Comments for Extraordinary Learning http://www.21st-century-leadership.com Lori Marcoux and Phil Holcomb - Call 1.800.891.2956 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:28:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Use All Of Your Strength by Randy Cantonwine http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/2010/07/571/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Randy Cantonwine Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:28:35 +0000 http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/?p=571#comment-64 All things that I "know" but need to be reminded of.... Thanks! All things that I “know” but need to be reminded of….

Thanks!

]]> Comment on Use All Of Your Strength by Maria Kurylo http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/2010/07/571/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Maria Kurylo Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:37:53 +0000 http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/?p=571#comment-63 thanks for this post - it is a very good reminder. I often compose emails or think of conversations I might have with you. I think - how would Lori and Phil handle this. So even though I have not reached out specifically, I have energetically :) Thanks for being there. Maria thanks for this post – it is a very good reminder. I often compose emails or think of conversations I might have with you. I think – how would Lori and Phil handle this. So even though I have not reached out specifically, I have energetically :)

Thanks for being there.

Maria

]]> Comment on Confidence Is Overrated by Jennifer Day http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/2010/02/confidence-is-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Jennifer Day Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:09:58 +0000 http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/?p=490#comment-15 Dear Phil, I must say after reading your article, I feel hope. The fact that you are reflecting on concepts none of us can manipulate with our physical hands is powerful. We are speaking today about abstract concepts, that none of us can see directly, but each of us feel deeply. So, first and foremost, thank you. Thank you for your courage to post your thoughts, without knowing the full impact of your words on each of us. That took confidence, courage, and trust. I agree with you that each of us has an abundance of courage. And right now, I am mustering up some courage to explore "the truth" about courage and to expose a portion of who I am, not fully knowing my audience. An audience who may oppose what I have to say. Yet, an audience who teaches me, gives me confidence, helps me exercise courage, and strengthens my trust, through the nature of their oppositional form of feedback, or being. When I fully realize I am choosing the path of courage, I have reached what Star Trek describes as, "boldy going where man (being myself) has never gone before." To know something is unfamiliar, I have to know and understand what I can and can't do. And to transform, I have to know what I can and can't do about what I can and can't do. Essentially, transformation is about crossing that "tipping point" or reaching beyond that Zone of Proximal Development. Interdependence is the paradox underlying courage. I can have courage. I can know what I know and know what I can do. I can know what I don't know and know what I can't do. But most importantly, having courage in an interdependent world means learning to trust. Trusting myself. And most importantly, trusting myself that I have courage to know that I will survive, even when trusting others hasn't always worked in my favor. Even when I believe I was practicing confidence and courage. Based on my experiences, (which include heart ache and many tears) I now know, I have confidence in that truth. My truth. The truth that we form interdependently. Our truth. The truth about confidence and courage. That is what I trust. Dear Phil,

I must say after reading your article, I feel hope. The fact that you are reflecting on concepts none of us can manipulate with our physical hands is powerful.

We are speaking today about abstract concepts, that none of us can see directly, but each of us feel deeply. So, first and foremost, thank you. Thank you for your courage to post your thoughts, without knowing the full impact of your words on each of us. That took confidence, courage, and trust.

I agree with you that each of us has an abundance of courage. And right now, I am mustering up some courage to explore “the truth” about courage and to expose a portion of who I am, not fully knowing my audience. An audience who may oppose what I have to say. Yet, an audience who teaches me, gives me confidence, helps me exercise courage, and strengthens my trust, through the nature of their oppositional form of feedback, or being.

When I fully realize I am choosing the path of courage, I have reached what Star Trek describes as, “boldy going where man (being myself) has never gone before.”

To know something is unfamiliar, I have to know and understand what I can and can’t do. And to transform, I have to know what I can and can’t do about what I can and can’t do.

Essentially, transformation is about crossing that “tipping point” or reaching beyond that Zone of Proximal Development.

Interdependence is the paradox underlying courage. I can have courage. I can know what I know and know what I can do. I can know what I don’t know and know what I can’t do.

But most importantly, having courage in an interdependent world means learning to trust. Trusting myself. And most importantly, trusting myself that I have courage to know that I will survive, even when trusting others hasn’t always worked in my favor. Even when I believe I was practicing confidence and courage.

Based on my experiences, (which include heart ache and many tears) I now know, I have confidence in that truth.
My truth.
The truth that we form interdependently.
Our truth.
The truth about confidence and courage.
That is what I trust.

]]> Comment on Confidence Is Overrated by Sue (Andreasen) Herz http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/2010/02/confidence-is-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Sue (Andreasen) Herz Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:23:04 +0000 http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/?p=490#comment-14 You are totally amazing Phil. I often refer back to SF classroom time with you when you made statements such as this one and I feel like I have found my way back home again and I smile with contentment. You are totally amazing Phil. I often refer back to SF classroom time with you when you made statements such as this one and I feel like I have found my way back home again and I smile with contentment.

]]> Comment on Be Ready For The Unexpected by Steve Peha http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/2010/02/be-ready-for-the-unexpected/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Steve Peha Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:19:57 +0000 http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/?p=496#comment-13 Great advice, Lori. Good for both Margot and I to keep in mind as we traverse this rather unusual and unusually complicated product we're on. I think I've found something almost as valuable as a course with you and Phil: working on this contract! Wow, does the "stuff" come up every day! Best of all, I'm getting paid to learn it. What could be better? It's thanks to you and Phil that I can see a difficult -- and truly strange -- project in this light. Once upon a time, I would have been miserable. Now, at my worst, I'm curious, if utterly perplexed. At my best, I know I just have something new to laugh about and great stories to tell in the future. Great advice, Lori. Good for both Margot and I to keep in mind as we traverse this rather unusual and unusually complicated product we’re on. I think I’ve found something almost as valuable as a course with you and Phil: working on this contract! Wow, does the “stuff” come up every day! Best of all, I’m getting paid to learn it. What could be better? It’s thanks to you and Phil that I can see a difficult — and truly strange — project in this light. Once upon a time, I would have been miserable. Now, at my worst, I’m curious, if utterly perplexed. At my best, I know I just have something new to laugh about and great stories to tell in the future.

]]> Comment on Confidence Is Overrated by Steve Peha http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/2010/02/confidence-is-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Steve Peha Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:14:11 +0000 http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/?p=490#comment-12 Love this one, Phil. Not only have I been attracted to the idea since I heard you mention during my last course, I particularly enjoyed the simple yet elegant way you laid it out here. I will send this link to many of my friends, as most think they lack confidence when, in reality, they are just forgetting to draw on their reserves of courage. Love this one, Phil. Not only have I been attracted to the idea since I heard you mention during my last course, I particularly enjoyed the simple yet elegant way you laid it out here. I will send this link to many of my friends, as most think they lack confidence when, in reality, they are just forgetting to draw on their reserves of courage.

]]> Comment on Confidence Is Overrated by Randy Cantonwine http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/2010/02/confidence-is-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Randy Cantonwine Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:07:53 +0000 http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/?p=490#comment-11 Phil, Well said and exactly what I needed to hear today... Best, Randy Phil,
Well said and exactly what I needed to hear today…
Best,
Randy

]]> Comment on Confidence Is Overrated by Tony http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/2010/02/confidence-is-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Tony Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:35:24 +0000 http://www.21st-century-leadership.com/?p=490#comment-10 Fantastic. I like your discerning clarifying approach in using words to help make a difference in my life and in the lives of those around you. Fantastic.

I like your discerning clarifying approach in using words to help make a difference in my life and in the lives of those around you.

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