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“Let’s approach this project with fresh eyes–imagine we’re stepping into this space for the first time.” This is one way to signal a shift towards a “beginner’s mind” approach to your business. Drawn ...

The Zen practice of shoshin encourages you to see the present moment as full of new possibilities, unburdened by expectation, ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about shoshin lately, the Japanese word for “beginner’s mind.” I first wrote about it here, after learning the word from a guest on my podcast Fifty Words for Snow. My co-host ...

Instead of entering a meeting with predetermined notions, arrive with genuine curiosity and openness to possibility. “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there ...

Great ideas are timeless. Being caught up on my podcasts, I went back to a Thinkers 50 episode from 2019. I’m very glad I did. Steve Goldbach, a senior executive with Deloitte and co-author of the ...

Many years ago, I was overcome with a feeling of professional anxiety during which I was worried I might stop being creative. The feeling was brief and intense, and the general feeling hung around my ...

Spring is often equated with the flowering of new possibilities. And as I turn 68, I am learning one of the most important aspects of growth and change is the inherent risk in learning something new ...