Every so often you need to pick something and give it absolutely everything you've got. Nothing left in the tank type stuff. Lion Mind stuff. Growth comes quickly from these transformational experiences.
Expectation can be a curse
It takes you out the moment and cheapens it by ceasing presence. You can fall in to the trap by expecting a result from your effort, when all you are entitled to is your effort. The rest isn't up to you.
Build or destroy
Culture is built by givers and destroyed by takers. You choose.
Build it
If you are aware enough to notice that which needs to be built, then build it.
Happiness and suffering
One of the greatest mistakes in life is the pursuit of happiness without suffering. To live is to suffer. Happiness and suffering are two sides of the same coin. So once suffering is accepted and embraced, life can show you it's beauty.
Firesides
A conversation around a fire can be as deep and as real as one can ever get. Something about the way that the dance of the flame lubricates the mind to flow freely. I got the chance to delve in to some of these recently as my Sister's beautiful wedding. As my cousin, my brother,... Continue Reading →
Space to struggle
Your job is not to save your children from struggle, it's to give them a space to struggle in relative safety. By trying to protect them you inadvertently have the opposite effect. Struggle, hurt, and failure don't belong solely in the bad category - they exist in the good as well. They are necessary for... Continue Reading →
Solution or problem?
In nearly every situation in life, you get to choose to be part of the solution or the problem. Action is a choice. Inaction is a choice. You can pretend not to know it, but you can't escape the truth of it. So, if you have to make a choice anyway, why not choose solutions?
Pressure is a privilege
If you find yourself under pressure, it's more than likely because you have earned that right and there is a part of you that wants this exact moment. The mother or father that is feeling the pressure of parenthood, the employee with a career opportunity, the sports star with the big game. You want those... Continue Reading →
Leaders go there
You can't lead from a place that you aren't willing to go. You can't lead a team in integrity if you're dishonest. You can't lead passion if you're apathetic. You can't lead work ethic if you're lazy. You can't lead a culture if you're toxic. You can't lead a war if you're too scared to... Continue Reading →
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