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[Audio Thoughts] Why The Important Stuff Never Gets Done

Your To Do list is your enemy. You think it's your source of productivity, but it's not. And it's about time you recognized that.

17 hrs ago

5:08

[AI Prompt] The Prompt That Finds Your Breaking Point Before It Finds You

You've got a psychological breaking point - we all do. The question is whether you're ready to find it before it finds you.

Mar 10

362. Most Decisions Are Just A First Date

Most leaders get something wrong about most of their decisions. As it turns out, you can learn a lot from dating.

Mar 9

[Audio Thoughts] Stop Calling It A Strategy When It's Just A Story.

Listen now | Learn the reason why employees don't trust their leader. (I hope the leader isn't you.)

Mar 6

5:03

[AI Prompt] The Prompt That Proves Time Travel Exists

It turns out time travel exists. And you can do it... today. Right now. It starts with one prompt.

Mar 3

361. The Reasons You're Not A Micromanager

You're not a micromanager - we both know that. You just need to understand the reasons why you aren't one.

Mar 2

February 2026

[Audio Thoughts] A Thousand Small Acts Of Courage

I don't think you really understand bravery. It's not what you've been told.

Feb 27

7:01

[AI Prompt] The Prompt That Made Me Rethink the Last 20 Years

You are the person you are. But then there's the person you really want to be. The space between the two had me rethink the last 20 years.

Feb 24

360. You're Solving The Wrong Problem

You think this will never happen to you. But that's the whole point. When it does, you won't notice.

Feb 23

[Audio Thoughts] Customer Service Isn't About Solving Problems

Some thoughts on the real purpose of customer service, and why so many are failing at it.

Feb 20

5:39

359. The Pattern You Can't See (That Everyone Else Can)

You’re secretly running two parallel systems, and the pattern you can't see is the one killing your company.

Feb 16

[Audio Thoughts] Thermometer vs Thermostat Leadership

Most leaders are thermometers. And that's the problem.

Feb 13

5:40

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