♦ Getting over it, moving on, learning to just “Be”♦♦ As a child, I dreamed of being a cowboy, chef, and Luke Skywalker. Post-school, I embraced cowboy life in West Texas, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico finding peace in solitude. A decade on, I traded chaps for chef's pants, heading to Portland. For 22 years, I journeyed through kitchens, leading and supporting fellow cooks.Eventually, the demands of the chef’s life led to burnout. I yearned for the quiet that I had in my late teens and into my 20s. Now, as I ponder my "Luke Skywalker years," I feel more akin to Chewbacca, a companion rather than a hero.My future lies in fostering the solitude and passion, that echos my past. I seek to share with others the stillness, the meditation of culinary rituals, and nature's embrace - the calm to “be still and know...” ♦♦♦ Core Strengths, (SF 2.0) - Intellection, Input, Connectedness, Ideation, Strategic It is fascinating how one’s brain works. Mine feels more like a dirt road than a highway, rough and sometimes washed out from the elements. But still, it’s always headed to a destination – constantly processing, imagining situations, looking for solutions and unpacking the ever-elusive “why?” It seems random but the process typically leads to intriguing outcomes. I lean towards the creative, picturing gathered information and seeing what story it tells. Once the knowledge and ideas are illustrated the story comes together. I’m a storyteller – an effective process, maybe, possibly even memorable, but not always elegant.Story ideas come randomly for me - good, bad, and indifferent - finding the strong ones can be a challenge. Witnessing these aimless thoughts morph and mature into ideas that hold value is akin to watching the cows come in, where almost magically, everything lines up, the picture becomes clear, and the plot develops.Typically, I’m looking beyond the common or familiar inside the innovative or strategic. The overall goal is not just knowing what’s next but having the chance to band together, like a tribe, working to find the balance and courage for a deeper understanding of each other and our independent ideas. The team effort lets me see the obstacles I may miss and shores up my thoughts and ideas. There’s beauty and power in the collected connections of a focused group. ♦ LEADERSHIP THEMES: Creating strategic paths, with people