listening to the city: a meditation practice

this past friday, a few people from the 2017 cohort of evolutionary leadership had a morning meditation session (a sit). one of the folks wanted to hear a bit about the sitting practices of the rest of us and so two of us got to explain bits of our practices.

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medium post #1: how i started a coaching practice

last year was a good but tough year. a mentor of mine says i was going through the end of one 7 year cycle and starting up the next. in a period of just a few months i left my job, ended a six-year romantic relationship, and moved across town. as meg jay would say, there are three significant areas that we make critical decisions in: what we do to sustain ourselves (work), who we spend our time with (friends and lovers), and where we choose to spend our time and resources (location). i had big shifts in all three.

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personal practice: my shadow calendar - what am i learning?

what am i learning from my shadow calendar practice?

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personal practice: my shadow calendar

for the last couple of years for the first few days of january i’ve taken some time to do a personal retreat. the purpose of the retreat is to keep me on track with my own goals and vision. this feels necessary because, without knowing where i’m going, the forces of the world will take me everywhere else. and, having died once, i’m not tryna wait until i turn 40 to have a crisis where i get my life in order.

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compassionate leaders have boundaries

one of the first quotes gibrán shared during evolutionary leadership was this one:

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