote about how I use Google Keep to

The High-Functioning Schizophrenic Checklist

Recently, I read an article by Elyn Saks about successful schizophrenics. Elyn Saks is a fellow high-functioning schizophrenic who has helped research how and why some

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