Here’s another quote from Margaret Wheatley’s piece on fearlessness:
And the second question that just occurred to me as I was doing this is, Are we choosing names that demand fearlessness? You’re a coach. You’re an executive. You’re a consultant. You’re a teacher. You’re a minister. You’re a hospital administrator. You’re a civil servant. Are those names demanding fearlessness of us? I don’t know what the names are that would create fearlessness, but I think this is a very important question.
Indeed.
This (and some conversations with my business partner, Jeff) have started me thinking about my business title. Since I run my own company, I get to choose my title, and I went status quo with “President.” It was a safe and logical choice, but it certainly doesn’t demand fearlessness. So I am thinking about something else.
But I’m a bit stuck. I want to come up with something that is brief and clear—something that brings out the essence of what I bring to my consulting. I have started with words like clarity, truth, architect, designer, agent, and resource, but I can’t come up with a title that doesn’t sound to “cute” or “new age” (like I’m trying too hard).
Any thoughts?