Yup! That's me back in the day -the
big hair days, the Genesis (Peter Gabriel era) days, and the decade when I
began exploring what in-time transformative practices look, sound, and feel
like in action.
Recently, I've been asked about the
origins of my In-Time to Lead the Future framework and how I came to view
myself and others as global transformation.
I know, global transformation sounds
grandiose...
So, here's the story behind the story.
In my twenties, Landmark Education
introduced me to a radical possibility: What if I was more than the stories I
had created about myself?
Being human is messy. We make sense of
our experiences by creating stories about who we are, what we're capable of,
and where we belong. Some of those stories serve us well. Others limit what's
possible...
The possibility that we are more than
those stories rocked my world! -Sometimes awakening is not a gentle yawn
and stretch... It's a loud, crashing boom!
As I shed the stories that no longer
served me & awakened to a world united by infinite possibilities - I knew
that I wanted to play a leading role in creating it... by being "that
which was there for me" which was, for me, - global transformation.
My newly awakened self was all in... There
was only one problem... My life didn't match my declaration.
To be fair, my Honda Civic was doing
its part. It proudly displayed bumper stickers proclaiming Think Globally, Act
Locally, Minds Are Like Parachutes...They Only Function When Open, & a
peace frog filled with prairie flowers.
The values & vision were there...
The lived practice was still unfolding. So what I expected to be a breakthrough
showed up as a breakdown. Or, as I would later come to say:
Shift Happens!
Over the next several decades, through
teaching, learning, leading, and building communities of practice, I came to
understand something important. - Looking back, I can see that what once
appeared as a breakdown was actually a breakthrough to my becoming...
The awakening was instantaneous.
Living into it took decades... One willingness to step forward without knowing
what I didn't know... One courageous choice to stand for what I believed in,
even when I was standing alone... One vulnerable moment of choosing
authenticity over approval...at a time.
Today, that breakdown serves as a
breakthrough through the evolution of thriving In-Time Communities of Practice
and In-Time to Lead the Future...Between awakening to the possibility of BEing
Global Transformation and discovering how to bring that possibility to
life...
- One teacher, learner, and leader at
a time, inspiring others to be the change they wish to see through (doing what
matters) in time.
BTW: some people call me by "More
Cowbell."
What would your nickname be?
What does Global Transformation look,
sound, feel like in your life?
What belongs inside your parentheses?
Shine on! Together we, each in our own way, lead the future as global transformation, one breakthrough at a time.
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