With three weeks to go in 2025 I was NOT feeling especially positive about the nearly completed year..
I was thinking about the things that didn't get done, the less-than-shiny moments when I didn’t show up the way I like to, the missed opportunities and more. And I'm a little tired. I suspect many of you might be feeling something similar.
And then I had an idea…
What do my meaningful moments from 2025 actually reflect?
Read MoreOne day last week I hit that familiar 3 p.m. wall – the moment when my body whispered, “How about a nap?”
And immediately my Insane Thought Generator – the internal radio station with an incredibly unhelpful setlist – served up, “You don’t need a nap. Grind it out, or nothing will get done.”
Read MoreLast weekend we watched the latest Superman film. It was the perfect film to wash away the residue of disappointment from the recent Naked Gun reboot. Halfway through the film Lex Luthor is transporting Superman to a prison inside of a pocket universe. As they enter the prison they pass a row of angry, shrieking monkeys typing away on keyboards. Lex Luthor explains, “And here are my monkey bots, farming outrage 24/7 and trashing you online.” Finally our hero has uncovered who’s been posting messages with the hashtag #supershit!
Read MoreWhen you’re doing something big — orchestrating a FROM → TO shift, launching a new product, or going after a new career opportunity — you’re starting a journey. You’ll get to your destination faster – and have more fun – when you take people on the journey with you, sharing where you’re going and why.
Read MoreAnything in your world causing that feeling of unsettledness? I imagine many of you responding with, “How much time do you have, Ben?”
I recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of my first trip to the Garden Isle of Kauai. Kauai is the one place where I am guaranteed to experience a giant exhale the moment I step off the plane. With this trip’s exhale came the realization of three activities that were pulling me into a trance of avoidance around the feeling of unsettledness.
Read More“Are there any common themes with people you coach?”
Reflecting on the clients I’ve had the privilege to work with over the last decade, several themes emerge. The biggest one? Every individual reached out because they were looking to make a shift, moving FROM one state TO another. The second theme? They often didn’t realize what shift they were in the middle of!
Read MoreIn the 1950s classic film All About Eve, Bette Davis speaks one of the great movie lines of all time: “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” There is quite a bit of bumpiness in the world right now. As Korn Ferry’s Gary Burnison shared in his recent newsletter, “90 percent of leadership is ambiguous. Everywhere we look, there’s ambiguity and all its synonyms: uncertainty, obscurity, vagueness, doubt, puzzle, and enigma.” Bumpiness, indeed.
Read MoreOver the past 30 days I’ve helped clients hone in on their Big Rocks for the year ahead. As part of that process clients often ask about my Big Rocks, which I’m happy to share – especially my biggest Big Rock for 2025: Lower my preoccupation with my thoughts and feelings.
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