Engaging the Disquiet (ETD) Podcast Episode #19. Length: 36.18 minutes

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I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Stuart Baker of Conscious Cooperation. We discussed his experiences with Disquiet in his life. This is a powerful and inspiring story of a man who started asking the big questions on life at a very early age. As a result of learning to work with his Disquiet whenever it appeared in his life, he charted a life long adventure of learning more about himself and helping others grow.

Stuart’s experiences with his Disquiet ultimately led him to blending a fascination with the construction business and a deep calling to bring more harmony and cooperation into the world. His current business, Conscious Cooperation is the result of that blending. He is doing amazing work in a field that needs his gifts. His services extend to the homeowner as well!

You can read more about Stuart’s bio here. And be sure to check out his blog!

From listening to Stuart’s story, what are you learning about your own Disquiet? What has he inspired you to do?

Please share your observations and comments. If you have questions for Stuart, you can post them here or contact him directly by clicking here.

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One of the critical areas I focus on when working with a client is to help him establish what I call his “structures of support”. This means creating and maintaining processes, systems and people to support his new way of living as he emerges from his Disquiet.

If you read the biographies of successful leaders, you will discover that most of them had mentors and advisors in their lives. I formalize this with some of my clients by tasking them to create their own corporate board. Just as a CEO would have a group of people with a vested interest in how successful he or she is doing, you can do the same.

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When you start to get in touch with your Disquiet, you may feel the heaviness of dissatisfaction with how your life is not going the way you want. You want it to change. But change to what? You know what you don’t want, but what do you really want? It’s a tough question.

When I coach a man with Disquiet, one of the biggest chunks of work is getting clarity on what he wants. I don’t mean general goals or just a desire for a more satisfying life. What I mean are specific goals. This can be really hard for someone to identify for themselves without some outside help.

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I found a lot of great resources this week around career issues. This is a main source of Disquiet for many. A lot of my clients have learned that their Disquiet is a call for change - either the relationship they have with their current job or moving into a new career. Here is some help.

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I am sitting in a computer room on break from leading training for a program that fast-tracks high potential grad school graduates into management positions in the federal government. I’m a faculty member for a 3-day intensive leadership program for them.

We had a great discussion today as we explored the challenges of working with cynicism and resignation in the workplace. These are young, very intelligent, immensely talented, energetic and idealistic people. As they move into their new roles, they sometimes get stopped in their tracks as they get exposed to the [tags]cynicism[/tags] in the workplace.

I listened to their stories of working for zombie bosses or with retired-in-place colleagues. It reminds me of when I have worked with senior leaders trying to lead their organization through change and how they often got stopped in their tracks by the resignation as well. (more…)

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Ever come home from work feeling totally lousy about how the day ended up going?

It started great. You had several fires flare up that you handled skillfully. Your boss beamed and you felt on top of the world.

Then, as the day started winding down, a last minute short-fused tasking came down from on high and your high-flying staffer bungled it. Splat. A colleague blames you for not being there to handle it. One minute you were king of the world, the next you are a complete failure.

How you process this - the self recrimination, second-guessing , or shrugging it off, will depend on how your dad handled such things.

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