One Last Time.

When I was on the inside, my team received a “squad talk” newsletter from me every single Monday for almost three years. They were the greatest part of my week.

I will always miss writing these, and have wanted to do it again for quite some time. These were part poetry, part observation, part invitation, part realness, sprinkled with some real vulnerability. Because letting our human show is exactly what we need to be doing at this moment. This will continue to be my north star as I navigate the next chapter of my career.

No matter where you are, there’s a seat for you at my table. I’m available for consulting engagements and would be honored to serve.

I wrote the entry below to my team the day I was impacted by corporate layoffs, January 5th 2023; it’s a small taste of what’s to come for those of you ready to have a conversation. I see you.

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Subject line: One Last Time [sent January 5, 2023]

We're okay.

Two words I would tell my son when he was still on the inside and I was freaking out for one reason or another.

We're okay.

Two words I invite you all to accept now more than ever. 

Sometimes, people's numbers are called. That is the way of it. And while we cannot know when the number will be ours, we can control what we do with the energy we have. Where we direct it. Where we turn it around. Where we decide, on purpose, it is not well spent. 

Me, I went on a journey to Santa Fe in December. This was planned long before today's events were set in motion. I got a peek beyond the veil, the slimmest understanding of the connection between all of us on a plane that lies beyond this one. Beyond the fingers with which I type this to you. Beyond the eyes with which you are reading it. 

Someone once said we are divine beings having a human experience. I quite like that idea, especially in moments such as this. It was divine intervention that kept any of your names from being called this go-round. I thank the Universe for it.

And then, all at once, it was my turn. My name. 

That is the way of it.

I miss you, I miss you, I miss you. 

I have every faith in your willingness and capability to move our mission forward. You get to do this.

Keep bringing the big ideas that will solve the little bumps of inefficiencies. 

The small ideas that will add up to incremental shifts in how you serve your customers. 

The "should I bring this up, or shouldn't I?" thoughts/concerns/real talk moments that keep this squad as strong as I know it to be.

Anyone who thought 2023 would start off with a bang, you were right. But it serves us to remember this: a long time ago, a big bang sparked the creation of the Universe within which we exist. 

It all starts somewhere. 

I say it starts right here. 

Right now. 

With all of you beside each other.

Without me.

No matter where I end up next, I keep all of you in my heart always. Thank you for the ride of a lifetime. Color me the luckiest. Stay in touch, because I'm no good at goodbyes.

Take care of yourselves. Protect the house. 

It is your house now.