[Week 24.05] Magician's Mindset

It is hard to believe that January is almost over and that we are verging on completing the first 10% of the year! The Agency is already experiencing tremendous growth, and we have much to do. We have done an excellent job building our internal capacity; our relationship-first philosophy is holding us in good stead. We have new ideas we are excited to bring to market, supporting the growth of the most value-creating leaders who become flourishing and even more impactful. As we grow, we are actively seeking elite coaches who have demonstrated experience working with C-Suite and CEOs in major companies. And we have some new books we are working on. When Jacquelyn and I wonder whether we need to make some hard choices or do everything, we remember Harry Kraemer's wisdom that we all have the same 168 hours in a week, so if Steve Jobs could do what he did, surely we can accomplish a fraction of that. We need to adopt a Magician's Mindset to do what we want.

With so many potential projects, the details of each one can become overwhelming. Each person has their own needs and contributions and trying to force everything to fit together can feel like a puzzle too complex to solve. The magician's mindset is oriented around the energetic essence of people and organizations rather than tactical details. It's about connecting to potential rather than reacting to constraints. Magicians empower people to exceed perceived limitations and boundaries. Once the impossible is done, it creates a new reality for others to ascend to. The Magician's Mindset is Essence-Focused.

In the early stages of new ideas, the fully realized solution is rarely obvious. The bigger the idea, the further away the answer seems. The magician speaks and thinks in metaphors as a way to envision possibilities. Sees alignments and patterns everywhere to make sense of the world. Strong expectation that desired outcomes will unfold through being deeply in flow, even if the path is unclear. The future manifesting is real in the present. The Magician's Mindset Operates in Metaphor.

With so many options and moving pieces, it often appears impossible for it all to work. Sharpening the pencil and trying to draw out the solution often forces decisions earlier than they need to be made. Walls and barriers loom large, rivers to forge look wide. The magician expects perfect alignments will emerge to address needs. Surprising changes that look problematic on the surface end up being ideal solutions. Barriers around finances, resources, and skills are immaterial from the realm of essence. These constraints don't dictate what's possible. The Magician's Mindset Dematerializes Obstacles and Breathes Synchronicity.

The magician's mindset is ultimately about being unencumbered by the material world to playfully dance with potentiality and trust in unfolding. It's a light, expansive, and creative orientation. Of course, the rubber will eventually meet the material world's road, but while we dream of what's possible, we must not let reality interfere with our dreams. In life and leadership, our times of most extraordinary growth and expansion come in our untethered imagination. Think back to centuries ago (or even decades) and consider all the things we take for granted today that are only possible because someone imagined the impossible. To create the lives we want for those we love and lead, from time to time, we need to allow ourselves to inhabit the Magician's Mindset.

With love, gratitude, and wonder.

Scott