Circle Up & Get REAL Podcast

Today I'm exploring a thought I first heard about from Steve Jobs: You can only connect the dots of your life looking backward. What have each of us learned about our lives from that perspective? And how might it shape the choices we make from today forward? We'd love to have you join us at the Enlightened Leadership Lab on Mondays from 4-5 central. You can get more information at www.emergentculturelabs.com/leadershiplab

In today's episode you get to sit in on a conversation between two old friends who haven't connected in a while.  Phil Gerbyshak is a blogger and author, and one of the people most influential in my journey into online writing. Phil and I talk about how important friends are, whether they are near in proximity or near and dear to our hearts. He shares his journey from being an IT help desk manager to his current role as a high school teacher. Despite the fact that Phil and I have only met in person once, we have remained good friends since our intital contact in 2004ish when we both started blogging. Phil is the author of several books including his first, 10 Ways to Make it Great (https://happyaf.substack.com/p/10-ways-to-make-it-great-audio) and Zero Dollar Consultancy (https://philgerby.com/zero-dollar-consultancy/). Follow Phil's substack: https://happyaf.substack.com/, find him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/philgerb/), or he has given us permission to call or text him at 414-640-7445.

In today's stream-of-consciousness episode I talk about how what we notice becomes our way of seeing the world. Do we see problems first or possibilities first? When we get clear about noticing what we notice, so much can shift: IF we use our power of choice. I mention the Enlightened Leadership Lab, where we practice emergent conversations on a weekly basis. You can find more information at emergentculturelabs.com/leadershiplab.

When we meditate or even when we are quiet - by ourselves in nature or even, potentially, at a public location but still by ourselves - it occurs to me that thoughts and feelings occur to all of us. What kinds of occurrences are you present to in your own life? What do you do with those "random" thoughts? Today I mention books by The Arbinger Group: Leadership and Self Deception and The Anatomy of Peace along with Simon Sinek's podcast interview with Bob Chapman (   • The Man Who Proved Me Right with CEO Bob C...  , Heather Cox Richardson's Tuesday, November 4 report, and Marjorie Taylor Greene's panel discussion (dialogue) on The View, also on November 4.