We're fighting against sophisticated engineering teams and pathologically attention-seeking politicians, both of whom have agendas that trade our well-being for profit and power. For many of us, we know what we want to pay attention to--whatever's most meaningful to us--but consistently focusing our sustained attention there is a battle with these powerful attention-hoarding forces. 

To paraphrase Emergent Strategy, our quality of life and our survival are tied to how authentic and generous the connections are between us and our communities (including people and other beings). This truth is rich with useful takeaways for our present moment.

Where are you on your Hero’s Journey?

I've found that people are at our best when we are feeling and expressing love for whatever lights us up.

During construction, questions inevitably arise that you didn't predict. While you problem solve with what's currently available, you learn lessons that are applicable to future builds. 

It felt uncomfortable to write my origin story and it feels scary to share it. I made some (re)discoveries about myself in the process. I’m proud of having written it and I’m proud of the story itself. In the spirit of leaning into the scary things, here it is.

Achieving a lasting state of balance in our lives is impossible. What can we gain by pursuing it anyway?

A crucial skill here is answering this question truthfully: “did I do what I said I would do?”

The truth about this “crisis” is that it provides fertile soil for growth.

Receiving support is a skill that successful people learn to do well.

The "new year, new me!" declaration is tempting in its simplicity, but it isn't true. You're still you in the new year; the difference might be that you've seen new habits, goals, or ways of being that you want to try. It takes focused energy to make a lasting change in your life. (A coach can help a lot, too.)

What if, instead of making a plan, we designed an experiment?

How might our experience of doing the thing change if, in the beginning, we embrace the nature of experimentation?

Success is making and fulfilling a promise to yourself. By articulating what it is that you’re going to do, you create a useful tension that will only be resolved by you taking that action.

A labyrinth is an ancient archetype dating back at least 4,000 years consisting of a singular, meandering path to a center.

What do labyrinths have to do with coaching?

Being a demand for coaching means finding whatever lesson is there for us to learn and embracing it.

When we get clear on what we did (or didn't do) that led to something worth celebrating, we can take that lesson and find places to apply it that we may not have otherwise seen.