I didn’t choose the standard.I know it though.Hit the mark. Stay ahead. Don’t stop.I say I don’t care about comparison.Then why do I keep …
The Scoreboard Says
| | Filed Under: R8 - Don’t overproduce |
I Know I Don’t Know
| | Filed Under: R7 - Don’t blame others |
I didn’t stop to ask.I followed it.Like it was written somewhere.Like there’d be consequences if I didn’t.Be thoughtful.Don’t be a burden.Have the …
The Version Playing
| | Filed Under: R6 - Don’t be arrogant |
They entered the room.I entered a role.My voice changed.My pace shifted.My answers explained.That’s the part I want to deny.That I still play a …
Not To
| | Filed Under: R5 - Don’t be certain |
I didn’t pause.Didn’t ask.Didn’t check if I even wanted to.I started steering.That’s what I do.I take the wheel.Even when the map isn’t mine.Even when …
Finding the Place
| | Filed Under: R4 - Don’t push |
I entered with presence.It wasn’t mine.It belonged to the place.I scanned.Shifted up.Filled the spacebefore anyone asked me to.That’s what I had …
Gear Shifting
| | Filed Under: R3 - Don’t be transactional |
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 …
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 …