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Being Unique · 2026
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Administration Runs the Business. Imagination Grows It.
One keeps the lights on. The other decides what the building becomes next. Most organizations have plenty of the first and not nearly enough of the second. I explore the gap in…
The Mirror Test
Which mindset is looking back at you today? The one that says "later", or the one that says "let's go"? That's the question behind two new companion books, built from thirty years…
MBI. Master of Business Imagination.
We have an MBA for administration. We don't have a credential for imagination, and yet imagination is what actually grows a business. Consider this your unofficial degree. The…
I Would Rather Have Questions That Can't Be Answered
Than answers that can't be questioned. That's the crossroads every curious mind eventually stands at. It is a small sentence that changes how you approach an entire career. I…
From Excuses to Execution
One mindset stalls. The other accelerates. Same person, same desk, completely different tomorrow. That's the pivot at the center of two new companion books distilling thirty years…
The O-Ring Moment
A single physicist, a glass of ice water, and an O-ring explained why the Challenger disaster happened when the experts could not. Sometimes the simplest demonstration cuts…
A Kitchen Floor Covered in Broken Spaghetti, That's Unique Thinking
Nobody puts "played with pasta for three hours" on a resume. But that kind of pointless curiosity is exactly where original thinking comes from. More on this in Being Unique: Why…
The Anti-Manual and the Playbook
Laugh at the habits that hold you back. Learn the moves that take you forward. That's the two-book deal. Embracing Mediocrity and Escaping Mediocrity are companion reads built on…
Richard Feynman Broke Spaghetti and Found a Mindset
Feynman once spent an evening snapping dry spaghetti, obsessed with why it never breaks clean in two. That is what a curious mind looks like when nobody is watching. It's one of…
A Masterclass in What Not to Do, and What to Do Instead
One book is the anti-manual. The other is the playbook. Same office, wildly different outcomes. Embracing Mediocrity catalogues 125 ways to stay comfortably stuck, with a straight…
Your Curiosity Is Your Competitive Advantage
A map only helps you if you are willing to wander off it occasionally. Curiosity is what turns a straight line into a discovery. I make that case in Being Unique: Why the Rebels…
The Future Belongs to the Uniquely Curious
The people who shape what comes next are usually the ones still asking why, long after everyone else stopped. That restlessness is a competitive advantage, not a distraction. Read…
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