On the Process of Becoming
As a child, I thought adults were fixed, unchanging characters. One of youth’s follies is missing the full context. We’re not something permanent — we’re always in the process of becoming.
As a child, I thought adults were fixed, unchanging characters. One of youth’s follies is missing the full context. We’re not something permanent — we’re always in the process of becoming.
We scroll past violence and authoritarianism, then rush to our next Zoom meeting. The paralysis isn’t apathy—it’s fear by design. But between posting online and risking everything, there’s a framework for deciding what you can actually do.
Our culture pushes us to do more, achieve more, accomplish more — all driven by fear. But this relentless cycle creates the very problems we’re trying to avoid. What example are you setting?
You know about Kaizen — continuous improvement. But there’s a trap most people fall into that turns this powerful concept into an endless loop of perfection that never sees the light of day.
We’re quick to condemn certain acts as “political violence” while ignoring others that cause far more harm. Maybe it’s time to expand what we consider violence — and who’s really perpetrating it.
If no one pays attention to you, your ability to create change is minimal. But here’s the catch: the game is rigged. The path to attention forces a difficult choice you might not be ready for.
What if the secret wasn’t to control your emotions but to harness them? Is it possible that different emotions, even conflicting ones, could all share the same surprising secret power?
During a recent workshop on collaboration, the same questions kept coming up about giving feedback and managing conflict. My answer surprised them—and it might surprise you too.
No one is more creative than a toddler at bedtime. But we adults do the same thing when avoiding tasks. What if that resistance is actually your brain telling you to build a better system?
Your words are shaping the world—whether you notice or not. Heighten your awareness of how language programs reality, and how you can reclaim it to build the future you believe in.
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