In this issue, we’re dedicating the entire discussion to a major concept we call Living In The Intersection, which may very well be the heart and soul of Flourishing Leadership. 

Flourishing leadership is an integrative approach to sustained personal and organizational high performance.

“I think what I’m working on now is the courage it takes to be present. To be where my feet are. To shut it off when I’m at home. To sit down with my kids when I want to be watching film, preparing for our next game.” She shared.

When we lack courage our decision making suffers most. Not just the major life decisions, but the most basic decisions like what to think, what to say, and how to live. 

Courage is the basis for living well. 

If you’re going to start the process of training your mind, wrap the process in training courage.

There are two central mindsets I want to bring your attention to. If you’re feeling the pressure you must weave these two mindsets into your daily rhythm. They are 1. Perspective, 2. Release

We live in an era where knowledge is so easily accessible. Google it. Read it. And you’re an expert on it. But when facing real problems “in the wild” without real tools to solve it - it doesn’t go well. We’re left overwhelmed, and burnt out. 

If you want to flourish, spend less time worrying about happiness and more time connecting your purpose with your passions, and aligning your intentions with your impact. 

It’s no wonder the best leaders I engage with are voracious readers. The saying has always been “leaders are readers.” Perhaps we only focused on the perceived commitment to learning and growing that comes from “leaders are readers.” In reality a hidden benefit may have been the embedded stress relief. 

In our relentless pursuit of a good life we’ve become accustomed to labeling unpleasant emotions as negative or bad, because of how they make us feel in the moment. That’s a problem when those “bad things” actually have the capacity to help us make meaningful progress towards our goals and live more intentionally. 

Most high performers endure painful suffering in order to achieve the prize. But for GSP, it’s always been about keeping things playful. You get better by keeping it playful. Dive into this content on mastery, and learn the fundamentals of mastery from one of the greatest athletes of all time.