When someone goes through trauma or a high-needs situation — momentary, chronic, or terminal — not only is it hard on the person going through it, but it puts a strain on everyone trying to support and give care. So much so that caregiver burnout is literally a cliche in some circles. I first heard […]
A young Changemaker contacted me. We talked. I enjoyed talking with him: big heart, big vision, big potential. We set up another time to talk. He didn’t show. Part of the issue was that he’s too cool to have a calendar, or calendars are “too linear” — or something like that — and so he […]
Draw a picture of what it would look like if your relationship with yourself were a committed relationship. Can you look in the mirror, and look yourself in the eye and say, “I’m here for you” — and mean it and feel it? […]
I coach, train, advise, consult with people who are interested in the Sweet Spot. Inside that sweet spot, I focus on 5 things that I think these agents of positive change need: 1) Mindsets 2) Tools 3) Skills 4) Resources 5) Community Do you consider yourself a sustainability activist, evolutionary, social entrepreneur, changemaker, cultural creative, […]
Dear Changemaker, Please keep the following in mind: 1) All the problems in the world are interconnected. Civil rights, income inequality, destruction of habitat, dysfunctional politics, the Pacific Ocean garbage patch, narco-terrorism, child abuse, etc… They’re all interconnected and interrelated. 2) It’s OK to specialize, to focus on what draws you. In fact, I want […]