How do we work through transitions?
At the Modern Elder Academy in Santa Fe last weekend, we discussed transitions at length. It was as if we took a jewel and turned it around to examine all its facets slowly and carefully. We don’t often pay attention to how a jewel is constructed. Or how it is shaped by outside forces. Or […]
Creating a safe crucible
A crucible by my definition is a large cup made from neutral substances that can be heated to high temperatures without changing its nature or contaminating the metal that is being transformed from solid to liquid. It has been used for millenniums to separate pure gold from alloys or waste. Gemini AI says a ” […]
Do you have the right people in the right seats?
Do you ever feel like you don’t fit? You don’t fit this job, or this work assignment, or this shirt? The feeling is pretty common. Over time you have developed coping skills to get through those moments (and you put on a different shirt). Being uncomfortable challenges you to reassess and to grow. Over the […]
Meaningful Pursuits
Today is day three of discussing Brandon Burchard’s Primary Aspiration Theory. The enclosed drawing is a triangle with the lines of Aliveness, Deeper Connection, Meaningful Pursuits and Growth in the middle. Each week I discussed one of the sides. Today, let’s discuss meaningful pursuits. Humans are meaning makers. We interpret, understand, and make sense of […]
Incoming from all sides
Are you feeling a little overwhelmed trying to stay grounded in a world that is changing way faster than even a year ago? Understanding AI and applying it as it morphs would be enough of a challenge. Conversations are flowing in Vistage groups and in all our companies about how to implement, what to implement, […]
What is wealth?
As the rich get richer in ways no one imagined a decade ago, it is hard to say what is enough. And enough of what? Are vast amounts of money the ultimate prize? Or is it the power that comes from wealth? Are the wealthy and powerful making life better for anyone else? Are they […]
Spooky and getting spookier
The trick or treat economy continues to be extremely tricky and getting trickier. Darth Vader is the costume of choice for our 5 year old Grandson and it seems right in line with the shut down of the federal government. Should we be handing out gift cards for the parents or candy to the kids […]
The old guard
The old guard of shaggy untrimmed palms stand in the dry creek bed in the middle of the oak trees, the poison oak and various native scrub of Griffith Park. We walk by them many days when we take the back trail home up the side of the canyon and back into the the city […]
Deeper fakes
Ah, silly me! I saw a lovely dress on Instagram and ordered it before I went to Google and Reddit to verify the seller. I haven’t received it 23 days later, but I’m assured from my too-late Reddit check that it will be crap and I won’t be able to return it. I KNOW better! […]
When the weather changes
We notice when the weather changes quickly that we may need to change our actions. When something changes internally, we often brush it off or ignore it and just work harder. There may be no problem with that or there may be a severe consequence. Last Tuesday, I was hiking down a steep rocky path […]