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One consistent way to improve your leadership is to find symbolic meaning in areas of your life where you might not be looking. Take something that’s happening to you, make an abstract summary of it, and see where else the metaphor applies in your life. Five of my good friends and I went on a backpacking trip [...] “If it’s not paradoxical, it’s not true.” – Shunryu Suzuki When I first read this quote, I thought “really?”. I was curious, but not convinced. It raised my awareness, however, and I began to notice all the paradoxical moments that grounded me in a deeper truth than I’d ever experienced. It has become a practice of [...] It is so compelling to set goals. The initial enthusiasm with which we boldly declare, “I’m going to do THIS!” makes us wonder why we didn’t set out to do it sooner. We entertain an idealized picture of ourselves completing this goal with ease. And then, the rubber meets the road. The day when [...] |
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