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Teaser: Think of the people in the world that matter most to you. Think of your best friends. Think of a funny story of the two of you together, or one of your best days. If you have a partner think of how much you love them. If you have a pet think of the first time you met them and all of the memories you have made since.

Now think what would have happened if you had only considered a one-time interaction. Think if in those moments you thought – I am not trying to add the demands of a new friend right now.

Today’s Podcast is the difference between Interactional Thinking Vs Relational thinking

Welcome to the podcast

This is Inclusive Activism Podcast – It comes from the idea love is an action word. And from Martin Luther King Jr. that if one is going to be an activist be an activist for love.

The purpose of the podcast is to learn and explore more with Diversity and Inclusion and how that relates to the concept of personal leadership

I’m your host Rowdy – for all things related to the idea of Inclusion as well as how you can make your team better through the opportunity of inclusive and transformational leadership.

This is a place and space for a deep dive into topics that are of concern to this community. Those of us who engage in the work and are staunchly Anti-“ist”

What I have been up to in the last week so you have proof of my Activsm:

Desperado Film Festival Saturday night

Facilitated small group Discussion on Real Boy at the Diversity Leadership Alliance

Kick off of Just Communities in Mesa AZ

Meet with folks about small biz

Self Care Last week:

Lift 5X week

Flag Football with Friends

Cardio 4X last week

Meditation 5X min 20 mins last week

Podcast of the Week Tara Brach

On to the topic of interactional vs. relational thinking

First off one is deeply preferable: Relational – if possible always be about and creating the or a relationship. Interactional in my opinion is the way we already sleepwalk through the world.

And I am no saint in this regard either – I get super interactional in my grocery line, at Costco, when someone new is asking me how I got my name and I get impatient…

Who am I to get impatient?? Think about this person reaching out to me? They want to connect? They want to know me a little more and bond with me in someway.  And in my interactional thinking I am rebuffing that that small attempt of intamcy and love in favor of a faster interaction.

Wow! That is sick and rude – and its not who I want to be.

Who and how do I want to be. I want to be more relational – I want to be in the moment and mindful. I need to be present to the opportunity of the world happening around me!

First off it starts with me – who am I if I make myself small? When I forgo the opportunity of those around me I choose to make myself small and I did this at Just Communities last week.

Tell story of Just Communities – in one way good, in another I also shrank from the opportunity of the world

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