Integrity is the soil of your soul, and your future will flourish upon the foundations you choose to nourish or neglect.

What does integrity mean for you?

I’ve been reflecting on teacher consciousness throughout this year, and I’m undecided about what it means to be an authentic teacher.

Teachers need students; coaches need clients; and a community is only as vibrant as the sum of its collective members and the space which breathes between them.

I've spent this year exploring the archetype of the teacher because I'm trying to understand what kind of teacher I am (and want to continue to become) - but I cannot see myself through your eyes.

The online world is a web of perceptions and reflections - but I cannot see myself through the eyes of my students, clients or the members of this YouTube community.

What is true teaching and who is the true teacher?

I'm still wrestling with 'teacher consciousness', but I find great comfort in the following quote from Parker Palmer:

"Good teaching cannot be reduced to technique; good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher." - The Courage To Teach, p. 10.

The soul of the classroom - the essence of the therapy session - is profoundly affected by the character and consciousness of the facilitator, and l'm trying to discern the difference between great teaching and exceptional teaching.

I've been taking on increasingly complex responsibilities with teaching, coaching and course facilitation this year, and I've likewise started laying foundations for 2025 - but where does integrity fit into my imagination for the future?

What does it mean to lead with authenticity?

When your work is finished and the applause falls silent, you will hear the echoes of your misplaced integrity, and only your heart will know if you built your career from courage or cowardice.

You can likely feel the gap between your inner self and your outer persona, but we can close the distance and this is part of the reason why I’ve been enjoying the real-time pressure of hosting weekly livestreams over the last two months - livestream feels immediate, there’s no preparation, it’s all me.

Fake costumes fade against the light of authentic self-awareness.

The false stage crumbles under the weight of inauthenticity.

Your conscience is eternal, and your innermost self is always listening; always measuring the cohesiveness of your outer expression with no word left unaccounted.

It’s never too late to choose integrity.

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