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Jul 16, 2026 The Conditions for Redemption Every performance system, every culture, and every leader eventually answers the same enduring question: Will people leave this place having merely done good work—or having become more fully themselves because of the work they did here? written by Jerry Colonna Read More
Jun 10, 2026 “I am enough; just as I am, I am enough.” In a world increasingly organized around exclusion, certainty, and public cruelty, we need people willing to build larger tables. Invite people in. Risk being misunderstood. Stop waiting for universal approval before becoming fully yourself. written by Jerry Colonna Read More
May 12, 2026 The End of Suffering Is Not the End of Pain What is my suffering doing, if I do not attend to it? How is it shaping the way I show up with others? Where is it narrowing my capacity to see clearly, to listen, to remain open? written by Jerry Colonna Read More
Mar 4, 2026 The End of Suffering The end of suffering, then, is not a future achievement. It is a shift in relationship. Pain remains part of life. Loss remains part of love. But the belief that we are uniquely broken, uniquely punished, uniquely alone begins to dissolve. written by Jerry Colonna Read More
Dec 16, 2025 Presence Cannot Be Performed Good therapy and good coaching exist not to protect our illusions and projections but to challenge them. Wherever people come seeking transformation, there must be a willingness to confront what has gone unseen. written by Jerry Colonna Read More
Nov 25, 2025 The Mask, the Wound, and the Work We lead best from the places we once feared most. Our leadership becomes an offering, not a performance. Our companies become containers for connection, not compensation for self-doubt. And our work becomes a gift to the next generation. written by Jerry Colonna Read More
Nov 12, 2025 An Elder’s Compass: A Guide for Would-Be Coaches Coaching is not about techniques alone. It is about becoming the kind of person who can hold another in their becoming. If this is the path you choose, walk it with reverence and grace. written by Jerry Colonna Read More
Oct 23, 2025 The Heart of the Maker We are not built for comfort; we are built for thresholds, for that trembling, liminal spaces between what is ending and what might begin. written by Jerry Colonna Read More
Oct 20, 2025 A Wall You Never Saw Before Projections can be contagious. When another person’s nervous system is activated in our presence, we can find ourselves feeling an echo of their discomfort. written by Jerry Colonna Read More

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