Elevate Then Expand
Elevate then expand to light the path of evolution. Elevation is a journey of ensuring that you know and are ready to lead from a higher, if not the highest, you. There the air is clear, and as you b...
A Breath Beyond Guilt and Shame
In joy, we know that all hearts desire to be whole. Wholeness requires authenticity. Authenticity comes from one's heart smiling back at being them. This is how you know you are being wholly you.So, w...
Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Spirituality
I have been in the Entrepreneurial game for a long time now – I just surpassed 25 years (where does the time go?). In that time, I experienced a lot for myself as well as watched countless others go...
Don’t Let Words Get In The Way of Joy
There's a major shift in the corporate mindset these days to focus more on achieving harmony over balance. Me personally, I prefer synergy. Regardless of what word you use, I'm not certain if the corp...
Joy In A World of “Toxic Positivity”
In a world mired in the painful realities of 2020, what does it mean that so many companies are looking to the “Chief Happiness Officers” to help pull them out? A truly wonderful recent article in...
Analyzing Your Joy
In a previous post we discussed how joy is everywhere, tucked inside of every decision and action we make. Once we begin to recognize how much joy data we have all around us, we can begin to consider ...
Joy Is Everywhere
Joy is everywhere. Everything you do is informed by it and your pursuit of it. From the most mundane to the most critical decisions and actions in your life, the driving force behind them is joy.Don...
The Entrepreneurial Long Game Through Joy
A recent podcast conversation between the founders of Okta, Slack, and Pigeonly, landed on the concept that entrepreneurs should focus on the “long-game”. It’s a solid listen if you’re in the ...
Your Ambition Is Joy
In the face of this global pandemic, one casualty many have had to endure is the death of ambition. A recent, frankly fantastic, Medium post that went a bit viral a few days ago, captured it rather we...
The #JoyMove To Building Pathways of Systematic Joy
I get excited when change and transformation are afoot and that is because my inner Maximizer naturally starts tracking the light. It is not that I ignore the unfortunate circumstances, oppression, an...
Is Joy An Input Or Output?
Some people hear the word “joy” in relation to the workplace and are immediately confused. In some cases, they can even be rather hostile. One time, I even heard “Joy?! What kind of shit is th...
Joy vs Happiness
As we’ve gone out and spread the word on joy, one of the most common misunderstandings and questions we get is around how joy relates to happiness. So, let us clear this up.Now, I could quote you th...
Where’s The Joy?
What we offer leaders at The Big Joy Theory is a lens through which people can understand their own data for who they are as their own authentic leader. It is not about learning someone else's model...
The Clarity of Joy and the Joy of Clarity
I love me some ribs.Seriously, there is not a food on earth that beats an immaculately prepared Texas-style slab of baby backs for me. For me, ribs equal joy, period.Now here’s the thing, you coul...
Finding Your Flow In Joy
Now that we have settled into this world that we are living in, people are starting to think about who they really are as leaders, entrepreneurs, partners, parents, neighbors, community members, and,...
The Hard-Soft Leadership Skills Gap
Data. Analytics. Finance. Operational efficiency. Negotiations. Decision making. These are the hard mechanical functions that lead to business and economic success. Joy. Freedom. Breath. Self-express...
“Shit Rolls Downhill” But what if there was no “Shit” and no “Hill”?
In “Being Accountable To You” we emphasized the need to take care of ourselves first so that we could take better care of others and how to find accountability to ourselves. This can not only wo...
Being Accountable To You
All of us have put in our 10,000 hours towards mastering our strengths. We all have overcome countless fears and doubts in our journey towards success. We have discovered our expectations of ours...
“A Glimmer of Hope Can Illuminate a Lifetime of Possibilities”
Many people believe that their family and friends are truly exceptional. Even small moments of success when we are kids is a like a nugget of validation for our parents, that one day we will be grea...
What IS the Corporate Mindset?
At TandemSpring, our vision statement is to “overhaul the corporate mindset so that all people can be leaders, operating in their true strengths, with unbridled authenticity.” Often, we get aske...
The Linear Illusion of Success
Today there are plenty of examples of success being redefined outside traditional models. However, so many people still judge their own success by the linear model of success. In life you are taught t...
Lifting The Smoke Screen Off Of Abusive Leaders
I continue to hear stories from people about the leaders in their lives who are emotionally and verbally abusing them and I can’t help but feel that the benefits of our “survival of the fittest”...