If… every decision must be justified with market research or established norms. If every move we make must have precedent to make us feel comfortable… Then when and where do we have the gall to rock the boat? 

Why I value gatekeeping (yes, really)

Damned be the days of Jills of all trades—that leads to milquetoast snoozefests. That’s not what this moment is calling for. Which brings us back to gatekeeping. The word's gotten a bad rap, but I see value in it—embracing curated exclusivity.

Presence fills conversations and yet also feels so far away… keeping a hold of the quotidian-ness of life feels like something I’m grasping for—for myself, my business, my clients and their businesses, all of you.

Recall the concept of adaptive entrepreneurship. It’s not exclusive to forward thinking, progress- oriented realities—it can and should be embraced in the face of conservative regression.

I’m asking myself, what’s canary and what’s bellwether? Attempting to understand the businesses I passively observe, and in supporting the businesses I work with, I am pondering what is landing whom where and… why?

I often find myself mitigating utterly unrealistic expectations from entrepreneurs wistfully hoping for intrepreneurialism from their low-paid, benefits-free workers.

Let’s call it The Return of the Expert. This might sound obvious, but how and why we got here is pretty interesting...

So… is a beginner's mindset more about the grit, tenacity, curiosity and courageousness to bite down on a dream and not let go?

We need to practice using all our senses again, for all kinds of reasons. Especially decision making.