When you feel stuck, do you push harder—or get curious? In this episode In this Expert Topic episode of The Accomplishment Project, I’m joined by my friend and business partner Gary Ware (founder of Breakthrough Play and author of Playful Rebellion). We dig into how curiosity helps you overcome obstacles, reframe anxiety and overwhelm, and find momentum in your accomplishment journey. -Our origin story: the “sliding into” DMs that kicked off a 10-year friendship and collaboration -Curiosity vs. anxiety: openness, possibilities, and getting the prefrontal cortex back online -Gary’s health/running story: shifting from all-or-nothing to small experiments -A team exercise that exposes the multitasking myth and helps leaders delegate -Simple curiosity prompts you can use today: What else could be true? What am I not seeing yet? What’s surprising me? -A playful “curious questions” game that reveals insights from Filipino culture to musicals -The closing reflection: Is the juice worth the squeeze?
