Author: Rachel Hanson

If you've ever watched a high level softball game, you know it's a game of speed. From the moment the ball hits the bat until the runner's foot strikes first base, infielders have less than three seconds to read the ball, field it and get it to first. If you read it wrong, bobble it, … Continue reading Slow is smooth, smooth is fast…

I'm reading the Lion Tracker's Guide to Life and finding some good nuggets. Here's one that hit me square between the eyes - "no wild animal has ever participated in a should." Humans get lost in shoulds all the time. Lost in the moment and lost in life. I should attend that social function that … Continue reading The Wild Way…

Over breakfast recently, a fellow builder was sharing how he's building competency. He's zeroed in on a few areas of competency he wants to master and has been measuring them. He could feel and see the improvements. He likened it to a golf pro and I thought the analogy was magic. We all can step … Continue reading Tools of the trade…

In the book Flow, Mihaly talks about the variety of ways humans find meaning and purpose. The ancients identified two typical paths toward a life of purpose and meaning. Vita activa (a life of action) and vita contemplativa (a life of reflection). A person living a vita activa finds purpose in the doing - think … Continue reading Which vita?

Are you a pro or an amateur in your work? Hopefully both - that's my aim. I want to prep and execute like a pro. I want to be one of the best at awakening, challenging, and transforming AND I want to forever have the heart of an amateur. Nowadays, amateur often has a negative … Continue reading Heart of an amateur…

In practice with a client this morning he shared that he wanted to re-do his work process around generating leads. It wasn't organized enough and he wasn't executing well enough on it. This would be the third time that he's reworked it. My spidey senses went off and we went a little deeper. What makes … Continue reading Double down…

One of my closest friends recently hired a builder (not me) and started becoming Built to Lead. We were talking about it yesterday and she mentioned to me a change she's focused on. She's learning to CHOOSE to be less reactive and more curious. And she's finding a lot of peace and freedom as a … Continue reading Do the work…

In a team practice recently, one of the participants shared part of her story. The sharing helped her, no doubt. More clarity on who she is, what she believes, and how her life events shaped her. One person walking away with more clarity means a good practice. The practice turned into a great one when … Continue reading Study, learn, apply…