The Reboot Podcast

Parker Palmer is a man whose teachings mean so much to us and our work at Reboot, so it's wonderful to welcome him back to the podcast for a new conversation with Jerry. Jerry invited Parker back to explore some important questions: - What is the role of community in responding to a toxic environment? - How do I respond when my leader hasn't done their work and is leading from that place of shadow? - What does it mean when a leader is using organization to resolve unconscious issues? As is always the case when Parker and Jerry get together, this is a conversation packed full of deep lessons on leadership, the shadow, the importance of relational trust, and the incredible power present in community. This episode will leave you with new profound questions and answers about yourself, your role in your organization, and the power you hold, but may not yet accept. Links Parker Palmer - http://www.couragerenewal.org/parker/ "To Bless the Space Between Us" by John O'Donohue - http://www.amazon.com/Bless-Space-Between-Us-Blessings/dp/0385522274 Nelson Mandela - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela Rosa Parks - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks "A Ritual to Read to Each Other" by William Stafford - http://williamstafford.org/spoems/pages/ritual.html

"As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." - Marianne Williamson "A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles" John Guydon is an entrepreneur and speaker who owns his power more than most. He shares with Jerry his story and how he can't help but tackle big problems like finding missing children and directly discussing and addressing the economic gap that exists between Black Americans and other communities. Links John Guydon on Twitter ­ - https://twitter.com/Guydon The Lassy Project - http://www.thelassyproject.com/ The Dark Dollar - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5555176/

"The way to start would be, first, when we feel the tendency to blame, to try to get in touch with what it feels like to be holding on to ourselves so tightly. What does it feel like to blame? How does it feel to reject? What does it feel like to hate? What does it feel like to be righteously indignant?" - Pema Chodron There's something calming about finding a target for our blame. It's like in this moment of being lost in a rough sea of chaos and uncertainty, a person to assign the fault is like an unsinkable lifeboat to grasp. We climb aboard, take a deep breath, and relax. We do this as individuals, we do this in organizations, we do this as a society. But what incredibly valuable opportunities lie in resisting the urge to assign blame? What might we learn in what didn't (or did) work if we explore a bit more? Jerry is joined today by author and CTO Dave Zwieback to talk about just that. Dave, in his book "Beyond Blame," explores the fallacy of blame, how it fails to identify the immense complexity and interdependency of the world around us, and the real cost of rapidly assigning fault. If we pause and explore, we may just find that blame often prevents us from doing the very thing we want most - to learn and to grow. Links Dave Zwieback on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mindweather Beyond Blame by Dave Zwieback - http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Blame-Learning-Failure-Success/dp/1491906413 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni - http://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756 Daniel Kahneman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Kahneman John Allspaw - https://twitter.com/allspaw Truth and Reconciliation Movement - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_and_reconciliation_commission#The_South_African_TRC_and_after

You do not have to be a fire for every mountain blocking you. you could be a water and soft river your way to freedom too. - options by Nayyirah Waheed Mary Lemmer shares the emotional story of seemingly everything working against her in last 18 months - her body giving in, her relationship ending, her business coming apart, and losing her Dad's approval. These are physically and emotionally painful experiences, and yet what if they are exactly what she needs? What if she was only waiting for this moment to arise? Links The show notes: https://www.reboot.io/episode/39-time-new-choices-mary-lemmer/ Marry Lemmer on Twitter - https://twitter.com/me_lem Foodscape - http://www.myfoodscape.com/ Animas Valley Institute - http://www.animas.org/ Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer - http://www.amazon.com/Let-Your-Life-Speak-Listening/dp/0787947350 Pema Chodron - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pema_Ch%C3%B6dr%C3%B6n Loving-Kindness by Sharon Salzberg - http://www.amazon.com/Lovingkindness-Revolutionary-Happiness-Shambhala-Classics/dp/157062903X

"Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying to resist the present." - Alan Watts What's the conversation you are having with yourself right now? Maybe you're thinking about an email you wrote earlier, or need to write later. Maybe you're thinking about an ever-growing todo list, and feeling the anxiety well up within. Or maybe you are doing all of the above. When you stop to really notice, it's amazing how many conversations we are having internally at any given time. The most important conversation we have is with ourselves. What are you saying right now? Congressman Tim Ryan is our guest for Episode 38 of the Reboot Podcast. Tim is a special guy, and not just because he's a congressman, and not just because he's from Ohio - though that's pretty great too - but because he's committed to bringing heart, humanity, mindfulness and a long term focus into a space that doesn't always welcome it: government. In this conversation (originally recorded in November), Tim shares his journey to mindfulness, his ongoing practice in noticing his own inner conversation, and his commitment to mindfully planting seeds for the future and having the patience to watching them grow. Links Sharon Salzberg - http://www.sharonsalzberg.com/ "A Mindful Nation" by Tim Ryan - http://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Nation-Practice-Performance-Recapture/dp/1401939309 Jon Kabat-Zinn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Kabat-Zinn "Coming to Our Senses" by Jon Kabat-Zinn - http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Our-Senses-Ourselves-Mindfulness/dp/0786886544 "Full Catastrophe Living" by Jon Kabat-Zinn - http://www.amazon.com/Full-Catastrophe-Living-Revised-Edition/dp/0345536932 "Wherever You Are, There You Go" by Jon Kabat-Zinn - http://www.amazon.com/Wherever-You-Go-There-Are/dp/1401307787 Deepak Chopra - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak_Chopra Wayne Dyer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Dyer Parker Palmer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Palmer

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves." ­ - Lao Tzu For leaders the temptation to tell, fix, and even do is so strong. "I know the way," or "I have the answers," or "the buck stops with me." Sometimes it's impossible to resist the ego boost of providing the answer, giving the fix, telling the way. But what impact does this have on the team, and ourselves? And is it even true? Jerry is joined today by Patrick Campbell, co­founder and CEO of Price Intelligently - a bootstrapped company in Boston. Patrick and Jerry explore different leadership styles, the power of "if I die docs," and how the secret to leadership may not lie in having the right answers, but instead asking the right questions. Links Price Intelligently - http://www.priceintelligently.com/ Price Intelligently on Twitter ­ - https://twitter.com/priceintel Patrick Campbell on Twitter ­ - https://twitter.com/Patticus

Jerry Colonna, Jim Marsden, and Jade Sherer dive into the power of time on the land and the potential of a quest to change awareness. They explore the practical aspects and personal growth opportunities of a vision quest, reconnecting with nature and the transformative power of magic, and share transformative moments and shifts in their lives. Discover how spending time in nature can lead to profound change.

"By cultivating skillful attitudes of mind, we will respond to more and more of life with awareness and wisdom. With steady awareness of the way things are, the perseverance to stay with that awareness, and the willingness to learn from it, we maximize our sense of well-being." — Steve Armstrong Life happens. It's full of moments, good and bad, we never thought would happen to us. The magic and opportunity lies in what you do with those moments. Everything is workable if we choose to work with it. And if we choose to let it work us. Our guest today, Richard Hughes-Jones, is choosing to work with it. As a former management consultant, he was always a man with a plan both for himself and others. So it was quite a big leap for him to dive into the entrepreneurial world nearly two years ago, a place where a plan doesn't guarantee survival. Instead, he was quickly reminded he was part of a bigger struggle, one where plans most certainly do not ensure success or survival: life. In this conversation with Jerry, Richard discusses his battle with cancer, the beauty of uncertainty, and the opportunity for all of us. Links Richard Hughes-Jones Website http://www.richardhughesjones.co/ Richard Hughes-Jones on Twitter https://twitter.com/rhughesjones Parker Palmer - "A Hidden Wholeness" http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Wholeness-Journey-Toward-Undivided/dp/0470453761 Pema Chodron - "Comfortable with Uncertainty" http://www.amazon.com/Comfortable-Uncertainty-Cultivating-Fearlessness-Compassion/dp/1590300785

"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens." – Carl Jung. "Work is difficulty and drama, a high-stakes game in which our identity, our self-esteem, and our ability to provide are mixed inside us in a volatile, sometimes explosive ways." That's David Whyte in his incredible book, "Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity". That volatile, explosive mix is a gift. It presents a tremendous opportunity for us to do our own work, our inner work, and further develop our own understanding of self. In our conversation today, Jerry is joined by Henry May, founder and CEO of CoSchool, based in Columbia. Henry comes to Jerry with this very issue: How might the journey of entrepreneurship, specifically his own, open up new opportunities for him to grow? Or said more directly: How might he use his work at Coschool to do the real work on his humanity? CoSchool - http://coschool.co/ CoSchool on Twitter - https://twitter.com/coschool Teach First UK - https://www.teachfirst.org.uk/ Teach for America - https://www.teachforamerica.org/ Unreasonable Institute - http://unreasonableinstitute.org/ Parker Palmer's book "Let Your Life Speak" - http://www.amazon.com/Let-Your-Life-Speak-Listening/dp/0787947350

"Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do." - H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Have you ever asked yourself the question: I wonder if we'd be better off with someone else in my role? In this podcast, a listener, Kent Cavender-Bares from Rowbots, comes to Jerry with a similar question: "What if my deep integrity, my commitment to simply telling how it is, is the reason we're unable to fundraise? Do I even have a Superpower? Wouldn't Rowbots be further along if someone else was leading?" Jerry and Kent explore the double edge of a superpower, and how the path through Kent's challenges may lie in a new set of questions: How can I be even more like Kent? How can I embrace my superpower? How can I believe in myself? And why is that so damned important? Links Rowbot - http://rowbot.com/ Rowbot on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rowbotsystems Kent Cavender-Bares on Twitter - https://twitter.com/kbares Parker Palmer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Palmer Jerry's post, "The Crucible of Leadership," on Fred Wilson's blog - http://avc.com/2012/02/the-management-team-guest-post-by-jerry-colonna/ David Whyte's brilliant book, "Crossing the Unknown Sea" - http://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Unknown-Sea-Pilgrimage-Identity/dp/1573229148