Character before competence

Last May, when Leeds United lost their Premier League promotion bid at Wembley Stadium, something remarkable happened. Instead of letting players disperse into their private pain, manager Daniel Farke gathered his devastated team for what was supposed to be a victory...

Chasing butterflies

Those butterflies – they’re messengers. Not warning signals. They don’t say “run away.” They whisper, “Pay attention, this matters.” Most people avoid this feeling. They’ve crafted a comfortable existence where...

Guard the gold

You wake up fresh. Brain clear. Possibilities abundant. Then you check email. By 10am, you’ve responded to seventeen messages, attended a pointless status meeting, and handled three “quick questions” that weren’t quick at all. Congratulations....

Daily deposits

“How do you write every day?” People ask this about the daily musing we’ve sent for years. The answer isn’t willpower or extraordinary discipline. It’s small, consistent deposits. I don’t write one email each morning. I write one or...

Being the adult

When do the adults need to show up? While we cannot force others to change until they are ready (see the blog, “When Change Happens”), and we must accept that reality, there are situations where, as an adult, you are responsible for making changes to...