All Essays
Think Like a Beginner
To grow, you don’t need to be the best—you just need to be willing to begin. This essay explores how the beginner’s mindset, free from ego and performance anxiety, is the key to real learning and lasting progress.
The Ethics of Tradeoffs
Ethics lives in the space between competing values. This essay explores why the most principled leaders aren’t perfect—they’re willing to make hard choices with honesty and courage. Every tradeoff reveals what you value. Own the decision.
Worry About Yourself
Great leaders don’t start with others—they start with themselves. This essay explores how personal responsibility, consistent habits, and internal discipline form the true foundation of leadership. Want influence? Lead yourself first.
Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Growth doesn’t happen after discomfort ends—it happens in the middle of it. This essay explores why courage isn’t built in comfort, and why staying in the tunnel—despite fear and resistance—is the real path to transformation.
Embrace the Challenge
We don’t grow by staying safe—we grow by doing hard things. This essay challenges the myth of comfort and explains why effort, failure, and discomfort are the true teachers of resilience, identity, and growth.
Start Before You’re Ready
Waiting for the “right time” is a trap. This essay challenges the myth of readiness and shows why progress begins the moment you act—messy, unsure, and in motion. One step today can change everything.
Why Goals Matter: A Roadmap to Personal Growth and Purpose
Setting meaningful goals isn’t just about productivity—it’s about purpose. In this essay, I examine how clarity, discipline, and conviction lay the foundation for a focused and fulfilling life.