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We all say we want clarity. Yet when it’s our turn to be clear, we hesitate. Whether in dating, friendships or work, avoiding a direct conversation may spare us brief discomfort, but it often creates longer...
We’re taught that success will eventually make life feel settled. Do well, push hard, and fulfilment will follow. Yet many people find that even as things look good on paper, something feels off. This...
Big change is often imagined as a dramatic turning point. In practice, it usually emerges from small, deliberate shifts that are easier to sustain. Progress compounds quietly through consistency, not intensity....
You know what needs to change. You've thought it through, understand why it matters, can explain it clearly. Yet nothing shifts. The gap between knowing and doing isn't about lacking insight—it's about...
Attending a goal-setting webinar, I noticed everyone already knew how to set and achieve goals. During the break, I asked why they were there. Their answers revealed the real problem: they were excellent...
High performers are often rewarded for coping rather than creating. Over time, competence turns into constant firefighting, and energy drains quietly. This piece explores how adaptation becomes a trap,...
You sit with a problem, turning it over in your mind, examining it from different angles. You tell yourself you’re thinking it through. Being thoughtful. Considering your options.
But hours pass...
Stepping out of your comfort zone is standard advice, but fundamentally wrong. Your comfort zone is where you're confident, convincing, and influential. The goal shouldn't be to step out—it should be to...
Pain-based motivation fades when circumstances improve slightly. You decide to act, things get better for a moment, then you're back wondering why you never followed through. Pleasure sustains what pain...
Most people assume that intelligence protects them from making poor choices. But when decisions involve your identity, status, or deepest fears, your intelligence works against you—building sophisticated...
Most teams have topics they avoid. Sometimes those topics are about strategy or performance. Often, they are about people.
In many workplaces, LGBT employees and others who sit outside the perceived...
The hardest professional conversations to have are the ones where there's no obvious problem to point to. Your performance reviews are solid. Your salary keeps pace with the market. On LinkedIn, you look...