#257: How am I complicit in creating the conditions I say I don't want?

A powerful inquiry by Jerry Colonna.

It’s 2022, I’ve just had an email from the Sanctus CEO to say it’s probably time for me to bow out of Slack.

There’s no stand on a chair in the office speech, no big goodbye, no hugs. Just an instant message with loads of emojis and emoji reactions. I close down the window and that’s me. I’ve just left the company I started and poured 7 years of my life into.

After that I felt lost and had plenty of time to reflect. I enjoyed the unknown that time round. I found myself listening to Jerry Colonna, a coach who works with Silicon Valley Founders and CEOs - I rate his writing and thinking highly.

I was feeling conflicted. I’ve got all this freedom now, but I don’t know what to do with it.

Then comes this question 👇 on a podcast that made me really zone in:

“How am I complicit in creating the conditions I say I don't want?”

“I said I wanted this. I put myself in this position. I gave away my power, knowingly. I got bored. My passion ran out. I decided to step away. I am someone that wants to be in the unknown. I am someone that wants new challenges. I like starting things, not running them.

I am complicit.”

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This is the powerful question I want to share with you today.

How are you complicit in creating the conditions that you say you don’t want?

Grab a pen, open your notes app, take this question for a walk, share it with a friend. Let this question be your friend for a while.

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I have an idea, every week I share a powerful coaching question or inquiry with you. One that you can journal on, talk to a friend about or just reflect on. As well as sharing my own inquiries, I’ll partner with the great coaches and spiritual teachers I know to bring you powerful inquiries that make a meaningful impact on your life and really make you think. If enough people engage positively, I’ll run with this.

James