Most of my days don’t feel dangerous. They feel urgent. Without intention, I take actions like they’re the same experience. They aren’t. Despite …
Why Needs Humility
I have lost a lot of time to ‘why’. Why did this happen?Why am I like this?Why does this matter?Why is this so hard?Those questions make me feel …
Losing What I Think I Have
One of my fears is I’m going to lose somethingI think I have. My time. My health. A relationship. My money. My place. My influence. Someone’s approval. The …
Missed the Moment
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 …
My Dream. Our Nightmare
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 …
The Work Is Less Visible
The work feels less visible. More stuff with fewer artifacts. Less to point at. I’m producing less with my own hands. Outsourcing more. Moving more through …
Demonstration or Performance
I tell myself I'm showing up. Doing the right thing. For the right reasons. I call it integrity. It's image. It looks aligned. It feels clear. I'm curating …
The Story of We
The word "we" changes the room. Shrinks the space. It removes the distance between speaker and listener. When I say we, I'm no longer standing outside …
Still About Me
Sometimes I think I am the best one in the room. I’m hoping you can relate. I don’t say it exactly. I think it. My thoughts don’t sound like it. My …
Humble Beginnings
My impact doesn’t start from being confident. It starts with me being humble. Humility is a funny thing. My experience is that it’s easier to be it …
Growth Without Order
When pressure rises, teams look to expand. New platforms. New initiatives. It feels decisive. It’s often survival. Expansion is the reflex. If we move …
My Give on Taking
My tissue paper thinking suggested that my taking was selfish. That my giving was noble. From that perception, I gave. Time. Energy. Attention. …