Bahamian rhapsody deluxe for mac. This blog post is a work in progress. I’d love comments as I work this out in my head.

Keith Sparkjoy, Chief Culture Officer at Pluralsight. Keith Sparkjoy is the Culture Officer at Pluralsight, a Utah company that raised $135 Million in 2014 - an unprecedented amount of venture capital. And, here's the really cool part, as the culture officer, he's trying to transform his company using Dr. Edward Deming's teachings. 'We must preserve the power of intrinsic motivation, dignity, cooperation, curiosity, joy in learning, that people are born with.'

1. Recognize your gift.
2. Lean into it.
3. Protect others from the sharp edges that come along with it.
4. Recognize it in others.

Some thoughts…

(1) may remain in your shadow until you figure out how to feel worthy. Is it possible to introspect honestly when you don’t feel worthy?

People around you will give you clues to (1) if you will pay attention to how they react to you.

If you tend toward grandiosity, you’ll probably do (2) regardless, because it’s fun. If you tend toward shame, you may avoid (2) because it’s too scary. I think this has a lot to do with what Joseph Campbell calls “following your bliss”.

Keith Sparkjoy

(3) has to do with boundaries and self regulation. Music filesgamerate. Each gift has a dark side – it can also be considered a defect.

Keith Sparkjoy

(4) was contributed by Michael – thanks! I’d love to hear more about what he thinks about that…