Shoulders of Giants

The Power of Community I recently shared on LinkedIn that I feel more than ever like I stand on the shoulders of giants. At nearly 50, I am beginning to fly to new places in my life. And the secret is no mystery: I have been lifted by many hands. Encouragers who mirror back my potential. Friends and family who see me more clearly than I see myself. Mentors who name the good, call out the beautiful, and move my soul forward. Fashioned to Fly When someone names the best in you, it can feel like tectonic plates shifting in your soul. Something permanent rearranges inside. I recently experienced this and was almost brought to tears. These moments remind me that we were not made for mediocrity or timidity. We were fashioned to fly. But flying is never a solo act—it is always a community effort. Carrying Faces Into the Sky Wherever I rise to, whatever heights my community and providence take me, I carry all of those faces with me into whatever doors open in the sky. This is the beauty of life. We were never made to be a solo act. We only find our full expression in community. Same for you. Your story, like mine, is never written alone. You are carried by encouragers, shaped by mentors, and lifted by friends and family who see you as you really are. Your Turn Who are the people in your life who see you for who you really are? The ones who give you courage to rise higher than you could alone? Tell them. Call out the good. Name the beauty. You may awaken something in them that changes everything. We stand on the shoulders of giants. And we get to be the giant shoulders for others to stand on. And this is how humans grow and flourish. In and through community. Some of My Giants Get to know some of my Giants who I have interviewed in the past: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit superpowerquest.substack.com/subscribe