Designing Clarity for Visionary Leadership & Livable Success
The BOLD (Enough) This month, we’re going to explore the sixth principle of the Prospects of Possibility framework: Evict Insufficiency. Right now, it is tempting to focus on all the things that are insufficient because we are experiencing an unprecedented crisis. A few months ago, it was tempting to focus on insufficiency because of the contrast between …
The BOLD (I Could Have, You Know) When the exhausting and imperious Lady Catherine De Bourgh demands her part in the conversation in Chapter 31 of Pride And Prejudice (see the quote above), she declares that she is sure that if she had ever applied what she believes to be her considerable natural talent to …
The BOLD (Dip Your Toe in The Water) In 1927, Max Ehmann wrote a poem called Desiderata. The last line is excerpted below as our quote for this article. In Desiderata, Ehmann lays out the basic building blocks of a good life. What are the basic building blocks of your best life? I suggest that they are the things …
The BOLD (Sleepy?) At the end of last week, I realized that I was exhausted. And I noticed that many of my friends, family, and clients were exhausted as well. What, I wondered, was at the root of this exhaustion? We are all having a personal version of a global experience. That means that there are things we …
The BOLD (Deep Courage) Dreams thrive on challenge. If there were no challenge, there would be no reason to be innovative and resourceful and daring. And dreams love it when we are innovative and resourceful and daring. Dreams require courage. I’ve talked a lot about courage, both here and in numerous client sessions, deep conversations with friends and …
The BOLD (Get at It) Everyone seems to have settled back in now. My friend, Shanna Kabatznick, pointed out that Monday was the real New Year’s Day because it was when everyone returned—from time off, from holiday brain, from travel. Welcome to the New New Year. Our society tends to celebrate Friday and dread Monday (though distributed …
The BOLD (Comfortable with Discomfort) This is the time of year where we focus a great deal on change. We mark the passage of the year. We engage in assessment and planning. We set intentions (even when we tell everyone we’re over that whole New Year’s resolution scam). There is one constant about change (other than the fact …
The BOLD (How Does Your Garden Grow?) When I read the quote above, it occurred to me that, being of Scottish descent, I love thistles. However, they can wreak havoc on the landscape. I suppose that is the point. Sometimes beautiful things aren’t the best things for us to keep. Today, We’re tackling the thorny issue of pruning …
The BOLD (Self Invest) September is National Self-Care month. Whee. I prefer the term Self-Investment. I think there is quite enough guilt and regret tacked onto the current term, thank you very much. This week, I’ll be discussing why it makes sense to think about investment rather than care. I’ve been running hard for the last two weeks …
