We are all being forced to pay attention and learn rather than execute from a place of confidence that should have expired. The era of the perfect leader expired in about 2012. The world is still catching up.

You can build on a weak foundation but don’t expect it to be stable. Which means, don’t expect it to be big for long. 

One of the most profound realizations you can have is that you can change your mind.

There’s a feeling that many entrepreneur-leaders can relate to: “this thing is getting too big for me to control.” This is an awareness to lean into.

A couple of years ago I found and removed a source of growing negativity in my life. Before I made this decision, I’d felt less and less positive and more and more negative. Looking back, this probably started as far back as 2015 or 2016. It hit a certain peak midway through 2020, and I decided I’d had enough by November of that same year.