One Vision. Three Practices. Zero Freezing.

One Vision. Three Practices. Zero Freezing.

You know you need a big vision. You’ve heard it a thousand times.

And you know you need to do the work. That’s not news either.

But sometimes the vision gets so big, so personal, so loaded with consequence, that you can’t look at it directly anymore.

You freeze.

Not dramatically. Not obviously. You just... get busy. You tinker around the edges. You call it progress. You avoid the thing you actually want because wanting it that much feels dangerous.

I’ve learned to hold big visions without freezing—it took years of practice. But this week, three conversations gave me clearer language for how it actually works. Language I wish I’d had sooner.

Keep listening to learn more

Resources

🎥 Michael Gervais webcast — Vision that’s big enough to scare you

🧭 Rita McGrath — Early warning signals & strategic inflection points

🎥 Innovating Out Loud with Dean Carignan — Navigating AI with practice, not panic

📘 The Insider’s Guide to Innovation at Microsoft — Patterns that make innovation repeatable, scalable, and sustainable.

Question for you:

What’s the vision you’ve been avoiding looking at—and what signal would tell you if you’re still on course?