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Tension gets a bad reputation.  Like it is always a sign something is broken. Like if there is friction in your team, your market,  your product, your relationships with customers, then something has gone wrong and you need  to smooth it out, fast.  But I do not think that is true. Not most of the … Continued

Most of us grew up on neat little stories.  Good guys. Bad guys. Work hard, win. Mess up, learn your lesson, move on. The world is  basically a straight line, and if you just get the right information and make the right choice,  everything works out.  Then you become an adult and realize life is… … Continued

Most of the time, when things go wrong, it is not because people are stupid. It is because people are rushing.  They grab the first explanation that feels right. They pick a side. They simplify. They say it is  either this or that. They want the clean version of the story, not the real one. … Continued

Most people don’t get stuck because they’re dumb. They get stuck because they’re looking at the  problem from the same angle they’ve been using for weeks. Or years.  And that angle feels… reasonable. Familiar. Safe.  Which is exactly why nothing moves.  Breakthrough thinking usually isn’t some lightning bolt genius moment. It’s more like this quiet  … Continued

Most business advice is basically a straight line.  Pick a niche. Focus. Systemize. Scale. Protect margins. Build a moat. Repeat.  And sure, that works. Sometimes. But it also breaks the second real life shows up, like…  customers changing their minds, competitors copying your offer, your best employee leaving,  your “perfect” funnel getting expensive overnight.  Because … Continued

Most people think strategy is this clean, logical thing.  Like. You collect data. You analyze. You make the call. Then you execute and win. And sure, that is a part of it. But it’s not the part that creates the strategy in the first place.  The part that actually matters, the part that separates the … Continued

Some problems are polite.  They show up, sit still, let you measure them, and then you fix them. You patch the leak. You  swap the broken part. You write the policy. Done.  And then there are the other problems. The ones that move.  You think you solved them, and a month later the exact same … Continued

Innovation has this weird reputation.  Like it lives in some glass room, filled with sticky notes, big promises, and people wearing  sneakers to meetings. And leaders, even smart ones, fall for that image. They start hunting for  “innovative ideas” the way you’d hunt for a rare gemstone.  Then months later they’re frustrated because nothing really … Continued

Most organizations do not fail because they are lazy. Or stupid. Or even broke.  They fail because they get good at one version of the world. Then the world politely moves on  without them.  And it happens in a way that almost feels unfair.  One year you are “the standard.” The next year you are … Continued

Innovation used to feel… slower.  Not in a boring way. More like, there was time to notice it happening. You’d see a new product  category show up, then it would grow for years. You’d watch companies copy it, refine it, fight  over it, and eventually it would become normal. Standard. Expected.  Now it’s different. Things … Continued

Uncertainty is one of those things that sounds like a “mindset problem” until you’re actually in it.  A weird email from your boss. A client who suddenly goes quiet. A health symptom you can’t  stop googling. A relationship that feels slightly off. A big decision with no obvious right answer.  Or honestly, just waking up … Continued

I grew up thinking most problems had a proper way to be solved.  You study the thing. You follow the steps. You do what worked last time. And if it does not  work, you just push a little harder or find a “better” version of the same thing. Better plan. Better  manager. Better tool. Better … Continued

Most opportunities do not arrive like opportunities.  They show up as friction. As a weird constraint. As a customer complaint that sounds petty. As a  boring task that nobody wants. As a rule that everyone follows because, well, everyone follows  it.  And that is kind of the point.  A lot of us are trained to … Continued

I used to think “off market” was mostly a buzzword.  Like, okay, cool. A house isn’t on Zillow. So what.  Then I watched the same thing happen over and over. The minute a decent deal hits the open  market, it turns into a loud, messy auction. You are competing with other investors, with retail  buyers, … Continued

If you have ever scrolled Zillow at midnight and thought, I could do this. I could buy one, rent it  out, and just… win. Yeah, same.  But then you start doing the math and it gets weird fast. A house that looks like a steal is secretly  a money pit. A boring little duplex in … Continued