Some of us are our best selves when we are helping others be their best selves. Each of us is meant for a different purpose. We are all agents of change in our own, unique way. Some of us impact the world directly through our work, by making immediate, noticeable, and culture-shifting change. Some of … Continue reading Supporting Change
We cannot live a meaningful life while also expecting everyone to like us. It simply will not happen. If we are attempting to be ourselves, to fulfill our potential, and to live a life in accordance with our truth, someone, somewhere will look down on us. Someone, somewhere will have something bad to say about … Continue reading Stand Up And Be Judged
Many of our relationships, whether we like it or not, place restrictions on us that prevent us from being ourselves. Whether for occupational, familial, or political reasons, we cannot fully open up to everyone, in every way, in every circumstance. If we do, not only will we jeopardize the relationships themselves, but also our reputations … Continue reading To Be Or Not To Be Ourselves
Do not chase your opponents into their game. The longer we practice jiu-jitsu, the more we develop our own uniquely personal technical-style, strategies, and tactics. While this is happening, however, our training partners are also working on improving and developing their own personal styles as well, their own games, so to speak. Like us, they, … Continue reading The Mouse And The Trap (A Jiu-Jitsu Lesson)
We all need to feel supported in our pursuit of the person we are meant to be. One of the greatest gifts we can receive from another person is to be believed by them, to have them see or hear the story we are trying to tell about who we are in the world and … Continue reading Our Story Of Becoming
