Empty Your Cup
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Turning obstacles into advantages, thanks to a painting from 1961
Niklas Göke
Jan 26
Feel like you can handle anything
Niklas Göke
Jan 21
We all grow, but not everyone grows up
Niklas Göke
Jan 15
For the past few years, I have set a one-word theme. A theme is different from a goal in that it has no ending. There’s no number attached to it and no…
Niklas Göke
Jan 9
Never give up your power to shape them
Niklas Göke
Jan 2
There are over 150,000 shrines in Japan. The highest and holiest of them all, the Grand Shrine of Ise, is torn down and rebuilt every 20 years. It's a …
Niklas Göke
Dec 29, 2019
Plus, what's going on with Nik and Empty Your Cup?
Niklas Göke
Dec 9, 2019
Big news and a much needed update
Niklas Göke
Aug 31, 2019
Once upon a time, a lamb was drinking water from a mountain stream. A tiger came to drink the water a few yards above him, saw the lamb, and said, "Why…
Niklas Göke
Aug 26, 2019
...and it's all small stuff
Niklas Göke
Aug 23, 2019
You wake up from the sunlight. It shines right into your face. You open your eyes and realize: you’re in a box. A square, plastic box, just large enoug…
Niklas Göke
Aug 22, 2019
You ate all the candy and told your parents you didn’t. Oh, that damned first lie. But eventually, you forgave yourself. One more time. You said you’d …
Niklas Göke
Aug 21, 2019
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