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A more nuanced look at beautiful messages
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I got a little pushback on yesterday’s post about beauty, the main objection being this: “Beautiful is subjective!” To which I say: Exactly. That’s the point. Beauty is subjective. A message that’s truly beautiful to some will never land with everyone. Fantastic, I say. You’ve found your people. It draws in those who see the world through a similar lens, who share your sense of truth and meaning. Your message turns from a generic something that serves everyone into a beloved something for a special kind of people. Your audience. The ones who will see the beauty are your audience. Because when someone says, “That’s beautiful,” what they’re really saying is, “That speaks to me.” So yes, beauty is subjective. And I highly encourage my clients to embrace it. What are your thoughts on this? Keep lighting the path, __ Bringing people together for an event? My keynotes are sharp, respectful, and often unexpectedly personal. They give your audience insights they can act on. |
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Observations on how the best leaders light the path. Bi-weekly premium essays on “What the Best Leaders Say” and free daily posts on “The Art of Communicating”
In a few days, my new project “What the Best Leaders Say” will launch. I thought it would be fun to look at the opposite first. The things they never say. What makes this list interesting to me is that most of it sounds reasonable at first sight. Human even. Like, this is a caring person. But in my experience, it often achieves the opposite of what was intended. Worse, I’ve even sometimes seen them being used to manipulate. To give the appearance of calm and clarity while the reality is...
What the Best Leaders Say Issue 1 Welcome to the first edition of What the Best Leaders Say. If you’ve been following my work for a while, you know that I’m not interested in convenient truths. I’m interested in helping people who care say what matters in the clearest way possible. Even if it’s inconvenient. Even if it’s difficult. Heck, even if it hurts. I wholeheartedly believe that we can’t leave the world to those who care less. Or those who communicate carelessly. We need people like...
I get it: The world doesn’t need another newsletter.But you know what? I don’t care. I launch one anyway. I want a place where I can go deep. Much deeper than in my usual posts. Where I can write the kind of pieces I wished existed when I was trying to make sense of leadership myself many years ago. A place where simplistic hacks are unwelcome. Because we value profound answers over quick ones. A place where we don’t stop at the recipe but try to understand why it works, where it works. And...