This week we explore what it means to be a bully, a manipulator, a tyrant, and an addict under the siren song of “winning.” We ask ourselves how the reductionist and simplistic rules of sports or the battlefield do not serve the versions of leadership to which we aspire and know we are capable of becoming. Yet when we do become the bully or tyrant, we create the reflection of ourselves to which we must choose: will I continue to perpetuate and transmit that pain, or will I humble myself to choose otherwise?

Foir good measure, we also stumble upon an unexpected but welcome late 70s movie reference: Bruce Lee’s Circle of Iron is an unsubtle exploration of looking in the mirror. If you are in the mood for storytelling camp and schlock, we recommend this as a starting point.