When someone says “we’ve tried that before” what do they actually mean? Sometimes it’s a closed door. But more often it’s a door that was tried at the wrong time, with the wrong conditions, without enough people in the room, or without the implementation working as well as the concept could.

This episode is for two people simultaneously: the one who keeps bringing ideas and keeps hitting resistance, and the one who has tried things and genuinely doesn’t believe there’s another way forward. Because both of them are holding part of the picture. And neither of them has the whole thing. Drawing on Shunryu Suzuki’s beginner’s mind, Adam Grant’s work on thinking again, and a real-world example of a hotel manager approaching the single-use coffee cup problem with curiosity rather than conclusion, this episode explores what becomes possible when we stop asking what we’ve done wrong and start asking what we can’t see yet. It’s not about starting over. It’s about being open to what the next attempt might look like with everything you’ve already learned.

Two Homes is for leaders who know that lasting performance, for people and planet, starts from the inside out. Two homes: the one we inhabit within, and the one we all share.

Intro and outro music: Brooks, Kai Engel

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Show Notes:

Shunryu Suzuki - Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind:

The source of the beginner’s mind concept referenced throughout this episode.

https://www.shambhala.com/zen-mind-beginner-s-mind-4.html

Adam Grant - Think Again:

Referenced in this episode on the psychology of sunk costs and the human resistance to changing direction.

https://adamgrant.net/book/think-again/

Referenced Two Homes episodes

Episode 21: The RAS: What You Notice Changes Everything

The reticular activating system referenced in this episode is explored in depth here.

Episode 8: Where to Begin Without Overhauling Everything

Companion episode on starting small and building momentum.

Episode 18: Duality: Why It’s Not All or Nothing

Companion episode on holding complexity rather than defaulting to binary thinking.