Blog

Thoughts on leadership, kindness, creativity, and living with purpose by Justin Ahrens.

• It Still Gets to Be a Big Deal
• Being Heard
• Being in the Question
• What We Think Success Looks Like
• Built for Belonging
• Maybe It's Now?
• You Are Allowed to Change: Freedom to Grow
• The Traditions That Shape Us
• Don't Wait to Say It
• What We Inherit: The Gift of Presence
• Hope in the Tension: The Stockdale Paradox
• The First Fire of the Season
• Being Ready for the Next Shot
• Being Renewed
• The Best Human They'd Ever Met
• Cheese Curds, Old Fashioneds, and Connectedness
• Being Misunderstood… and Choosing to Keep Walking
• What If Nothing Needs to Change… Except How You See It?
• What Would You Build…If You Actually Believed It Could Happen?
• The Intelligence to Adapt
• Finding the Gift
• Being Made New
• Don't Make It Easier, Make Yourself Stronger
• Why the Small Things You Do Today Might Matter More Than You Think
• Maybe We Should Talk to Strangers
• In the In-Between
• (The Honest Version)
• Being Brave in the Middle
• Being Clear
• Choosing Light: When Silence Is Easier
• Being a Neighbor?
• Building Space for Wonder (Yes, Literally)
• When the Magic Fades and What Comes After
• Built in the Waiting: What the No's Were For
• You're Not Starting Empty
• Just Because
• Sometimes the Greatest Gifts Aren't Wrapped
• Rest Isn't Easy For Me. Maybe It Isn't For You Either.
• Can We Ever Be Too Thankful?
• An Alive Day: You Are Still Here
• Seasons of Being: Why Change Feels Hard
• Everything is Attention