I need to really get the fuck out of the way. I need to be less at PD, not more. I need to lead from a distance, let my leaders lead and figure it out. I either trust them or don’t. If I do, I need to remove the training wheels. If I don’t, I…
Read more5 Levels of Maturity
Coffee with Mike and Ryan in Austin, Texas. I was taught this: AI Overview This framework is an excellent, highly practical blueprint for problem-solving maturity and autonomy, often used in workplace management, engineering, and personal development. It maps how an individual or team transitions from being passive observers to fully self-directed executors. Here is a…
Read moreOr forever hold your peace.
Speak now, or forever hold your peace. Are you intimidated by me? Do you have any reservations telling me your honest truth, unapologetically? Do have any reason to believe that our disagreements would negatively impact our relationship, working or personal?
Read moreJoy vs Anxiousness
You cannot hold both at the same time. Pick one.
Read moreIf you don’t understand…
If you don’t understand me, it doesn’t make me wrong; it just says something about your ability to understand.
Read moreLove makes me soft.
Love [may/can] make(s) me soft. I cannot have both. I cannot be soft while also Commander & Chief, managing and winning wars.
Read moreThe Merging
I need to merge the two selves: The Narrating Self and the Experiencing Self. Currently, these are not joined. I don’t consistently behave as the Narrating Self. In fact, I more often do not. The exception to this is when I’m alone. I like who I am, when I am alone. I’m quiet, more silent,…
Read moreNOISE. NOISE. NOISE.
NOISE. NOISE. NOISE. SO MUCH NOISE. So little focus. So much noise. So many things pulling at me. Really and truly, there are only a few things that are important. Will you learn? Yes. But I forget. What will you do to remember? Remember that you cannot overestimate the importance of almost everything. Systems. That’s…
Read moreI have to let go of more.
There’s so much for me to do. So much for L__ and T_____ to do. It’s our turn. It’s my turn. If I don’t give myself permission, how can they? UPDATE: Matured Clarity
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