ABI philosophy
“Let us repeat this: inner action must precede all other action.”
Two Thoughts (7 July
What if a company did everything within its power to create the conditions for individuals to overcome their own internal barriers to change, to take stock of and transcend their own blind spots, and to see errors and weaknesses as prime opportunities for personal growth? What would it look like to “do work” in a way that enabled organizations and
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Rather, this is about creating ecosystems in which people are encouraged and supported, where they have access to tools and techniques, helpful organizational “recipes,” and examples of positive living so that they might move slowly but surely into themselves. It’s not magical and it doesn’t happen overnight, but in the right space and at the right... See more
Ari's Top 5—Helping Others Get to Greatness
We don’t have a scarcity of grind.
We have a scarcity of optimism, earnestness, kindness, sincerity, curiosity, delight, aliveness, and exuberance.
We have a scarcity of optimism, earnestness, kindness, sincerity, curiosity, delight, aliveness, and exuberance.
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Because here's the truth: thought without agency is just yearning, but acting without imagination is just busywork.
Welcome to 2025: On Building the Futures We've Been Yearning For
The main point of the organization is not to make a profit;
It's to help the people who are part of it to grow.
It's to help the people who are part of it to grow.
Ari's Top 5—Helping Others Get to Greatness
“the true function of organization lies in personal development and growth.”
Ari's Top 5—Helping Others Get to Greatness
Put simply, a believing mirror is a friend to your creativity—someone who believes in you and your creativity. As artists, we can consciously build what I call creative clusters—a Sacred Circle of believing mirrors to potentiate each other’s growth, to mirror a “yes” to each other’s creativity.