The business world is not conducive to opting out. Sure, there are many aspects where we can simplify our lives and have more rudimentary accounting systems, management policies, and personal relationships.  But we still have a life of commitments. We are in business to fulfill a need, and the people whose needs we are fulfilling are depending on us.  Being in business is making a commitment to be in business.

We don’t come into life fully formed, and our lives are a continuous process of shaping and crafting the character and person that we want to become. Along the way, we will encounter others who have the traits, experience, knowledge, and achievements that we aspire to attain. There is the temptation to follow after individuals without honestly evaluating what their lives represent or what we can learn from them.

A ritual is a carefully selected way of doing something that has a sense of purpose and a positive side effect in addition to the straightforward completion of the task. A daily ritual will provide energy and enjoyment, along with efficiency and structure.

Being connected to our vulnerability is vital in this new work environment where we must figure out how to negotiate the race, gender, sexuality, and class issues as they are being presented. To further clarify, vulnerability isn’t about letting all the personal facets of ourselves show.