Nicolas Canon

Words I'm sitting with: "The relationship, finances and health you want lie on the other side of the emotions you refuse to feel." 🔥Fireside Chat: Emotional Healing 101 Hey Reader I want to skip the stories today and cut straight to the point. I'm going to compress my last decade of work around emotional healing and how it affects relationships, finances and health into a 2.5~ minute read. Here we go! If your relationship isn't working, you are most likely afraid of feeling unworthy, angry or...

Words I'm sitting with: "Heaven" is for people who are afraid of hell... Spirituality is for those who've been there. I'm celebrating and I've got a gift at the end for you! 🎁 🔥Fireside Chat: I have a gift for you! Hey Reader I wanted to celebrate a very special milestone with you. Two milestones actually. First is that last week's Father Wound Workshop broke our attendance records (with about 250 people registered and 140+ LIVE) We even had to upgrade our zoom subscription because apparently...

Words I'm sitting with: Anyone who gets upset when you draw a boundary had something to gain by you having none. 🔥Fireside Chat: Solid, Healthy Boundaries. Growing up in Colombia, I was bullied at school, cheated on by girlfriends, and disrespected by bosses. I resented them all until I moved to Canada and experienced the same patterns: Fights at nightclubs Broken promises from women Poor treatment from roommates and coworkers. I used to think I'd just been unlucky to know a few horrible...

Words I'm sitting with: If you want fruits, ALWAYS think 'roots'.. So if you want to know where you're going, you must first be at peace with where you've been. 🔥Fireside Chat: My dad's Friday wine o'clock texts (and a puppy) It was my dad's birthday last weekend when my sister showed me a text he had just sent her: "Thank you for giving me THE greatest gift of my life..." Seeing it was Friday night, we instantly assumed this was one of those messages he sends when his stoic, Colombian...

Words I'm sitting with: To save the world or to savour it? That's what every decision we make comes down to. 🔥Fireside Chat: How to end the war There's a war happening inside every leader. I felt it during one of my ayahuasca ceremonies in Colombia. After years of pushing, hustling, and controlling my way to the top of my industry, I found myself going through rock bottom on a mat in the jungle.. Forced to surrender. I could not control my mind's stream of thoughts. I could not move my body....

Words I'm sitting with: Force - Surrender = Control Surrender - Force = Passivity Force + Surrender = Power 🔥The Edge: Force vs Flow There's a distinction that I learned from how indigenous chiefs lead their tribes: The edge between force and flow. Early in my career I thought that “If it’s to be, it’s up to me!” so I led with force. I hustled my way through a multi-6fig tattooing career and then ‘willed’ my path into international speaking as a coach. I was the loudest voice in the room, the...

Words I'm sitting with: God made life out of stardust yet you still doubt He can make you & your life into something greater? 🔥Fireside Chat: Ayahuasca Wisdom on Finding Clarity During one of our ceremonies I decided to ask the medicine about an internal dilemma I had been sitting on.. The kind that no amount of walking, meditating, journaling, written lists or Forged / ChatGPT brainstorming sessions can shed light on. I'm in the process of building a movement and a series of tools that carry...

Words I'm sitting with: It does not matter where you are going, It matters who you are being. 🔥Fireside Chat: How I got sponsored by The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Sitting back home (Colombia) overlooking the Andean mountains, I just remembered a funny story from my 20's Reader I might have committed fraud.🥵 Not proud of it today but hear me out... I was born and raised in Colombia and moved to Canada for better opportunities. As an international student, I paid $40K+ in yearly tuition while...

Words I'm sitting with: Sound is the basis of existence. Words are frequency made form. Our language literally builds our world. 🔥Fireside Chat: The Ultimate Experience Peru TLDR: Just returned from speaking in Peru and now preparing for our Colombia retreat next week. I'm also hosting a special Wordsmith Workshop on elite storytelling for movement leaders based on insights from my recent experiences. Click here to join. PS: Scroll to the end to access a free masterclass I recorded for...