Fear
Who Is August Turak?
In this private letter to a friend; the branding guru: Dean Crutchfield, August Turak explains who he is and what he is teaching.
3 Factors to Avoid Fear in Every Challenge
Does every challenge require wisdom, equanimity, and detachment…including picking a spouse? Dear August, When we met, you told me “Every challenge from picking a stock to picking a spouse requires wisdom, equanimity, and detachment if these decisions are to be based on fact, not fear.” Does this read right for picking a spouse? Or does [...]
What Did You Lose?
August, I spoke to you after your lecture at the Greenwich Leadership Forum. Thank you so very much. You were powerful, moving, impactful and direction changing in a lot of ways. My wife and several of my friends were in the audience, and we’ve been discussing you and your presentation ever since. I’m a fan. [...]
Resistance and Transformation
Intuitively, I understand when you say, “You have to forget yourself in order to find yourself.” Even though I am truly working on being open to the unknown and letting go of the need to satisfy my ego, I find myself resisting. How can I overcome my resistance? We all have resistance to the unknown [...]
Rose’s Kitchen
I am at the end of my rope. I am nauseated by life; it is insipid, without salt and meaning. If I were hungrier than Pierrot I would not choose to eat the explanations people offer. One sticks a finger into the ground to smell what country one is in; I stick my finger into [...]
