'One thing I can think of that gave a me a concrete, tangible result was the ability to get up in front of an audience and play fingerstyle guitar, solo. And it turns out – not something I was aiming for – that I can give heartfelt performances that touch and move people. If you’re reading this and thinking ‘Who does he think he is?’ or ‘He’s a bit up himself’, well, I don’t mind. That’s just what it is and I’m fine with that. Notice the lack of inner critic? Hoffman – one, Inner Critic – nil.
As I learned on the Process all those years ago, things happen when you’re on the right path. Sometimes there are other, less fruitful paths that you need to hack your way down with a machete. Those are not really for you.
Hoffman made it possible for me to be open to my path and recognise it – even all these years later. It usually comes from a quiet gentle tug from my intuition that I now know to follow. The inner critic has no part to play anymore...'
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