What fantasy football has taught me

I love Fantasy Premier League. Genuinely. It engages me, frustrates me, and gives me real joy in ways that surprise people who don’t play. Part of it is the strategy. Part of it is the constraints: a fixed budget, a limited number of moves, rules that...

What the scoreboard replaces

I sat with a client last month who swore her team hated their scoreboard. “It feels like the Panopticon,” she said. I asked her one question: “Who updates it?” “They do. Nobody makes them.” Bentham’s prison worked because you...

Flat-pack truth

The box promises a bookshelf for forty dollars. That’s the appeal. Cheap, flat, and yours to build. Then you open the bag of screws and unfold one sheet of diagrams. No words. Just arrows and stick figures assembling something that looks nothing like your...

The doubt never leaves

We tell ourselves that success quiets the doubt. It doesn’t. We meet leaders who are, by any measure, excelling. Vibrant. Successful. Respected. And they still carry the same unanswered questions everyone else does. Am I actually good at this? Does anyone see...

Untried isn’t the same as unloved

I used to think “do what you love” was permission. Now I think it’s often an excuse. I didn’t love coaching until I tried it scared. I didn’t love writing until I forced myself onto the page. Comfort wears love’s clothes well. If I...