The Forging: Why Your Hardest Years Made You Stronger
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. I watched The Lord of the Rings again last night. There is a scene that never landed until now.…
Focuses on empowering individuals to advance their professional journey, enhance their skills, and strategically navigate the workplace. It’s about building a fulfilling career, adapting to evolving industries, and fostering leadership or entrepreneurial success.
Grief: The Version of Success You’re Still Mourning
Reading Time: 10 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. The Grief Nobody's NamingTracy was wearing the t-shirt from her failed startup while pitching her new one. Navy blue,…
Stop Nodding and Start Checking: Acquire The Highest-Leverage Skill of the Decade
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. The Moment Nobody NoticesThere is a specific moment that happens in almost every professional meeting. Nobody talks about it…
Low Expectations: Why Barry Schwartz was Right in 2005
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. In 2005, Barry Schwartz delivered a line to a TED audience that challenged the fundamental foundation of high achievement.…
The Shroud of Preparedness: Why You’re Dying in the Wings
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. James Dyson bypasses the sanitized safety of research sessions and planning committees. He skips the endless, circular debates over…
Boredom: The Fallow Ground Where Everything Important Grows
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. There is a farmer in Portugal I spend time with who is special. To his neighbors, he's an enigma:…
If Monkeys Can Learn to Use Tools, Why Can’t We…?
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. I once watched a CEO refuse to use a scheduling link because he thought it made him look 'available.'…
Empty Promises Cut Both Ways
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. I sat across from my friend David at a coffee shop. He was late. Again. Forty minutes this time.…
Back Where You Started: How to Stop Going Around in Circles and Actually Move Forward
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. Three years ago, I closed a business I had built over four years. Twelve months later, I opened another…
High-Performance Leadership: The Mentorship No One’s Actually Doing
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. The whiteboard said "Leadership Development Sprint." The room smelled like recycled conference center air and desperation. Twelve high-potential employees…