“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” – Attributed to Buddha
In my work with leaders, and in my own life, I keep noticing how different things feel when work aligns with who we truly are. There’s a.
“Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” – C. S. Lewis
I’m noticing a subtle yet important theme in my work with leaders and teams lately. Our conversations are moving beyond strategy and results into how people are.
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” – Rabindranath Tagore
Whether ‘acts of service’ is one’s love language or not, I’ve come to a place of believing that leadership is a precious form of service. This gives.
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.” – Shunryu Suzuki
Sometimes we think we’re supposed to have this figured out by now. The inner narrative strikes: we should be further along, more certain, and less unsure of.
“One must still have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Last night was the first session of a new professional development community of practice. As we shared wishes for the next six months, I named an interest.
“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
In my coaching work, and in many conversations with leaders over the years, a consistent truth keeps showing up. Presence and behaviour shape trust long before words.
“Between the stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” – Viktor E. Frankl
This season can stir a lot. For some, it sparks joy and inspiration. For others, it awakens grief, pressure, or the subtle ache of “too much.” I.
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” – Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
“Be kind”. I love seeing this on t-shirts. Yet I’m struck by lack of kindness we see and experience daily. Any one of us might be unkind.
“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
We don’t have to use a hammer to get a point across, to be heard, to influence. When was the last time any of us used or.
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” – Rumi
As fellow humans and leaders we discover with time (and a few gritty experiences) the most meaningful shifts we may need to make start on the inside.
