Just Teal with It!

One of the members of Cohort 1 of the Four Rivers course asked,  what is the meaning of “Tealing with it”?
A member of our Enabling Circle replied, I would recommend reading one of George’s articles on Enlivening Edge entitled: OVERWHELMED? JUST TEAL WITH IT.
Then I added this little story:
 If you don’t have time to read the whole article that Szilvia referenced, please note that the expression “Teal with it!” is a play on the words of the English phrase “deal with it!” The latter means handle/take action on something. In its “Teal with it!” variation, “Teal” refers to the next-stage consciousness that Laloux wrote about in Reinventing Organizations.

That phrase was popularized by a poster and sticker introduced by Zappos, which Anna and I use as a self-reminder on our laptops.

When an executive in Zappos told me, George, tell us what is “Teal,” in 10s or less, this was the answer that popped out from my mouth:

“Sensing, thinking, acting, beyond the ‘small self,’ with increasing frequency.” 

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