Carry The Glass < EXTENDED ⚡ >

Maybe your glass is a new relationship. Maybe it’s a startup that hasn't launched. Maybe it’s your sobriety.

So yes. I will carry the glass. I will walk slowly. I will not run just because you are impatient.

Walk away from the shards. You don't have to carry those, too. Title: The Glazier's Walk

People will accidentally elbow you. They won't see the glass. You will get angry. 'Can't you see I'm carrying something?' No. They can't. That’s your job to see it. Carry The Glass

And when I finally set it down— When the frame is built and the window is in— I will finally see the sky clearly. Not through the cracks. But whole. Title: Stop Running: Why Leadership Means "Carrying The Glass"

"You see this? (gestures to glass) It’s a window that isn't installed yet. Right now? It’s a liability.

Some of us know it. Some of us are running. Maybe your glass is a new relationship

We are all carrying glass.

Stop carrying. Start seeing."

That isn't failure. That is the cost of carrying anything valuable. Visuals: Speaker in center frame. Background is a workshop or empty room. A single pane of glass leans against the wall behind them. So yes

Look at my reflection in it. That’s the past. That’s the version of me who dropped it once. Blood on concrete. A thousand little mirrors laughing up at me.

For the last six months, I’ve been 'Carrying The Glass' in my life. That means holding onto something that is both valuable and terrifyingly easy to destroy.