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Time to face the rainbow

Nick Stevens
Humanity Driven Innovation
2 min readOct 7, 2018

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When energy doesn’t flow, nothing happens.
Absolutely nothing.
Everything blocks everything.
Everything gets stuck.
When energy doesn’t flow, it sucks.
It hurts you, your people and your company.

Intervention sounds heavy.
That thing that your loved ones hate to do.
But do, because they love you.
They see what you can’t see any more.
You are killing yourself.
You know it but are afraid to admit it.
We see your beauty.

You started this company.
You were not alone.
You did it with your best friends.
You were all young and it was great.
Together you built a great company.
Everything was going so well.
You wanted more. New. Different.
And now that vision has gone.
The business suffers.
The people are suffering more.

You need it to flow again.
You are standing still.
Busy, every single day.
Nothing of importance really changes.
You’re so damn sick of it all.
You are afraid of the pain, you know must come.
You hate yourself for not having the guts.
To address the huge elephant in the room.

To intervene.
What gives us the right?
It’s your life.
None of our fucking business.
But if you ask us.
We might, make your life our fucking business.

Every team reaches a point.
Where they get stuck.
They are surviving.
No longer thriving.
Being stuck is a waste of time, talent and money.
We are the intervention team
That will push you to get unstuck
And will put you on the right path forward.

We believe every company needs a rainbow.
That thing you see on the horizon.
It’s bright, beautiful and calling.
Calling “come to me”.
Most of the time it’s not there.
More often than not, we don’t see a rainbow.
Only on very special days.
When it both rains and is sunny.
But you have to face the rain.

We are outside, maybe on a beach.
The sun is shining, the wind blowing.
It feels a little chilly.
We’re in the middle of an activity.
When suddenly, it happens.
That magical moment of hesitation before discovery.
The moment where you know what you are here to do.

We are setting you up for that moment.
Putting you on the path of purpose.
There you are.
All of you.
This is where the road splits.
You can go left, or right.
Left, you have seen before.
It looks pretty crowded.
Left will move you forward.
But it’s safe.
Normal.
Right is all the other things.
But right is right.
Ready for that big leap forwards.
Starting with the smallest of steps.

Which path do you choose?

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Nick Stevens
Humanity Driven Innovation

Works with companies & individuals to inspire, educate & support them to step outside of their comfort zone. Humanity Driven Innovation. Coffee Nerd.