Doing Versus Being, or How Do We Step Into Accountability?
At the end of the day, accountability lets you step into your own power. When you are accountable to yourself, you hold yourself to your highest standard of what is possible and of what you can create. People no longer ask about accountability because it is no longer an issue of trust.
Getting into Good Trouble, or the Importance of Knowing Your Own Values
The point I’m making is this: if you are clear on your values, who you are and what you stand for as a person, it is so easy to know when you need to venture into good trouble. It’s an up-or-down vote. I know what is important to me and what is not. I have a hard decision in my future, one for which I’ve already determined that I’m willing to get into good trouble. That’s okay. I’m ready. My values have helped me to set my course of action, to know what is right for me. Upholding my values is always worth good trouble to me. In closing, I am leaving you with this question: What is good trouble for you?
The Radical Kindness of Good Boundaries
Boundaries are a marker, a line. On one side of the line, you feel safe, secure, but on the other side, you might feel unmoored, violated, unsafe. Boundaries exist to keep us safe, be it physically or psychologically. Brene Brown has a line that I love and repeat often: “Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind.” When we are clear about our boundaries and our values, we feel secure. When we are unclear, it is all too easy for that line to be crossed, and we then feel ignored, unseen, of no value to others. Boundaries are a reflection of our values. When our values are threatened, who we are as a human is threatened, too.