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UnboundedLife is a collection of ideas and experiences that challenge us to free ourselves from the self-imposed confines of our own thinking. My e-book, The Frog in the Well, is a journey of personal liberation that offers insight into how each of us can rise above complacency and create transformational change. Though we are free by nature, freedom becomes more and more elusive. Our lives are ruled by mundane routines, predictability and unconsciously ingrained habits. Escape, despite the constant messages that promise temporary relief, is not the answer. Freedom comes from our ability to recognize our unconscious choices and to take ownership for our results. The ideas I explore here are intended to create a shift in awareness of how we define our world. We can then redefine it and respond in new ways. By being conscious of who we say we are, how this affects what we do and what we get, we unlock the power to make new choices and the freedom to create an unbounded life.
I'm Chris Barclay, daydream believer, entrepreneur and full-time advocate for greatness. I grew up in Michigan USA, spent most of my adult life in Asia and am married to a wonderful Thai woman. I write, teach leadership at fortune 500 companies & business schools and divide my time between Thailand and the Pacific Northwest. I've started up several ongoing businesses in China since the mid-90's and have a passion for climbing big mountains.
I'm inviting you to grow our community of inquiry by contributing your ideas to the conversation, sending me links you believe would inspire people to embrace positive change and sharing this space with others
The title comes from a Taoist fable written over 2,000 years ago. It serves as a metaphor for how we define our world by our experiences and forget that there is much more available to us than we ordinarily perceive. I came upon this story in China at a desperate time in my life and through the unlikeliest of teachers, learned to see the sky of choices and the sea of possibility outside my own well. The Frog in the Well chronicles my waking up in a Chinese jail, traveling to a ghostly village, meeting President Clinton and finding salvation in the example of a disfigured young girl. It is a celebration of the unbounded life that awaits each of us beyond the self-imposed confines and complacency of our self-styled wells.
Monks, neighbors, friends, family & nurses at home for a ceremony to make 100 days since Nat's passing. 7 houseguests here and lots of food! 2010/03/26
