NL Post # — 16 When Did You Learn to Dim Your Light? The world doesn't need a smaller version of you. it needs a version of you willing to express what's already within you There is a strange thing that happens as we move through life. We learn how to adjust. Not necessarily because someone sits us down and tells us to become less of ourselves. It happens much more subtly than that. We notice which parts of ourselves receive approval and which ones make people uncomfortable. We learn when to...
5 days ago • 4 min read
NL Post #15 — When the Life You’ve Built No Longer Speaks to Your Heart Success is not living someone else's dream. It is creating a life that's uniquely yours There comes a strange point in life when you can look around at everything you’ve built and realize that something no longer fits. It doesn’t necessarily mean the life you created was wrong. In fact, that can be what makes the realization so confusing. Some of the things surrounding you today may have once been things you desperately...
12 days ago • 6 min read
NL Post # 14 — Anomaly in the System Creating your own path begins with questioning the one you’re expected to follow. What happens when your “no” interrupts someone else’s expectations? Recently, I was reading The Power of a Positive No by William Ury, and it brought something into focus for me. I’ve never really had a problem saying no, speaking my truth, or establishing boundaries. What caught my attention was thinking about what happens afterward, when someone hears your answer and...
17 days ago • 5 min read
NL Post # 13 — Two Stories Can Be True at the Same Time Permission to tell the story behind the creation My name is Justin Charles Allman, and I’m the author of Curiosity to Creation. And I fucking hate my book. There. I said it. Not my work. Not my message. Not my philosophy. I believe deeply in all of those things. I’ve watched people read the book, underline passages, share their stories with me, and tell me that something I wrote gave them permission to make a change in their own lives. I...
24 days ago • 6 min read
NL # 12 - Sometimes the most meaningful part of creation begins when we finally let go of what we created. Curiosity is the Birth of Creation There’s something exciting about letting go. Not giving up. Not walking away. Simply trusting that something you created may find the person who needs it—even if you never get to witness the moment it happens. Recently, I placed a copy of Curiosity to Creation inside a Little Free Library. There was no marketing strategy behind it. No expectation of a...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
NL # 11 - Curiosity Reveals. Reflection Refines. Creation Expresses. Curiosity opens your heart to answer Sometimes, the answers we are searching for are already within us. They are simply buried beneath fear, expectations, old beliefs, and the noise of everyday life. Curiosity helps us uncover them. 🔸 Curiosity reveals. Curiosity brings our hidden thoughts, desires, fears, and possibilities to the surface. It asks: Why does this matter to me? What am I really feeling? What else could be...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
NL Post # 10 — Employment Is an Agreement, Not Ownership Give yourself permission to reclaim your power Recently, I had an interaction at work that left me thinking about something much bigger than the situation itself. I was asked to take on something I had already made clear I wasn’t available for. I said no. Not aggressively. Not disrespectfully. I simply communicated a boundary. But somewhere during the conversation, my answer stopped being treated like an answer and started being treated...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
NL #9 – The Moment I Realized the Journal Was More Than a Workbook When I created the 30-Day Curiosity Reset Journal, I knew what I wanted it to offer. A place to slow down. A place to reflect. A place to become curious about where you are, what you need, and where you may want to go next. But creating something and witnessing it work are two completely different experiences. Recently, I gave a copy of the journal to a friend who was navigating a significant transition in his life. It was one...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
The Birth of the 30-Day Curiosity Reset Journal. NL #8 Get inside your curiosity POD 💙 🧡 When I finished writing Curiosity to Creation, I realized something. Insight alone isn’t enough. Reading can inspire us. But transformation comes through practice. 💙 Curiosity One question has the power to change the direction of your life. The challenge is remembering to ask it. That’s why I wanted to create something simple that would help people build curiosity into their daily lives. 🧡 Permission The...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
NL #7 | The Science Behind a Powerful Mindset Curiosity is where Neuroscience meets Opportunities Possibilities When most people hear the word curiosity, they think of children asking questions, explorers venturing into the unknown, or philosophers searching for deeper meaning. But curiosity is much more than that. Curiosity is one of the most powerful cognitive tools available to the human mind. Researchers have found that curiosity improves learning, enhances memory, increases motivation,...
2 months ago • 2 min read