I am thrilled and a little nervous as I launch this publication on Substack.

Thrilled because I yearn to shine the light on the beauty and the potency that I have experienced in over two decades of supporting leaders to become more conscious leaders and to create more conscious cultures.

Thrilled because I sense a hunger for hope and for a stark alternative to the fear-based domination leadership that seems to be rising at the top levels of business and political leadership around the world.

Thrilled because I want to be a catalyst of community and of learning for those who want to embrace this journey of becoming a more conscious leader.

And finally, I am thrilled because Substack is a platform that celebrates and supports the direct relationship between a writer and those that subscribe to the writer’s publication. I experience a trust through that relationship that enlivens me. A trust that is rare among public social media platforms.

My nervousness stems from embarking on this new activity of writing and posting publicly on a consistent basis. Something I haven’t done since I was the “Feature Article Editor” for a weekly newspaper in Greene County, Virginia, shortly after graduating from college, over 40 years ago. I knew back then that I wanted to be a writer, but I sensed it would be something I would come back to after I had enough life experiences to have something to write about.

Well, now would be that time. I feel full with things I want to share now.

Another part of my nervousness is that I feel changes going on in my body, changes that are easy to attribute to aging. I feel a few pangs of doubt … that I won’t be able to articulate with the ease, the clarity and the fullness that I would like.

And yet, I realize that I can only express from where I am, and this is a journey that matters to me, so here I go!

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