A reflection on family, work, and the trap of always filling the vessel with more. We’re gearing up for an adventure! I’ve been ruminating on it for days, eager to create a memorable experience for my wife and daughter. With my wife’s birthday approaching, the clock is ticking. Planning for birthdays isn’t typically my forte,Continue reading “Filling the Vessel : Why Efficiency Alone Won’t Save You”
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The Dream of the Office Maze
I jolted awake at 3:30am, my mind a buzzing with dreams. A nagging headache warned that sleep wouldn’t return. So, I got up and started my day with simple rituals. Did my headache provoke the dreams, or did they ignite the pain? Maybe they’re cosmic dance partners. These dreams unfolded in a surreal corporate worldContinue reading “The Dream of the Office Maze”
Mistakes Don’t Define You – Your Response Does
Everyone makes mistakes. But mistakes don’t ruin careers, reputations, or opportunities—poor responses do. For a long time, I was terrified of getting things wrong. I believed that if I made a mistake, it would stick to me—that it would define me. I’ve worked in too many places where mistakes cost people their jobs. That beliefContinue reading “Mistakes Don’t Define You – Your Response Does”
The Hidden Cost of Playing It Safe—Why Leaders Must Take More Risks
Playing it safe feels responsible—but in leadership, avoiding risk is the riskiest move of all. The best leaders don’t succeed by maintaining the status quo—they create breakthroughs by stepping into uncertainty. If you’re not taking strategic risks, you’re falling behind. I Learned This the Hard Way. I’m not exactly proud of it, but at timesContinue reading “The Hidden Cost of Playing It Safe—Why Leaders Must Take More Risks”
Your Comfort Zone is Killing Your Potential – How to Break Free
Comfort feels good. It’s predictable, safe, and easy. But here’s the problem: growth doesn’t happen in comfort. Your comfort zone is like a warm, cozy prison—it feels safe, but it’s keeping you from reaching your full potential. If you’ve ever felt like you’re capable of more but somehow keep playing small, this is why. TheContinue reading “Your Comfort Zone is Killing Your Potential – How to Break Free”
3 Ways To Stop Screwing Your Self Improvement
Get Out Of Bed Self improvement books should be no more than 15% of your total reading. There you go right to the point, no beating around the bush. No fancy lead in. Quit reading so many self improvement books. Unless you’re a self help book critic or teaching courses on the subject, there isContinue reading “3 Ways To Stop Screwing Your Self Improvement”
National Book Month
Lose yourself in amazing far off places, learning about new subjects and great people, or whatever tickles your fancy this month. This is a perfect time, for National Book Month. Whether you read one book or ten, there is nothing quite like the love of a good book. Curl up in front of the fireContinue reading “National Book Month”
Monday Motivation November 25, 2019
You can never really know anything. You certainly can’t know everything. –And even if you could, it would be boring as all get out. The act of knowing is the end of seeking, of finding, of questioning. It is the end of knowledge. The death of experience. And still, being unsure doesn’t feel good. TheContinue reading “Monday Motivation November 25, 2019”
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