ABI philosophy

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.

Because here's the truth: thought without agency is just yearning, but acting without imagination is just busywork.

Consider the possibilities. How rewarding would our workplaces be if we all devoted our fullest energies to helping those we work with to develop their inherent ability and effectively express more of who they are? How amazing would it be if every company were to do that? Imagine a country built on this concept—committed to helping everyone not... See more

Here he is: “In addition to cognitive intelligence —which is still important—we also have emotional intelligence, moral intelligence, musical intelligence, aesthetic intelligence, intrapersonal intelligence, kinesthetic or bodily intelligence, mathematical intelligence, social or interpersonal intelligence, values intelligence, and spiritual... See more

No one sees your life in the way that you do.” Our work is not to see people’s possibilities for them, but rather to help them see their possibilities for themselves. Encouragement, shared experience, positive beliefs, vision writing, dignity-based living, hope, a healthy sense of support, love, and the willingness to lean in even if, and when,... See more

We don’t have a scarcity of grind.

We have a scarcity of optimism, earnestness, kindness, sincerity, curiosity, delight, aliveness, and exuberance.

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.

I often think of what our relationships, community, society, and work will look like when we move beyond singular identities and into tensions. I think of the beauty, creativity and innovation that will bloom when we move out of our singularities and into our cosmic connectedness. Out beyond identity, there is a field. I will meet you there.