Who Do We Choose to Be?

Who Do We Choose to Be? In the debut episode of Walk the Walk, Providence High School Head of School Scott McLarty reflects on why conversations about compassion, trust, and purpose matter now more than ever. What began last year as Scott’s 1‑1‑1 — a weekly communication with our community — returns in a new form: a podcast designed to build trust, deepen relationships, and wrestle with questions that matter. Scott emphasizes the need for honest dialogue in our current climate marked by volatility and anxiety, introducing two pivotal frameworks shaping today’s world: VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) and BANI (brittle, anxious, non-linear, incomprehensible), to illuminate the challenges we face. While these concepts effectively highlight our struggles, they offer no clear pathway forward. That’s where Walk the Walk steps in. In this episode, Scott outlines eight intentional responses — grounding, curiosity, wisdom, paradox, connection, resilience, agility, and mystery — that can help us navigate the in‑between times with purpose and hope.  He closes with a simple but powerful question for listeners: When the world feels volatile, what helps you stay grounded? Please visit www.providencehigh.org/walkthewalk to join our mailing list and become a part of the ongoing conversation. Walk the Walk can be found on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, LinkedIn – or wherever you listen. Please support us by liking and subscribing.  Thanks for walking the walk.