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π« What is it like to be you right now? π« And a free offer
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Dear community, I keep hearing about grief and sadness, but also courage and love. I keep hearing about many of us going back to old patterns we thought we had already worked through. I keep seeing this in sectoral meetings too. So what is it like to be you right now in a world of turmoil? I would love to know. Email me. For me, here is what it is like beyond the square Zoom screen. I am working through my ancestral trauma, wanting to me the final iteration of the violence of the past and not pass it on. I am working through what it means to be part of a generation of South Asians separated from our roots. Sometimes I wonder if this country is still where I belong. Sometimes I wonder if I am a coconut. I am also surrounded by love through my son, my ex-wife, friends and clients.π Some days I am bricking myself for choosing the path less trodden with my work. But I keep trying to build my own ideal island, and every day find the signs to know it's the right path. Recently I crossed some of my own boundaries and lost my usual weekly routine, submitting a little to the second-degree chaos of the world. I hesitate in public wondering if a 'comment' is coming my way. I carry a huge amount of grief, I cry nearly daily for the world, but I truly believe there can be kindness in everyone. I hold the belief that many of us are trying to find our way and find meaning, and making mistakes along the way. I live in hope and want to help. So I keep showing up with purpose, or at least trying to in each moment. I keep working on non-attachment and that I am not my thoughts, my feelings or my body. Somewhere along the way I realised I had become very serious and had forgotten to find moments of play and laughter. Claiming that back. What's it like to be you right now? Write to me. I'd love to know. π± Generosity and free offer I want to keep serving as much as I can. Sooo... A one-time offer of four free sessions Many of you mention money and finances as the reason you cannot access "coaching" (I hate the world coaching, I see myself as a purpose amplifier!). No app can replace being witnessed. No AI can replace human interaction. So here is my one-time offer. One person, four free sessions, for someone who could really do with a boost right now and committed to action. I will walk you through four exercises: Week 1: Coming home to your power and identity Week 2: Rebuilding your life energy Week 3: Untangling your fears and worries Week 4: Finding purpose π« Energy exchange Instead of money, I ask for energy in return. Here are the ways you would support my purpose. Set up a Project 10βΉ call with your community. Introduce me to a senior leader who holds purpose, spirit and play, to join the C-level Rockstars. Share the sponsorship pack for Rise in Our Roots.β Recommend an incredible man to join Men in Social Impact group. π΅ Music I used this when I ran programmes on Power, Privilege and Race
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Mohammed Ali (The Innovation)
If you are working on social impact and social justice this is a newsletter to energise your journey - sign up by adding your email below
Dear community I long for a just community.I long for tough conversations held with love and connection.I long for us working together for a better future, for ourselves and for generations to come.I long for a society where ancestral wisdom is welcomed everywhere. Where queer is normal.Where we take on our unlearning and grow together.Where we can sit in difficult conversations with loving awareness. A place where we loosen the grip of money, and hold a vision of something new. I feel a...
Dear community Thank you for all the beautiful conversations this week during one-to-ones and PROJECT 10βΉ. PROJECT 10βΉ will be going to locations this spring and summer. Aberdeen on 9 August, Green Earth Awakening on 11 September, and Bristol with a date to be confirmed. ππ±ππΎ Grief, knowledge and the courage to stay open We are all consuming more grief. The grief of humanity. Personal grief of things happening at home. The cruelty we are witnessing around the world. What I am noticing is that...
Dear community Iβve sometimes shied away from talking about racism. Perhaps just to get through the day. Perhaps telling myself itβs not there. Perhaps knowing it is there, and choosing to ignore it. Iβve definitely felt awkward writing about it at times. Many of you will remember that I used to run anti-racism programmes focused on power, privilege, and inclusion. I stopped because it felt like hurt was meeting hurt, again and again. Or performative reporting being celebrated. I still roll...