Creating safe and inclusive environments goes beyond eliminating obstacles; it requires building a world where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential. Maya Ford, a strategic marketing and mass communications veteran of 20 years, discusses intentionally creating safe spaces and promoting inclusivity in this episode. She talks about the importance of safety, authenticity, and assimilation when moving from survival to success. She also addresses how society can force people to hide their true selves due to certain norms and expectations. She thinks deeply about complex issues such as racism, classism, and the challenges of promoting anti-racism, as well as the barriers that hinder our efforts to build a more inclusive and fair society. She also discusses the role of suffering in human existence, and the difference between pain and suffering. Maya discusses creating inclusive paradigms and leveraging tools for success in life. Maya presents her system called the "Standard of Love", which promotes safe spaces, emotional and physical agency, self-control, anti-racism, equity, economic power, positive change, justice, fairness, and balance, while acknowledging the effects of colonialism and hierarchies. Join us as we learn from Maya's wisdom and experience and explore the pursuit of safe spaces and positive change in our world.

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