On the world stage right now, I’m seeing cult-like dynamics play out that I know well from having spent 12 consecutive years in 2 consecutive cults. I have first-hand experience of the damage that cults bring to a person’s psyche and their lives and communities. That is happening now en masse through micro-targeting via increasingly…

There’s a difference between acting rationally and applying rationality. I believe most of us act rationally, in the sense that we optimize for our best outcomes based on what we think and believe at the time, based on what we’re aware of in the moment, the information we consciously have access to in that moment.…

Integral Theory is a philosophical meta-framework developed by Ken Wilber, drawing heavily from Spiral Dynamics based on the work of Clare Graves and Don Beck. It was born of an extensive study of different frameworks and theories of the world and taking the approach that none of these is 100% wrong. What followed is a…

Continuous improvement is the art & science of how to Always Be Learning. Discover how to weave in these practices to support you to keep getting closer to your vision. Learn more! Discover easeful ways to adjust to change Build skills, learn simple tools & develop scalable systems (reliable ways of doing things) that support…

One of the best ways to learn is together. Circles are ancient technology for engaging in community and support each other in our quests. I love that though I can’t see what’s behind me (e.g., my unseen tendencies), others in a circle can see some of it! We all have different parts of the puzzle,…

We have only so many hours in the day. Especially as we learn / yearn to establish healthy boundaries for ourselves around how much we work and how much time we spend taking care of ourselves, our families, our communities outside of work. So how do we really make that time count? Aligning to your…

What does it mean to improve? How do we know we are improving? One line of thinking tells us that we can only improve what we can measure. Sometimes when we hear “measure” we think of cold, hard things, like money and bottom lines. Yet, if we get creative, we can find ways to also…

I’ve seen leaders deprioritize their development again & again. It makes sense given the pressures and pace that many leaders face. I think about it as a form of self care (self-love)… If I don’t prioritize it, no one else can do it for me. And, if I don’t do it, there will be implications,…

from the archives There’s something I’ve been practicing for awhile now. Its origins in my life are kind of two-fold. One part is an impetuous insistence that I can indeed both have my cake & eat it too.. (What a nonsensical supposed dichotomy, that one! I just never understood why those are posed as mutually exclusive..)…