I have been following the Unity2020 Plan (#Unity2020 on Twitter and social media), originally known as the “DarkHorse Duo Plan,” since its first broadcasting on the 19th episode of Bret Weinstein’s DarkHorse Podcast earlier this year. Having following the Weinsteins (both Bret and Eric) for even longer, about as long as the first obvious Read More …
2019: Gleaning a Year of Goodies
For 2020, I’ve decided to start a new personal tradition. As I look back on the past year, I realize that I covered an unusually large amount of ground (although the truth is that I’m not certain whether it’s actually unusual or simply that I’m noticing it for the first time). I decided I would Read More …
The Writer’s Block
Is a writer who doesn’t write Like an orb weaver that doesn’t weave A kingfisher that can’t fish A traveler who never leaves? When the chicken no longer lays eggs Do we wring its neck, in respect To the one thing it has left to lay down (For us) we give grace for having it Read More …
Are You Connected? Decoding Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
The Breakdown Here’s the breakdown of NVC into what I call the “NVC pyramid.” The pyramid is a simple model of the entire practice that, in the decoding process, helped me refer to and teach others the methods of NVC through the bare essentials. As you can see, at the top is the purpose behind the practice, Read More …
5 Components to Accelerating Your Learning Speed
It’s Monday morning, and let’s face it: you’re sick of it. Sick of the grind, sick of the routine. You’ve had enough of whatever it is that you’re doing, but you’re also stuck as to would you could possibly do differently. That was me back in 2010 when, despite long hours of developing curriculum, teaching, marketing Read More …
Creatures of Futility: Why Your “Success Habits” May Be Holding You Back
Let me start by saying that I am a huge fan of good habits. I’ve applied habits in the past to just about every aspect of my life, with emphasis on different arenas at different times where it’s seemed appropriate or necessary. There’s no doubt in me that the relative success I have experienced in my relatively short life Read More …
Becoming the Warrior, Fighting for Life, and the Terminator
How does a film like The Terminator become a cinematic classic? Better yet, what if we were to explore the intricacies of such popular stores for underlying echoes of the principles of new leadership?
Protection or Punishment?
Vulnerability in our culture is often viewed as weakness. However, vulnerability from the standpoint of authenticity and courage is both a short-term and a long-term impactful way of confronting or presencing others with our truth. Through this, we can be in touch with the needs under our desire for protection without relying on punishment as our primary strategy for change.
Gratitude for Opportunity through Conflict
The opening gate / fragile moments of the unknown / when simply having the gall / doesn’t bring one to / step inside.
Gratitude for Judgments
Why would I have returned home early today were it not for the paled skin the heated brow the reddened swell under my eyes?