Authenticity

I wish I realized that so much of the return—of integrating the journey—is just being willing to be seen in whatever stage of the process you are in and inviting others to meet you there , instead of assuming they won’t understand and hiding because of that.

I have worked hard to stay close to my childhood friends, not just in the ‘knowing the events of each other’s lives’ sense (though this is a worthwhile aim!), but also in the sense that: I want to let them continue to know me and who I was becoming as I transformed , even as I shed versions of myself they had come to know so well. Because I love... See more

You must believe in the human being, because the creativity of a company — Let’s say you have a company with 1,000 people. Maybe we were told that there are only two or three genius people in the 1,000. But I think that if you have 1,000 people, you have 1,000 geniuses. They’re just different kinds of genius and a different degree of intensity.

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Ah, being the caterpillar. I look back on this phase and just wish I could give my past self a big hug and say: it’s all going to be okay. This was a phase of unease, confusion and inwards itchiness. It felt like I was growing, but I it wasn’t clear to me what I was growing towards . I no longer felt at home in the life I was building—one that... See more

If you want to grow, listen to your intuition.

As unpredictable as it is, this is a revolutionary time. One in which you can make the world fit you, instead of trying to fit into the world. People will always get up on stages and sit behind desks to tell you how things are. But they will never be able to tell you how things can be. That part’s on you to determine.

But I wish I had realized sooner that I could show up as I was, and everyone who loved me would still love me even as I was confused, freshly transformed and still getting my footing. I wish I realized that no one is as absorbed in our journeys of inner-transformation as we are, and that sometimes laughing with old friends about nothing in... See more

The integration wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. It mostly just required me to surrender, to accept being (at least temporarily) misunderstood as the price for being seen. And realizing that, the more I opened myself up to where I was, the more at home I felt, and the better job I did sharing the treasures I had found on my journey.

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Truly listening to other’s perspectives is a sign of inner strength.