I’ve been struggling lately. Yes, you read that correctly. It isn’t exactly one thing, though. It’s a feeling, a whispering, a wondering about a whole bunch of things.

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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

— Aristotle

 

I’ve Been Thinking...

 
 

I’ve Been Thinking...

 

I’ve been struggling lately.


Yes, you read that correctly. It isn’t exactly one thing, though. It’s a feeling, a whispering, a wondering about a whole bunch of things.


A few weeks ago, my executive coach asked me a question I couldn’t answer. He asked: How do you describe what it is you do? How do you describe your job these days? How do you describe yourself? What fuels you? Who fuels you?


I sat there. Opened my mouth. Closed it. Tried again. Nothing came to me
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