For the first time, many of the Fellows were encouraged to think about communication as an act of placing an audience in a story. It encouraged making the audience feel what they had not felt, inspiring the audience to think what they had not thought and consider what they had not considered. Fellows began to reflect on communication as an act of being heard as opposed to an act of telling.

April 22, 2023

At its core, practice is an exercise in humility. The act of refining or improving a skill, whether in sports or speaking, clarinet or coding, weight lifting or writing, is an acknowledgement that growth is possible and that improvements can be made. For individuals who feel they have “arrived” or who have worked hard to achieve some measurement of success, this can be a barrier to continue learning and growing. In these cases, arrival could imply stagnation.

March 2, 2023

Admit it. You might be scared. You might phrase it differently to hide the fear in front of your friends, partner or co-workers. But there is fear…somewhere. You might say “worried”, “uncertain”, “hesitant”, “nervous”, “concerned” or “stressed”. We are often more scared of being scared than the thing we were originally afraid of…

October 19, 2022