The lesson in Story #15 is about the ginormous value in advocating for yourself while doing so with some tact. Yes I learned this the hard way. I experienced this (the first time) back when I was in 2nd grade. The situation was one that has presented itself over and over through out the...
Have you ever taken a leap and just "did the damn thing" because you had to? Well Story #14 is a story about this exact situation. The Lessons I took away are:
- Leveraging painful lessons in service to others is therapeutic
- serving others unlocks courage and reveals untapped gifts...
The lesson in Story 13 is about trading instant gratification for long term impact. The instant gratification referenced in this story is sex. Yup the age old need & vice that challenges responsible decision making of the most practical among us.
The long term impact comes...
If you are compelled to question the establishment you will relate to Story #7. Now you may or may not have outwardly expressed your curiosity and asked "Why" as recklessly as I have? The key point is Curiosity comes with friction. Questioning the establishment feels like a challenge to those who...
Story 2 takes me back to when I was just a little guy. Its a story of growing from silent to heard, a story of shifting from self preservation to serving others.
Like many Life Lessons it would be a long time before I built the maturity and awareness to exercise it responsibly. The venue of this...
January of 2023 was a big month. On the last Blog Post I shared the origin story of the growing community known as the Emotional Bungee Jumpers which is a close cousin to the Reciprocal Propulsion Leadership retreat.
Lets start with where the name came from. Like so many of us I...
Here goes another experiment!!
It sorta all started with the Learnings and Missteps Podcast, I needed an outlet to highlight Careers in the Construction Trades. There was no guarantee anyone would listen but it was worth a shot. I learned that it wasnt as hard or as easy as I thought it...
