Category: The Doing (Accountability)

A staircase of stacked wooden blocks rises from left to right, with letters on select blocks spelling “PROGRESS” diagonally upward against a simple light green background. The image symbolizes gradual improvement, growth, and step-by-step achievement.

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Embrace Iteration; Shun Perfectionism

The outcome of any decision is a product of the quality of the decision times the quality of the execution. A 10-quality

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Can You Summon Your Talent at Will?

“Can you summon your talent at will?” is a line Al Pacino delivers to Keanu Reeves in an iconic, windswept rooftop interview

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What Do You Really Stand For?

You may think you have deeply held values however if you don’t spend time thinking about them, naming them, listing them, turning

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Your Brain Needs Reps Too!

Repetition is powerful. Reps are wonderful in the gym for strength training… AND for creating habits. Think of your brain as just

A hand places a wooden block on top of a stack that reads “PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION,” emphasizing steady improvement rather than flawlessness.

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Perfecting Perfectionism

The best performers or positive perfectionists aim high and happily iterate away if they miss. Negative perfectionists aim high and are excessively

A note that says "Hope for the best... Plan for the worst" pinned to a corkboard with a red push pin

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You’re Only as Good as Your Worst Day

Okay, the above is a half-truth; catchy but imprecise. First off, it’s probably true in ‘high-stakes, irreversible (one-way door) situations’ where failure

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Filling the 7 Buckets of Your Waterwheel

One way to approach living your life or achieving any form of success is to think of yourself as having 7 buckets

An illustration of a person climbing a staircase made of blocks labeled “FAIL,” using them as steps to reach a higher platform labeled “SUCCESS” with a flag on top—symbolizing learning from failure to achieve success.

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Falling Down Well

Falling well is the ability to absorb a setback without shattering, to fail gracefully, to catch oneself mid-fall (emotionally, mentally, practically) and

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Your Reaction Does Not Need to Be Your Response

Your 1st reaction tends to be emotional, often driven by the ‘reptilian’ brain and defensive/protective in nature. An effective response goes to

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Opposite Me

Confirmation bias, the tendency to see what we expect and want to see, is one of the most common human mental shortcuts

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A Voice in the Wilderness: Constructive Foresight or Performative Contrarianism?

The world needs boat rockers, those willing to challenge the status quo and push for change. However, it is not enough to