The Crossroads of Should and Must

Must is who we are, what we believe, and what we do when we are alone with our truest, most authentic self.

“What are you so afraid of?”

when our choices evolve from an internal place of sure-footed, rooted knowing, we become resilient, emboldened, and focused.

How often do we place blame on the person, job, or situation when the real problem, the real pain, is within us?

Should is the doorkeeper to Must.

Solitude is how we quiet the voices, the incessant chatter. It’s how we create the necessary calm, empty spaces. Vision needs solitude. Leadership needs solitude. Courage needs solitude. Because

If you want to know Must, get to know Should.

I once attended a dinner party where guests were invited to write down their wildest, craziest dreams on notecards. These were the kinds of dreams that you rarely admitted because you wanted them not just a little bit or kind of, but deeply, murderously, sacrilegiously. I listened to people share their audacious dreams, their terrifying dreams. And