When everyone says never

The best opportunities hide behind universal rejection. Netflix mailed DVDs when everyone said streaming would “never” work. Blockbuster had 9,000 stores and laughed at the idea. Consensus isn’t safety. It’s the sound of opportunity walking...

Stop feeding your worries

Time isn’t your scarcest resource. Attention is. You waste mental energy on things that don’t exist yet. Problems that might happen. Conversations that may never come. Outcomes beyond your control. Three questions end this waste: Is this thought true? If...

Isolate to accelerate

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt Scientists isolate variables to find truth. They remove noise to see...

Climbing the ladder

Building relationships is far more difficult than stepping over them. While it’s tempting to imagine that we’re always racing upward, it’s far more likely we’ll meet those same people again when we are forced to descend....

Growth’s hidden handcuffs

Growth feels unstoppable until it stops. You’ve mapped the strategy. Built the team. Secured the funding. But something still chokes your momentum. Most leaders seek more resources, better processes, or smarter people, but they’re solving the wrong...