In a province that is home to a massive natural-gas project, a long-simmering insurgency has burst into horrific violence; we ask why the government <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/03/18/america-designates-a-new-branch-of-islamic-state-in-mozambique?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">seems to have lost control</a>. Our correspondent visits Minneapolis, where the police officer accused of murdering George Floyd <a href="https://espresso.economist.com/2255538166d2e6f3c6097c2c4df4e0be?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">goes on trial</a> today. And the existential threat to a bird that has forgotten <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/03/17/extinction-looms-for-a-bird-that-has-forgotten-how-to-sing?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">how to sing love songs</a>.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> &#10;&nbsp; <hr>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

The smell of gas: insurgency in Mozambique

In these interesting times we inhabit, each of us bears the responsibility to do all we can to protect our strength and hope, right?

I know this sentiment is unorthodox in a culture that encourages us to blame all outside of us for the way we think, feel and operate.

It’s ever so easy to blame the pandemic and blame the economy and blame adversity for any challenges we face versus remembering that human beings have the power to rise above anything life decides to send us.

As you know if you’ve been following my work these past few years, a fireproofed morning routine is THE golden key to consistently positive, productive and energetic days.

Now, the formulas I share in my bookThe 5AM Club are just the beginning—what I call “MVMR” in my mentoring work with many of the world’s most successful people: Minimum Viable Morning Routine.

Encode the #1 Morning Routine of the World's Most Successful People

i deeply enjoyed playing with Daniel Díaz' sample pack; i figured to zoom in, splice brutally but neatly in order to transform them but keep them recognisible  - there's occasion distortion and a little compression but fundamentally this is made up of a number of layers of the sounds looped and granulated and looped an granulated.

More on this 507th weekly Disquiet Junto project — In DD’s Key of C (The Assignment: Make music with 10 acoustic instrument samples all in a shared key) — at: https://disquiet.com/0507/

Tracks made with samples created generously by Daniel Díaz.

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These are complex times and each of us needs to protect our positivity, defend our productivity and insulate our courage.

We are called human beings versus “human doings” for a reason: we’re meant to take breaks from our creativity, productivity and contribution to our community. Exhausted people never become game-changers. Or joyful souls.

Non-stop working [and social media checking] leaves no room for new ideas to incubate [and novel experiences to reform your imagination].

The pandemic has forced us all to slow down. This gives us the great chance to get to know ourselves better. Our gifts and talents. Our fears and wounds. And as we use this period to build higher selves, we remake tragedy into triumph.

One Way to Magnify Your Confidence in Uncertain Times

You know I’m an evangelist around the whole idea of being ultra-fit if you want to be the best of breed. Getting into world-class physical condition is one of the smartest moves a leader (and remember-if you consume oxygen, you have the opportunity to behave like a leader) can make. Exercising will make you look better, feel stronger and fill you with boundless energy.

Get Ultra-Fit to Dominate Your Domain

I have the members of my private coaching group IconX [as well as the billionaires, tech superstars, and titans of industry I’ve served as the private advisor to] go through this revolutionary process so that they clean out the constraints, strip away the distractions and get super calibrated on implementing the few projects that will cause them to be legendary. This system takes only an hour. Yet it creates pure transformation.

One client shared with me that this single deconstruction that he experienced was responsible for him achieving financial and human wins he'd never thought he could achieve. And executing on goals he never has been able to get done. He told me,"It worked like magic."

This exercise is done around my 8 Forms of Wealth model that so many CEOs from around the world use each week as they plan their schedules. Another key to the transformational power of this exercise is that you absolutely need to raise your standards x25 as you architect your best professional and private life over the next 100 years. This challenge moves you to lift your courage and consider achievements you'd never thought about before.

Key: as you know from the latest positive psychology, your personal story about what's possible becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. You'll never perform higher than your self-identity. And what you believe to be possible.

The 100 Year Timeline Tool [to Blueprint Your Greatest Life]

שרון גל - 05-10-21 - שעה ראשונה

Produce fresh solutions.

...disrupt or be disrupted.

...adapt or be defeated.

During this season, rather than play victim and wish things were the way they used to be (those days are gone), elevate your leadership game and out-invent everyone around you.

Rather than freezing, create new value that your marketplace will adore. Products that customers now need more than ever and services that will help them make their desires real.

Suffering has always provided soil for awesome creativity, next-level productivity and innovation.

Hope this message helps you build an extraordinary company and an exceptional movement in these uncertain times.

An Exercise to Help You Become Undefeatable in Your Marketplace

One fight pushes away 100 Opportunities

At first I wanted to create an arpeggio with a synth, because I associate waiting rooms with contemplation and had a typical SciFi-Sound in mind. But that always turned out to sound somewhat depressing, which might not be the music you want to play in a psychotherapist’s waiting room. 
So I came up with a more open vibe. Also, the birds in the background make me feel more relaxed.
In fact, they are chirping on solo while I'm writing this.

Green & Lush (disquiet0515)

How to maximize the light of Chanukah.

Bestselling author of 15 books (including The 5AM Club), globally celebrated leadership expert and philanthropist; Robin Sharma is considered to be one of the top 5 leadership experts in the world. His work is embraced by rock stars, royalty, billionaires and many celebrity CEOs. 

Deeply passionate about helping children in need live happier, healthier lives, Robin founded The Robin Sharma Foundation for Children (RSFC) as a registered charitable foundation. 

Visit www.robinsharma.com to learn more.