Having written a few books on change — how to transform ourselves and what gets in the way — I am really excited to be working on a trilogy which sit as assets under my “Map Your World” body of work.
The first book, Triggers, talks about how people and situations can bring out your worst thoughts and impulses — in totally predictable ways that nevertheless feel startling and unavoidable — and how you can liberate yourself from your conditioned reactions through reframes, neurological weightlifting, and practice.
Triggers is all about increasing your capacity to be Courageous.
It's followed by Glitches, which explores the features of the outdated maps that cause the triggering, and shows you how to update them so they help you navigate present reality rather than compelling you to respond to conflict with anger, resentment, disengagement, or worry.
Glitches is all about increasing your capacity to be Gracious.
Next comes Scars, which shows how to navigate other people's glitches with wisdom, compassion, and effectiveness, and create a team culture that allow people to own their scars and work with the scars of others. This ends the cycle of triggering and retriggering that can corrode team safety and trust.
Scars is all about increasing your capacity to be Contagious.
The three work together to help you become aware of the hidden drivers and dynamics around how you see the world.
Once we own our triggers, debug our glitches, and attend to others' scars, we literally start to map meaning and take charge of our responses in all areas of our work and life. When teams work together, making each other's maps visible, we have deeper understanding of each other and more effective working cultures.
I feel so fortunate that this work is my day job!