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Principles and inspiration for the professional hero.
How to Serve in Times of Crisis
As the events of the world continue to deepen into an unprecedented state, I have been sitting with the question of service. What is it to serve in these times of crisis? How do we give what we have—if indeed we have space to give—in the midst of these extraordinary times? My thoughts crystalized last […]
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Don’t Do Anything You Don’t Want To
Because the moment that you agree to something, when in truth you don’t want it, you betray something. You betray yourself. “Yes sweetie, I’ll come to that party.” Except I don’t want to go. I would be absolutely clear about this fact if I actually...
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The Woman on the Other Side of the Boundary
She came too close. She presumed too much. She took what she needed. I’ve spent my life trying to keep her happy, making sure I’m giving her what she needs. There’s something in my base-code, an algorithm that says her emotional well-being is my...
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The Social Event of the Century
I’m at a party. It’s the biggest party I’ve ever seen, and friends from all over the world are here. More and more are pouring in through the doors. The room is vast, and it seems to grow with each new guest who comes in. I look around. I’m not...
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The Two Lives
The first is the one between birth and death. This life. The one you’re living right now. The unfolding of what was, through what is, into what could be. The second is the other life. That between death and rebirth. It’s the elusive life, because...
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The Saga of the Sensitive Man
I’m a sensitive man. By that I don’t mean one who is touchy, emotionally volatile, or easily hurt (though I have all these characteristics), I mean in the literal sense of one who has a high capacity for sensing. I’m pretty sure I was born...
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Speak the Truth
Speak the truth. What moves you. What perplexes you. What pisses you off. Whatever comes out. The more you say it, the more wants to come. Keep speaking, even if it’s just for you, to untangle the mess in your head, scribbled in a notebook and kept...
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Crutches of Attention
There’s a part of me that doesn’t want to be conscious – to feel, to actually notice what’s going on around me And so when I’m not looking, it sneaks around behind me and steps into me, putting his hands inside my hands. When I can’t find a way to...
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The Heroic Professional Part II: The Transformational Cycle
The professional. A role as old as Adam. The professional used to be someone who had a trade – a craftsman, farmer, healer, soldier. The new professional is one who follows a vocation – literally a calling. And by following this calling, the call...
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The Heroic Professional – Part I: The Archetypal Trinity
We live in interesting times. The famed ‘fast changing world’ – the best we can do to describe the overwhelming whirl of evolution as it gathers pace. I believe that we’re in the midst of the early chapters of a new age. Ken Wilber calls it...
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