What if being a public questioner instead of a public speaker was a thing? What if I delivered an entire presentation using only questions? No advice. No hacks. Only questions? Even when we give advice or receive a direct answer… we don’t believe it 100% anyway.
Year: 2019
Thinking… it’s such an interesting concept. It feels like you’re doing something and yet not doing anything at all. Obviously there’s a difference in actively thinking – when you’re troubleshooting a problem, working through an idea, etc. however this could be argued that you’re really moving. It’s internal thought building but there’s movement involved. That’s
“When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.” —- Simon Sinek. What’s interesting is to try this take on myself. If I tell myself to do my job, then I become a worker. If I tell myself I’m trusted to
Generous: showing a readiness to give more of something, as money or time, than is strictly necessary or expected. I always thought of generosity as giving a lot of something to a lot of people. A lot of money or volunteer time to a large number of people. However, what if the emphasis isn’t necessarily
We’ve all been there. You turn out of a parking lot and cut it a little close with the oncoming traffic. And yet, the approaching car SPEEDS UP rather than slowing down. Almost to communicate: hey, you made a bad choice and I’m gonna show you a little fear for that stunt. But why? If
This is the question beneath all decision-making. Answer this and all else will fall in line. Too many times we confuse our careers with our assignment. Or maybe it’s our schedule of day-to-day life. American busyness culture would pride itself on how busy one can be best validates one’s assignment. However, knowing our assignments takes
You can protect yourself from other drivers… to an extent. However, there are no absolutes. No matter how good you are at defending yourself from the actions of others, you can’t defend yourself perfectly. The same is true in relationships. This is a tough one to accept because it feels even more unfair. No matter
Worry comes in and shifts us out of our identity and into task mode. We put down who we are and pick up what we do. Worry convinces us that the only way out of this problem, situation or uncertainty is to work our way out. To keep doing what we’re doing… but just more
Worry tricks us into building a defense for a case that has never existed. Trust frees us to live as though no case will ever be filed. We operate in one or the other. Every thought, word, and choice is a chance to double down on worry or trust.
Noun: a person who cheats or tricks others by persuading them to believe something that is not true. Worry masquerades as wisdom offering us a chance to solve all our problems or at least “feel” like we are solving them. In actuality, all we’re really doing is buying a property that we’re convinced is beautiful
