As David Foster Wallace alludes to, many worldviews in isolation leave us wanting for something more meaningful and purposeful in our lives. We see that the worship of power, or money, or things, or beauty has left us dissatisfied. This sentiment...
“Before I can answer the question of what I should do, I need to answer the prior question of what story or stories do I find myself a part of.” -Alastair MacIntyre “…Because here’s something else that’s weird but true: in the day-to...
The article, part of a "wanting well" series, uses gardening as a metaphor to explore personal wholeness through emotional self-exploration. It highlights Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, which helps integrate different aspects of the psyche...
In this article, I explore the second step of the journey towards self-leadership discussing the significance of wanting from wounds. I reflect on the multitude of losses that have shaped my life and examine how these wounds influence behavior and...
Have you ever asked why you want what you want?
“The problem of our age is…” Is what? Putting aside the wish that there were only one problem of our age, how would you finish that statement? In 1889, Andrew Carnegie opened his respected “Gospel of Wealth” essay with this answer: “The problem of...
“Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.” ~Simon Sinek “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. …but not so...
This article is the first in a series exploring new approaches to venture creation. “What should be the right level of profit?” is a question few people have asked in the boardroom. The assumption underlying most business plans and decisions...
This is the second article in a series exploring new approaches to venture creation. In the first article in this series, I introduced the concepts of the Economics of Mutuality in which a business seeks to earn profit while attempting to solve...
Ten years ago, one of my newly hired software developers asked me why I hated her. When I asked her why she felt that way, she told me, “Whenever you walk by my desk, you are frowning and look so angry.” Her strong feelings surprised me because...