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- The people who build collective power are typically individuals who have lacked traditional access to individualized power. What they know too is that collective power is, well, empowering.
Collective power is energizing.
Collective power is generative.
Collective power is engaging.
Collective power is joyful.
Collective power activates others.
Colle... See morefrom The Transformative Spark of Collective Power by Rachel Happe
Lael Johnson added 3d ago
“Always look for the helpers,” he explained to his viewers who were scared or disillusioned by the news. “There’s always someone who is trying to help. . . . The world is full of doctors and nurses, police and firemen, volunteers, neighbors and friends who are ready to jump in to help when things go wrong.”
from Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday
Lael Johnson added 4d ago
Short meetings create focus!
When the time is short, you can get to the heart of the issue quicker and avoid unnecessary time wasting.
Lael Johnson added 7d ago
The Chinese proverb says it this way: “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
from Designing & Leading Life-Changing Workshops by Liz Korabek-Emerson
Lael Johnson added 8d ago
- But these activities are all separate from the feelings needed to fully and sustainably participate: the courage, optimism, trust, love, intimacy, curiosity. The resilience to push through the inevitable feelings of fear, overwhelm, frustration, and hurt. The stamina to go through cycles of all of these feelings and more, again and again, and conti... See more
from Community is About What We Are Willing to Feel
Lael Johnson added 8d ago
- With artificial light, we believe we defeat the sleep-wake cycle; with climate control, the seasonal cycle; with refrigeration, the agricultural cycle; and with high-tech medicine, the rest-recovery cycle. Triumphal linearism has shaped the very style of Western and (especially) American civilization. Before, when cyclical time reigned, people valu... See more
from The Fourth Turning by William Strauss
Lael Johnson added 11d ago
Lael Johnson added 14d ago
- Sublime is a personal knowledge management tool crafted with soul. I've been allowing myself to digitally hoard all the beautiful words and insightful advice I come across online. Everything you save in Sublime becomes a card, and these cards can be organized into collections. There's also a communal aspect to Sublime; you can follow other users an... See more
from Second Brain/Attention/Find Your Books
Lael Johnson added 18d ago
- A teacher asked her students to write their names on a balloon and release them in her classroom. Thirty balloons jumbled around in the air. She then gave the students one minute to find the balloon that had their name on it. After a minute passed, none were able to find their balloon. The teacher then asked the students to take the first balloon t... See more
Lael Johnson added 19d ago
