Think Systemically, Not Locally, to Reach CSCO
Can a Warehouse Manager become a Chief Supply Chain Officer? I have been asked this question more times than any other in my career. Here is the honest answer: Yes. But only if you stop thinking like a warehouse manager. The CSCO thinks in systems, not locations. The CSCO speaks the language of finance, not just operations. The CSCO manages risk at a network level, not a building level. The CSCO builds relationships with the CEO, not just the logistics team. The skills that got you to Warehouse Manager will not get you to CSCO. But the experience you have is irreplaceable. Most people wait to be promoted before they start behaving like the next level. The ones who actually get promoted start behaving like the next level first. What role are you in right now? Tell me in the comments and I will tell you what your next step looks like.
Take Risks, Embrace New Opportunities with Support
I need you to take that “chance” .. That girl, that guy, that job, that company, that idea, that friend, that meeting, that moment. I want to be your shield, so you can go out and actually try. If you...
Human Nature Thrives When Free: Rogers' Three Essentials
The trailblazing psychologist Carl Rogers believed, and proved with his long practice, that “the basic nature of the human being, when functioning freely, is constructive and trustworthy.” His abiding insight into the 3 elements that make this possible: https://t.co/h3t22jW7kq
Live Below Your Means to Preserve True Freedom
As an entrepreneur one of the best things you can do as you start to find success is under-leverage your growth and live under your means. Don’t instantly fall into the trap of earn more —> Spend more. The biggest gift you...
From $80K Debt to $3.4M Through Relentless Frugality
CRAZY SHIT I DID: to go from $80k in debt to $3.4M - Lived in cheapest rental home my wife could stand - Spent 1000s of hours studying money & investing - Sold my Range Rover & got a 2012 Toyota Prius -...
Timer Reveals How Little Time You Actually Work
Working on a timer is an easy hack to realize just how little time you actually spend working
Quit Temptation Peaks Right Before Success
There’s an old Chinese saying that I love: “The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed.”
Next Five Years Are Graduates’ Greatest Opportunity Era
Send this to every college graduate in your world 🌍… if they understand the upside of this next 5 years and realize the options and the circumstances that make this the greatest “era” ever for them . This can change...
Even Good People Can't Avoid Toxic Bites
Quit thinking you’ll be exempt from ppls bullshit because you are good person and you treat them well. A snake will still bite you if you get close enough 🐍 that’s just its nature
AI Returns Time, Restores Life, Not Just Capacity
The time AI gives back isn’t free capacity. It’s recovered life. The difference between those two framings is the whole ballgame. https://t.co/JReXSvsFjc
Consistency Beats Talent When Challenges Arise
Consistency is the one non-negotiable. You don't need to be the most talented, the brightest or even the luckiest. But you must stick to it when things get tough. That's the key.
Silence the Noise: Essential Skill for Self‑Leadership Success
“The ability to fade out the noise & tune into urself is greatly unsung among the arsenal of skills the modern-day professional needs. Yet it’s a core reqmt. for effective self-leadership & enduring success.” 🔗 https://t.co/fru9975VLD #careeradvice #softskills #personalgrowth https://t.co/KqXDCUlDoc
Managing Mental Overload When Juggling Multiple Sessions
Ok how do you all handle the personal mental context overload of having multiple sessions running at once. I have a hard time keeping track of 3
Dream Big: Attract Talent with a Grand Vision
You need a vision big enough for your team's goals to fit inside. If your dream is too small, no one talented can connect their ambition to yours. Build something worth joining.
Three Leader Types Powering Digital Innovation
3 types of leaders that drive #Digital #Innovation by Beth Stackpole @MITSloan Learn more: https://t.co/2fCgM9BDWz #DigitalTransformation #Technology #TechForGood https://t.co/T3uO7jG3nj
Speak so They Listen: Proven Communication Techniques
Instead of scrolling through random content tonight… Watch this instead. This guy literally breaks down how to talk so people actually listen to you.
Balancing Satisficing and Sequential Optimization in Performance
@DavidEpstein Loving your book, curious if u see any tension betw early emphasis on satisficing (vs optimizing/maximizing), & subsequent discussion of theory of constraints, where swimmer (eg) uses this approach to sequentially optimize all aspects of her performance @BStulberg
Your Self‑Story Determines Resilience—Choose It Carefully
Storytelling is a big part of what separates us from other species. The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves are extremely powerful. They have a significant and lasting impact on our lives. They can make you resilient. Craft yours wisely. https://thegrowtheq.com/the-secret-to-resilience-a-good-story/
Break the Mental Loop: Change From Within
Most people are not trapped in a system They are trapped in a state Constant input constant reaction constant tension and no space to think So they keep trying to fix their life from the outside better body more money different environment new identity But the same nervous system shows up...
Find Calm in the Pause Between Breaths
Mini #meditation. Focus on your breath. Take a slow deep breath, then exhale. Notice the momentary pause between the end of your exhale and the next inhale. Continue focused breathing, and after each exhale, rest in this momentary stillness, to...
Escaping Karoshi: My 20s Overwork Wake‑Up Call
Karoshi is the Japanese term for “death by overwork.” In my 20s, I was headed towards it…
Success Comes From Ignoring Excuses, Not Circumstances
Circumstances don't build businesses. People who stopped blaming them do. Bad timing. Wrong market. Didn't have the connections. Not enough capital. Too much competition. Every failed business has a list of reasons. Every successful one has a person who ignored the same...
AI Rewards Self‑Automation Over Traditional Team Management
The way people are getting paid is changing. For the last 20 years, comp scaled with scope. You managed more people, owned a bigger team, carried more responsibility, and got paid more. AI changes that. A director who uses AI to get the...
Consistency Wins: Small Daily Tasks Fuel Long-Term Progress
Sunday night. Tomorrow is week 59 of building this thing in public. Tomorrow: Ship 1 thing. Reply to 5 comments. Write 5 posts. Don't try to make it bigger than that. The streak is the strategy. Talk soon.
Fear of Judgment Stops People From Giving Their Best
"It's a shame when people don't try their hardest because they think it will be embarrassing or it'll be looked down upon." —Ricky Gervais
Mastering Momentary Calm Prevents Life‑Ruining Regrets
Many have ruined their lives because they never learned how to calm their emotions in the moment.
Embrace Challenges: Thank Problems, Then Keep Pushing
You've never grown when things were easy. So when the problem hits, say thank you. And then get back to work.
Align Your Habits With Your Ambitions
"When someone's habits don't match their ambitions, trust the habits. The corollary: Do your habits match your ambitions?" via @farnamstreet
Leaders Chase Growth, Dodge Tech, Crave Nonexistent Easy Button
Leaders intuitively dive deep into acquisitions and new markets, but shy away from tech projects. They relegate responsibility instead of taking a hands-on approach, hoping for an 'easy button' that doesn't exist. #Leadership #TechProjects https://t.co/tCUGH7PMoB
Embrace Uncertainty: It Holds Unlimited Growth Potential
As we face challenges, release habitual patterns and old ways of reacting, we learn, grow. and heal. It usually isn't pleasant and we face uncertainty. What we forget is that uncertainty by its defintion, means all kinds of potential. We...
Success Stems From Many Small, Aligned Actions
“Most success comes from 50 small things moving in the same direction, not one big thing.” ~Shane Parrish #Inertia
Wealth Built to Free Parents From Debt
For Mother’s Day — I paid my Mom’s property taxes. I grew up dirt poor (my parents went bankrupt). This lit a fire in me to become wealthy. I made a lot of financial mistakes & got into $80k of debt in my...
Meditation Pauses the Mind’s Endless Story, Revealing Its Narrative
Meditation pauses the story in your mind long enough for you to remember that your mind is always telling you a story.
Choose Coworkers You Like, or Change Jobs
“I only believe in working with people I like. I think it's crazy to take a job or work with people who cause your stomach to churn and keep you up at night. If you're in a job like that,...
High Costs and Culture Fuel Ambition in US, China
The only 2 places where I felt ambition like this are the US and China Nomad hubs like Bali and Thailand are nice but often people there get stuck coasting at $5K MRR because it's just cheaper to live there, so...
Stop Waiting for Permission—Fix It Yourself
Nobody is coming to fix what you already know how to fix. Not a mentor. Not a better hire. Not a new tool. Not a course. Not a mastermind. Most people already know the one thing that would change everything. They just keep...
Pause, Notice Bodily Sensations, Let Emotions Ease Naturally
"Feel your feelings" does not mean staying in a spiral fyi. A spiral usually involves a whole lot of worry and rumination and attempts to suppress emotion. Feeling your feelings is about pausing, dropping down into noticing how your body...
Focus Beats Busyness: Master Ignoring Distractions for Success
1,200 times. That's how many times the average knowledge worker switches between tasks and apps each day, according to Harvard Business Review. And every single switch costs you. UC Irvine research shows it takes 23 minutes to fully regain focus after an...
When Work Feels Like Play, You're Building Right
The goal isn't to never work again. It's to only work on things that make you lose track of time. Where 3 hours feels like 20 minutes. Where work feels like play. Where selling feels like helping. That's the signal you're building...
All‑out Effort Unlocks the Game’s Next Level
It took me 35 years to learn this: If you’re half-in, you’re actually all-out. Even 90% in gets you nowhere. There’s something magical in that last little bit. It's where you unlock new levels to the game. Simply because so...
Life Improves When You Stop Letting Small Minds Define You
Sometimes your life gets better the second you stop asking smaller people to define it.
Hobbyist Passion Keeps Founders Working Past Profit
It's an unimpressive-sounding word, but one of the most powerful motivations is the motivation of the hobbyist. That's what keeps successful founders working on their companies long past the point when they've made enough to quit. It's their beloved project.
Growth Requires Change: Perception Mirrors Self
Two thoughts from Anaïs Nin "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." "Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect...
Boredom Signals Missing Danger—Even Small Risks Matter
You’re likely bored because there isn’t enough danger in your life. Danger can mean climbing a mountain. But it can also mean pressing ‘publish.’
Stop Keeping Up; Focus on Personal Wealth Growth
You don't need to keep up, because it's a never ending battle. But you need to know what makes you win at life, for yourself. You will only die once, and you live every day. So find the way to...
Focus on One Deal, Let Compounding Do the Rest
Munger never chased the next deal. He was too busy with the one already on his desk. Most people wait for a better opportunity. He made the current one better. Mr. Market rewards the hustlers. Compounding rewards the focused.
Skills Compound Like Wealth: Early Struggles Lead to Snowball Success
Just like how wealth compounds, skills compound too. What people don't really talk about is how most first-time entrepreneurs are pretty horrible at everything in the beginning (myself included when I first started). Hiring, figuring things out is slow, learning...
Teaching Kids Stewardship Over Simple Financial Handouts
This is something I have radically changed my mind on. I used to be a “give it all away and let my kids build their own thing” … and now that I have gotten older have realized that what I...
Stop Overthinking—Choose and Act Now
I think people overthink decisions. There’s no time machine, there’s no future machine – you’ll never know what the alternative would have been. So just pick one and do it!
Embrace Multiple Income Streams: Your Journey Starts Here
For the girl who knows deep down she’s not meant to rely on one stream of income forever. That realization is the beginning. Not the end. This space is made for you.