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Being Unique · 2026
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Meetings Don't Create Momentum. Decisions Do.
Discuss. Review. Revise. Circle back. Another meeting. Sound familiar? Decisions, not discussions, are what actually move things forward. That's one of the sharper truths inside…
Be Curious. Full Stop.
Every interesting career I have studied started with someone asking an inconvenient question. Curiosity is not a personality trait, it is a discipline. It's one of the core themes…
Make "Good Enough" the Enemy
Comfort today, regret tomorrow. "Good enough" is a trap dressed up as a compliment. Two new companion books put thirty years of insight into what makes innovative teams and…
When Everyone Has the Same Magic, Is There Any Magic Left?
If every organization has access to the identical AI tools, the tools stop being the advantage. What remains is you, your judgment, and your particular way of seeing things. I…
Average Is a Decision
Average doesn't happen to you. It happens one small choice at a time. That's the honest, slightly uncomfortable premise behind two new companion books built on thirty years of…
Small Habits. Big Results.
Same 24 hours. Different choices. A brighter you. It really can be that simple. Two new companion books turn thirty years of insight into what makes innovative teams and leaders…
In an AI World of Sameness, Unique Wins
AI has made it remarkably easy to sound like everyone else. The only output it cannot generate for you is your own point of view. That's the whole premise of my new book, Being…
Comfort Zone vs. Growth Zone
Mediocrity feels safe. Progress feels uncomfortable. That's not a bug, it's the whole point. Two new companion books, Embracing Mediocrity and Escaping Mediocrity, turn thirty…
A Brighter Future Starts With Better Habits
Same you. Different habits. A bigger tomorrow. It's a small shift, and it changes everything. Embracing Mediocrity and Escaping Mediocrity are companion books built on thirty…
The Odd One Out Gets There First
While the crowd debates the safest path, the odd one out is already walking. Being early looks a lot like being strange, right up until it doesn't. It's a central idea in Being…
Don't Just Read One. Read the Conversation Between Them.
One warns you. One pushes you. Read them side by side and they start to argue, in the best way. Embracing Mediocrity and Escaping Mediocrity are true companion books, built on…
Be Defiant. No One Succeeds Through Conformity.
Somewhere there is a wall built entirely out of other people's caution. Climbing over it is the only way anyone has ever gotten anywhere interesting. That's the case I make in…
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