The strategies that took us to one level won’t get us to the next. What worked before was built for a different environment. When we hold on to what …
Focus on Awesome
What we focus on demands our attention. When we focus on what’s broken, we are focusing on what's missing. When we focus on what's awesome, we are …
Looping Awareness
A pattern unnoticed is a loop. The challenge isn't in its repetitive nature but that it's a pattern we are not aware of. We react the same way, follow …
The Story of Us
Us begins with the recognition that we are more than individuals. It is a collective identity beyond 'me' and 'you'. It’s an emotional bond that …
Relationship To The Whole
Being a part of a system is about finding our place within it. Parts in a system are understood not in isolation, but in relationship to the whole. We …
All We Have Is A Beginning
There is no final version. Only the next iteration, the next choice, the next step forward, the next version of next. The pursuit of closer to …
Time is Built In
Every story that we create has time in it. It has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Time is built into the story. It doesn't change reality, but it …
How to Focus on Why
HOW TO is directions. Guidance is WHY. When we use guidance like a compass instead of following directions, two things happen: - Certainty …
A Snapshot of A Story
Linear thinking assumes an end point. Do the thing, get the result, move on. In essence what we are doing is creating moments, or snapshots, by …
Shaping What’s Possible
Constraints are often seen as limitations but when seen as forces that give shape to the infinite, possibility emerges. A constraint is a mental …
A Part Of Or Apart From?
Are you a part of the universe? Or, are you apart from the universe? Seems egotistical to ask — apart from the universe? How exactly would one …
Measuring Strength
The strength of a community isn’t measured by how many people are in it but by its engagement. Both size and engagement are metrics. Size is about …