The 4 most common mistakes made by change agents

I define “positive change agents” as people who are committed to making the world a better place and themselves better people. In my definition I include people who consider themselves cultural creatives, sustainability activists, evolutionaries, and social entrepreneurs. Here are the 4 most common mistakes we make: [1] Just dabbling: When you don’t resolve to […]

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The surprising usefulness of fear, Pt. 3

My definition of courage is not: lack of fear. My definition of courage is presencing any fear that might be there — and regardless — taking the next step and the next. When it comes to events or public speaking one my favorite expressions, gleaned from Outward Bound when I was 18, is “The trick […]

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The surprising usefulness of fear, Pt 1

For me it’s not about “fear is good or fear is bad.” The trick is in distinguishing which of the many voices of fear is speaking. (I really enjoyed how Seth Godin talked about how sometimes our freakouts — especially the fear that paralyzes us, or causes us to turn back, play small, & stay […]

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