I walked in calm. I was already performing. I wasn’t listening, I was rehearsing. Preparing answers I hadn’t been asked. No one told me to do that. It’s …
Gear Shifting
| | Filed Under: R3 - Don’t be transactional |
Missed the Moment
| | Filed Under: R2 - Don’t take credit for grace |
I thought I was being productive. Turns out, I was performing. Performance is a pattern. I thought I was making progress. Turns out, I was managing …
Framed Myself
| | Filed Under: R1 - Don’t be dishonest |
I thought I was being honest. Turns out, I was being urgent. Urgent is a frame. I thought I was being clear. Turns out, I was maintaining. Maintaining is a …
My Dream. Our Nightmare
| | Filed Under: R2 - Don’t take credit for grace |
It was like waking up from a dream. Except I hadn’t been sleeping. I was awake. I found myself in an argument. I found myself already in it. It wasn’t …
Willingness versus Resistance
| | Filed Under: R3 - Don’t be transactional |
Willingness looks like yes. Not yes, but. Not yes, if. Not yes, after. Just yes. Everything else is a version of resistancedressed up in reasonable …
Prisoner or Participant
| | Filed Under: R5 - Don’t be certain |
Sometimes I didn’t join. Not really. I showed up. Went through the motions. Did the job. I didn’t enter. I didn’t align. I didn’t opt in. Then I wondered why …
Join, Then Contribute
| | Filed Under: R6 - Don’t be arrogant |
I wanted to contribute. To add value. To make an impact. I jumped ahead. Tried to contributebefore I had joined. Before I had entered. Before I had …
Harder Than Failure
| | Filed Under: R9 - Don’t wait on perfection |
I’ve been saying 'classy problems'for over thirty years. The problems don’t go away. They get classier. Failure is brutal. Brutal is simple. Do I quit?Or …
The Proof of Progress
| | Filed Under: R1 - Don’t be dishonest |
Happiness is not a destination. It’s a byproduct of progress. Said more accuratelyHappiness is the perception of progress. When I think I’m moving …