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 …
May I Have Your Attention?
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Why Needs Humility
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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My tissue paper thinking suggested that my taking was selfish. That my giving was noble. From that perception, I gave. Time. Energy. Attention. …