To create a revolution based on authentic action. A movement of people liberating themselves through living on their own terms.
We’re born free, but as we become domesticated we lose our authenticity. We start thinking we need to become something we’re not, and hold it against ourselves that we aren’t “what we should be.”
We should never go against ourselves, and never change who we are to succeed. The purpose of Illuminated Mind is to incite a ruthless resolve within to go with yourself; to empower and emancipate your highest potential.
Who this is for: the unreasonable person. The wanderer, outlier, and questioner — those of us who walk the edges.
We’re questioners, skeptics, and ordinary radicals. We have a hard time blindly following rules and living according to templates. There is a lot of material on self development created and targeted wholesale to the mainstream masses; but there isn’t much that speaks to those off the beaten path.
Bliss is unique to the individual. It’s not a panacea prescription that can be distributed en masse. My purpose here is to explore the uncommon way of looking at self development that is often overlooked by the typical, mainstream approach.
In other words, I try to look for where the line is drawn… then deliberately cross it.
So, who’s causing all this trouble?
Hi, I’m Jonathan. Nice to meet you. Since a young age, I’ve had a hard time doing things that I don’t want to do.
I dropped out of high school (I went to college instead to take classes I was actually interested in). I dropped out of the typical life-template. And I dropped out of the 9-5 to get paid to be me.
I started this blog to help others on their path, because I realized what we often view as “collective wisdom” is merely a big, collective assumption. I’ve also found out that a lot of ideas I thought were crazy and counter-intuitive actually produced the best results. It’s these non-standard strategies that I am most interested in. The edges of life tend to fascinate me the most.
In case you’re wondering, I don’t have any formal qualifications that make me any more of an “expert” on personal growth than the next person. I don’t have a degree in psychology or philosophy. I’m not on the New York Times Best-Seller list.
In the past year, though, I have managed to change a lot. Most of all, I’ve aligned my heart and mind and reclaimed my dreams. I’ve tapped into my authentic self to follow my own uncommon sense.
I want to show you that you can follow your heart and be grounded. You can have wings and roots. Most of all, you can live your dreams and do what you love.
Want more? Learn about how I escaped the template to get paid to be me.
Get in touch
I love to connect with people from all walks of life that live on their own terms. You can use the form below to contact me or email me directly at jonathan@illuminatedmind.net
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Let’s be friends
Other than here, these are some of the other places I hang out where you can say hi, and see some of the stuff I’m doing.
