238: 5 Re-Orienting Inquiries for Revolutionary Times

Happy #PrideMonth and happy Juneteenth! These are revolutionary times that require re-orienting questions to spark a new way forward, from the inside out.

Today I’m sharing the five inquiries that have had a profound impact on me these last few weeks, building on episode 173: Beautiful Questions for Challenging Times with Steve Morris.

A little more context on the holidays we’re honoring:

#PrideMonth via Charities.org: “In honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan - considered the tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States - each June Americans come together to celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.”

Juneteenth via Wikipedia: “Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Cel-Liberation Day, is an American holiday celebrated annually on June 19. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union general Gordon Granger read federal orders in Galveston, Texas, that all previously enslaved people in Texas were free.”

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Re-Orienting Inquiries for Revolutionary Times

1. Who do you want to be a hero to?

2. How do you want to look back on this moment in history—what would make you proud to tell your children or grandchildren? 

3. When posting: who is that serving?

4. Who is missing from your community? What are your blind spots?

5. Who can you proactively include? What questions aren’t being asked?
   

Resources Mentioned

• Pivot Insider Monthly Q&A with Jenny

• Submit a question for the Pivot Podcast

• CNBC Article: Five ways for Gen Z members to learn or earn in a pandemic summer of busted plans

• Books Mentioned:

  • The Beauty of Conflict

  • How to Be An Anti-Racist

  • Who Do You Want to Be a Hero To?

• Podcast Episodes:

  • The Beauty of Conflict

  • We Will Get Through This Podcast: Episode 1: How to Practice Resilience, with Dr. Taryn Marie, Former Head of Executive Leadership at Nike

  • Marie Forleo’s latest: White Privilege, My Blind Spots & Hope for a Better Future

  • 33: I Am Racist | Just Melissa

  • What Works: EP 266: Building An Inclusive Community With Whole30's Melissa Urban & Dr. Carrie Kholi-Murchin  (h/t Sarah)

• Related Pivot Podcasts:

  • 236: We're All In This Together—From Blame to Belonging with Mike Robbins

  • 🦠235: Co-Journeying and Re-Opening—Roundtable with Dr. Anthony Harris and Dr. MJC

  • 234: Black Lives Matter. Listening, Learning, Growing, Acting.

  • 226: Wired for Disruption—5 Agility Shifts with Henna Inam

  • 114: Illuminating Invisible Privilege with Karen Pittelman (and Why She Gave Away Her $3 Million Trust At 24)

  • 173: Beautiful Questions for Challenging Times with Steve Morris

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