Ep. 63: Demi McConkie part III: hamster wheel to magic carpet ride

Maximum Enthusiasm

I welcome Demi back for her THIRD interview -- yes, three. She's that good, she continues to grow and stretch my thinking and I'm so thankful for her friendship, coaching and the thought-provoking conversations we have. Awhile back she'd mentioned something to me about the leap from the hamster wheel onto the "magic carpet," or letting go of things that no longer serve us, moving on from chapters of past callings and looking ahead to the new ventures and seasons and chapters that call us, beckon us, but usually -without all of the information that we want or "need" to be "ready" to make the leap. (Yes, lots of air quotes to indicate these ephemeral things we get so wound up in our heads about)... she said to me once, there's always a gap, Megan.... there's always a gap between the leap and the landing... between leaving the shore of the known, swimming out into the vast ocean and then eventually seeing the sights of the new shore where we are headed -- perhaps that space of the magic carpet, the calling, the dharma, the Gift of our life.... There is almost always a gap - -this almost always requires a leap into the unknown, jumping and building wings on the way down... Demi is the perfect person to unpack this for us and it's so beautiful that I happened to be re-reading "The Great Work of Your Life" at this time. Yes, there's a lot here, but I am positive something here will land with you, will expand your awareness - will cause you to perhaps close a door behind you even as you seek the next door to open. You can find Demi here: TheAuthenticleaderinYou.com Take her Leadership quiz – learn more about your leader personality type ! Are you ready to make your leap of faith? To get off the fence of that analysis paralysis.... I hope this podcast helps you. The book I mention: The Great Work of Your Life by Stephen Cope — highly recommend! Thanks as always to Stu at Relish Studio for editing/post-production work!