Natalie Audelo

@natalieaudelo

designing social architecture and community experiences that build trust, generate creativity, and encourage authentic human connection. exploring the healing power of play, movement, music and other integrative practices.

Optimize for legacy, not empire. Empires die because they’re alone, legacies live because they involve others.
-OH, on building teams and brand communities
redefining success and building a new world
I now feel confident that when executive hires fail, the most common reason is that the CEO didn’t take the time to specifically and clearly define what they were looking for at the start. They just assumed that one CMO is the same as another CMO.
from “Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions by Molly Graham
The purpose of education is to develop agency within a child. Purposeful work and achieving mastery are tools to getting there. They aren’t the results of learning and imagination, it’s the other way around—learning is simply the consequence of doing. To understand this is to understand the ecology that fosters genius and talent.
from School Is Not Enough by Simon Sarris
loving the process
loving the process
Joy is a form of rebellion in a system that profits from fear
In Greek, charisma translates as a “gift.” Rather than keep that gift to exploit for themselves, some charismatic people disperse it. They hand it out at social events, such as the holiday parties at this time of year, and use it to guide the energy of a shared occasion. I call these people vibe popes. Consider it a nondenominational title for thos... See more
from The Type of Charisma That Saves a Holiday Party by Adrienne Matei
descriptions of people and qualities i admire
A crush is a powerful little vial of that pure feeling—the longing, the push and pull. In his poem “The More Loving One,” W. H. Auden compared unrequited love to looking up at the stars, observing their beauty while knowing full well they “do not give a damn.” But he wasn’t mad about it; he saw that that’s how it should be, and anyway, he was more ... See more
from A Crush Can Teach You a Lot About Yourself by Faith Hill
. Neuroscience experiments by my lab show that when people intentionally build social ties at work, their performance improves. A Google study similarly found that managers who “express interest in and concern for team members’ success and personal well-being” outperform others in the quality and quantity of their work.
from The Neuroscience of Trust by Paul J. Zak
how to build trust
When we invest in different parts of ourselves, research shows that we’re better equipped to deal with life’s inevitable challenges. For example, in one study, Dr. Patricia Linville found that subjects with a more differentiated idea of themselves—what she calls having greater “self-complexity”—were less prone to depression and physical illnesses f... See more
from How to Find Clarity When You’re at a Career Crossroads by Every
good advice
Obama's career advice for young people -- Just learn how to get stuff done. What I mean by that is I've seen at every level people who are very good at describing problems, people who are very sophisticated at explaining why something went wrong or why something can't get fixed. But, what I’m always looking for is, no matter how small the probl... See more

from “Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions by Molly Graham

from School Is Not Enough by Simon Sarris

from The Type of Charisma That Saves a Holiday Party by Adrienne Matei

from A Crush Can Teach You a Lot About Yourself by Faith Hill

from The Neuroscience of Trust by Paul J. Zak

from How to Find Clarity When You’re at a Career Crossroads by Every