Recall a strong, competent, and loving mother or father. On the one hand, they are in control of the situation, and on the other benevolent and allowing you to find your way. In politics, they would be called benevolent dictators. This controlling and, at the same time, kind and loving stance is summed up nicely in the words of Buck, the Horse Whisperer, “Be firm in what you do, and gentle in how you do it.”

This stance is wonderfully effective when it comes to controlling a room. You stride in with confidence while saying well-practiced words that simultaneously take control and soothe the people in the room. Even the most recalcitrant person settles in and listens to your every word. For the first several minutes, you take the people (or just one person) on a hero’s journey, and at the end of that journey, they create their doable Bold Moves and feel satisfied. 

This “magic” lies within the Hero’s Journey. Such journeys begin with a dream. Your job as the benevolent dictator of the...

Just for the fun of it, Dr. Polk doing beekeeping.

Riffing on Social Distancing with our guests.