Intuition and Embodiment

Reclaiming Yes, And

Yes, And – the well-known cornerstone of improvisational theater where you accept what another offers and build on it with your own contribution– is permeating business and leadership development programs.

As a professional improviser, I love that. From my first days improvising in high school I knew that the improviser’s mindset was my preferred way of living. It’s a commitment to believing that people have gifts to offer. And that your seeing those gifts and working with them will produce an outcome far more interesting and useful than you could drive on your own.

True, vibrant success is created in the present moment through powerful connection with other people which enables you to bob and weave in the face of anything that comes up.

This is true. And…

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Embrace the ridiculous & 10 other strategies to stop self-judgment

It’s an unwritten rule in improv – and in leadership – to not talk about it when you get in […]

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Four steps to extreme fulfillment

I want to be on the Amazing Race. There are about a million reasons why, but as I come off […]

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