I’ve made my living in more than a dozen trades, owned and managed small businesses, and trained others in each one. I’ve written tons of policies, procedures, software, manuals, websites, articles, and books. I’ve spent a lifetime studying physics, history, philosophy, the humanities, psychology, theology, mythology, yoga, and integral theory.

Learning and growth are the through-lines of my life. So far, my biggest take-away is that love is more than a sentiment. It has structures that coordinate and integrate relationships, sense-making, and uncertainty. When that happens, love shows up and gives us more opportunities to be and create something new and wonderful—just like Nature.

Real success never happens with “me against the world,“ because you are the world. Success always happens with “me as the world.” Darwin didn’t say “survival if the fittest.” He said “survival of the best fit,” which is very different indeed.