# All In on not being All In By:: [[Brian Heath]] 2023-07-19 After a short time, it's typically easy to tell who is "all in" and who isn't. Those "all in" always say and do things that align with the organization's messaging. Those who aren't "all in" only go through the motions. At first, it will be hard to tell who is who, but humans are great at detecting human lies. Time will reveal all. The tragedy is both parties are inauthentic. Those "all in" are identity chameleons who don't know themselves. Those who aren't "all in" must put on a mask that doesn't align with who they are or want to be. Then there are those in the middle who only sometimes do what the organization wants and don't pretend to go through the motions when it doesn't suit them. These individuals are rare. Neither side knows what to do with them as they are a paradox in modern business's "all in" organizational paradigm. They reject the idea of being "all in" on anything other than being "all in" about not being "all in." They know how to play the game and choose when to play it, to the dismay and befuddlement of management. They dance around the room, sometimes in time and something in the wrong direction because it is more self-actualizing, entertaining, and results in progress. Many may think these individuals are dysfunctional and doomed for failure, but they keep moving around effortlessly. What separates these individuals from their modern counterparts is a grounding in self generated by reflection, an understanding of the human condition generated by study, and an enlightened spirit synthesized from a multitude of self-actualized experiences. If one is not already this person, one can choose the path to developing into this person. Extend beyond the modern and post-modern. Embrace the meta-modern condition and the age of choice. #### Related Items [[Organization]] [[Identity]] [[Management]] [[Self-Actualization]] [[Metamodernism]] [[Post-modern]] [[Work]] [[The Age of Choice]]