The Power of 10

The Power of 10 is a practice for engaging our voice of wisdom through inquiry and advocacy. Inquiry raises our awareness of what is through inviting us to examine our current state of being; advocacy prompts us to live into what is possible.

Together, inquiry and advocacy evoke the voice of wisdom—the quiet, still voice inside us, the confluence of knowledge, experience, and insight flowing through all living beings that speaks through our bodies, hearts, and minds. As we learn to listen to it closely, our voice of wisdom reveals our true nature and purpose, calls on us to commit to something greater, and guides us toward being our best selves in every thought, word, and action.

At its heart, The Power of 10 sensitizes us to our own, unique purpose, and helps us discover that spark of the divine at the core of our being. Put simply, it is a practice for engaging your voice of wisdom to become the greatest you—the you who is meant to be.

From the Preface:

"This work began as a bequest. For most of my life, I feared the ocean, sharks, and loss of control. This all changed. In the course of a year, my marriage imploded, I gave up an established career to start over, and my mother was diagnosed with a cancer that would take her life. With sorrow, uncertainty, and the inevitability of loss weighing heavily on me, I realized my deepest fears were not somewhere out in the dark water but much closer..."

"...Within the flux of change, a sobering awareness emerged: I had been living so profoundly out of alignment with what mattered, not only hadn’t I been my best self for them, I hadn’t even been me. Recognizing the need to break the patterns of the past, I decided to illuminate what long-held fears I was able to articulate. Would shedding light on their roots help me understand the feelings emerging in the present?

Not long after committing to this course, I volunteered to crew on a small boat crossing the Pacific Ocean. Together, the captain, his wife, one other crewmember, and I planned to sail more than 2,500 nautical miles in the latitudes of the coldest waters and beyond the range of any practical rescue. During our many weeks at sea, we would be tested by the boat, the ocean, and the weather. The risks, both foreseeable and unforeseeable, prompted me to evaluate my legacy—should I not return, what of any value could I pass along?"