A Pep Talk on Grit, Growth, and Becoming Who I Said I’d BeThere’s a specific kind of frustration that hits when you know you’re capable of more… and yet your current performance doesn’t match the standard you’ve set for yourself. That’s where I’ve been living lately. Three months into a new field. New skills. New […]
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“It will never get easier. Handle hard better.” — Kara Lawson, via @coachlisle That line stopped me and made me think. It reminded me of Steve Magness’s Do Hard Things, where he redefines toughness — not as gritting your teeth and pushing through blindly, but as learning to engage with discomfort skillfully. The Stoics had a word
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I recently got asked in a DM: “Why this book?” Fair question. The word power often carries a negative connotation these days. We hear it and immediately think of someone abusing authority, controlling others, or taking advantage. But let’s pause here. Words like power or manipulate aren’t inherently bad. Jocko Willink once talked about the
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You’ve probably seen the TED talk, Start with why — how great leaders inspire action. Simon Sinek stands on stage with his simple golden circle diagram and lays out a truth we all feel but can’t always explain: “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it.” That idea hit me like a
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