I have NOT wanted to write this post. I have avoided it, started writing the title, and stopped. Put it on my to do list. Played games on my phone instead of doing what I know I should. This is a pattern that is hard to avoid for me. When I don't have a strong desire to accomplish a task, it usually falls to the bottom of my to do list. Or gets copied on to a new to do list because it is the only thing left to do on that list. Seems foolish, no? However, not starting this post isn't really about the desire, it's about me pushing into the reality of this broken world we live in. As a leader for several years now, I have valued the people I get to work with, come alongside, challenge and encourage, you know the drill. I am currently reading Trillion Dollar Coach - and it is reminding me of the beliefs I hold. If you are familiar with PCM, you know that is my persister channel punching through the wall. The book has a headi...
Unprecedented. Never seen before. Nothing like this has ever happened. Unbelievable. These are things I have heard people say recently. Have you heard people saying these types of things? Asking for a friend. Covid 19 Pandemic 80% of the world on stay home/lock-down Nearly all businesses closed for months Education system in this country forced into a virtual environment without preparation George Floyd murdered for the world to see Riots/Looting across the country Divisive Hatred encouraged by our own president If you haven't heard any of the comments I started with, the current events I pose may remind you that the statements are common today. Let me start with this: I am a white man that learned to be a racist being raised in America. I can point to the people and places I learned this from: family (pains me to say that first), friends, colleagues, peer groups, media sources, textbooks, teachers (that one ...
I have to say that my emotions ran strong yesterday as I experienced some ups and downs during the day. Most often, as a person that thinks more than feels, I don't tend to emotionally involve myself in great fashion throughout my days. Not always true, but typically. But as I left school on Friday and made my way to the subway (which is actually an "El" where I catch it, yet everyone still calls it the subway even though it is not sub in any way shape or form unless you mean sub to the sky) I pumped some of my kexp podcast and was completely engaged in the incredible music they play. As I crossed Ocean Parkway, I noticed a man laying on the snow pile at the corner and a woman in a wheelchair leaning over to help him. I took my ear buds out and realized the woman in the wheelchair was trying to help him up. It appeared he had fallen on the ice and dropped his groceries, and he didn't appear to be well. The woman said "I think he is intoxicated." As w...
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