I thought I was making progress.Felt like momentum.Looked like commitment.I called it growth.It was a loop.I couldn’t see the pattern.That’s a loop. A …
Awareness Loops
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The Rules We Run On
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In our house, we don’t talk about values.We talk about rules.Values are important.Rules are easier to remember.Especially when we’re small,or feeling …
Reference
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I’m responding.Making decisions.Reading the moment.Reacting to what’s happening.At least, I think I am.I call it awareness.It’s automation.Default …
Awesome is Included
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I’m being discerning.Clear-eyed vision.Constructively critical of the details.Calling it like I see it.I call it focus.It’s fixation.I couldn’t see …
Cycles vs. Lines
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Linear thinking and frameworksare incomplete.They try to mapwhat theboss designedas recursive.theboss doesn't drawin straight lines.theboss drawsin …
Tribe Builders vs. Estate Builders
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I was building something big.Structured.Secure.Impressive.I called it leadership.It was administration.I didn’t realizeI was designing distance.Not …
Survival Strategy vs. Living System
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I thought I was being smart.Planning.Protecting.Preparing.I called it strategy.It was survival.I didn’t realizeI was designing a lifearound minimizing …
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Outsource Survival
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I thought we’d madeprogress.Secured safety.Scaled comfort.I called it evolution.It was disconnection.I didn’t realizethat outsourcing survivalmeant …
Life Precedes Death
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I tell myselfI’m being responsible.Planning ahead.Avoiding risk.Managing downside.I call it foresight.It’s fear.I wasn’t awareI was designingfor …