The wait before the leap

Success rarely arrives on schedule. Most overnight sensations took a decade to emerge. Ask Phil Knight about those first few years selling shoes from his car trunk, or Sara Blakely about her endless rejections before Spanx took off. The temptation to rush is powerful....

Put your mask on first

Leadership starts with self-care, yet we resist this fundamental truth. Airlines understand this perfectly – their universal safety protocol demands we secure our oxygen mask before helping others. It’s not selfish, it’s strategic. Research from...

The vista awaits

In 1953, Edmund Hillary didn’t just appear at Everest’s peak. Before the famous summit, he spent years climbing smaller peaks in New Zealand. Tenzing Norgay made six attempts before reaching the top. They understood something we often forget – mastery...

Succinctly stated

Something we all seek, but few can do it well. Instead, we become verbose, convoluted, and confused. Can you state your strategy in one sentence if you are an organization?  Similarly, as an individual,l can you say what you do in one sentence? Nothing more. If you...

Blurred vision

We confuse abundance with clarity. Our dashboards overflow with numbers, each claiming importance, each demanding attention. Priority used to mean one – the first, the vital. Now, we juggle ten “priorities,” pretending they all matter equally. Strip...