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I offer grace easily to others. Their mistakes. Their shortcomings. Their stuckness. I call it patience. Understanding. Compassion. Not with myself. I …

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I was told success was linear. Set the goal. Make the plan. Follow the steps. Progress in a straight line. Turns out, theboss doesn’t draw in straight …

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I thought my experience was unique. Like no one had ever felt this before. Like my pain was deeper. My confusion more complex. My situation, …

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I like to think I’m independent. Unique. Self-contained. I treat my actionslike they only belong to me. I’m never acting alone. I’m always in relationship …

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In the name of understandingI broke it down. Took it apart. Named the pieces. Measured the details. I called it clarity. I created distance. What else could …

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I wanted to be heard. Thought I needed to be right. I wasn’t asking for agreement. I couldn’t tell the differencebetween validation and confirmation. I …

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I tried to create impactfrom assembling the right pieces. Smart people. Put them in the right order. Strong processes. Provide targets. Clear goals. Put the …

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It’s easy to treat the gap like a to-do list item. A problem to solve. An inefficiency to address. I thought my job was to close it. Fast. Clean. …

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I tell myself I’m being honest. I believe it. I even feel self-righteous about it. Until later. When something doesn’t add up. When someone reflects …

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I’m excited. I’m committed. When really,I’m interested. Then it gets hard. Or it gets slow. Or I can’t sense any progress. Then I start looking for the …

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I act with conviction. I’m building. Shipping. Disrupting. It feels like creativity. Looks like momentum. It’s only movement. Without vision. Without …

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Survival seeks homeostasis. Predictability. Safety. Certainty. Development requires the opposite. Unpredictability. Risk. Uncertainty. Leaving the …

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