I’m on vacation this week with my family so, in lieu of a typical post, this comes from a friend of mine who’s job is to help homeless people to find housing… May the light of your soul guide you. May the light of your soul bless the work that you do with the secret
Browsing category Identity & Values
I have two selves: one wants to drive under the speed limit, the other groans and tails people who drive slowly; one wants to spend the last hour of the day with a hot bath and a good book, the other wants to answer emails until my eyes hurt. Paradoxically, I think I would be
Many leaders, particularly entrepreneurs, become their idea or organization. Their advocacy and effort becomes their identity. Dedication is noble though many leaders become enmeshed or infused to a point where their emotional health is dictated by the success of their work. This past Saturday, I gave the opening talk at the Innove semi-finalist retreat where
We get in our own way. Impulse, laziness, fear and mindlessness often lead us away from what makes us most alive. Structure can save us. Whether it’s a cadence, routine, discipline or policy, we need to build structure into our lives and organizations to protect us from ourselves. At times in my life, I’ve felt
Structure is essential to inspiring creativity and self-expression. Neuroscientists have recently demonstrated that improvisation occurs when the self-monitoring region of our brain turns off through mastery of a foundational structure. Musician Yo-Yo Ma said, “An innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact tradition.” I wish I could fully enjoy
Perhaps the key to accomplishing more… is doing less. Maybe “getting a lot done” is not the best measure of a work day. This is counter-cultural for those of us that hurry to do as much as possible each day. “Lucky…” (with this photo) was the text message from my wife after she drove a