Scott Barrow - 'Begin again'

“What change do you seek to make?” I came to coaching, having been coached, and the coach was Scott Barrow, my guest on Episode 10 of ‘In the Arena’. This is a different conversation. We explore together. It is an open and sometimes challenging discussion, one that I am glad we had, as I always do, and I hope you enjoy it. Scott Barrow helped me see that leadership (and life) is not a ‘got to’ thing but a ‘get to’ thing. By embracing this mindset, we are ‘making room for who we might be’. I thank Pippa Grange and her book ‘Fear Less’ for this powerful idea. Once we have made room for who we might be, we can then make space for others to do likewise. We ‘get to’ craft ourselves and make our own art, not as an outcome-based pursuit, but by following our own imperfect path, and in doing so, make things better. We then ‘get to’ play a role in the lives of others and help them to make themselves better. There is never one ‘right’ answer and no perfect outcome. It will always feel uncertain, which is, most likely, the most important skill we learn. We get to ‘begin again’. We all need someone like Scott Barrow in our lives.