Essays

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Clarity

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Learning Well
Clarity
Learning Well
Clarity

We live in a world of image makers—voices, algorithms, and influencers all competing to shape what we see and believe. Learning well isn’t about echoing the right voices. It’s about developing discernment, testing ideas, and walking toward truth instead of settling for shadows on the wall.

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Think Like a Beginner
Clarity
Think Like a Beginner
Clarity

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.

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Start Before You’re Ready
Clarity
Start Before You’re Ready
Clarity

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.

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Courage

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Facing the Dragon
Courage
Facing the Dragon
Courage

We all have dragons—fears that guard our comfort zones. Growth begins when we face them. Discover how courage, resilience, and reframing fear unlock your next breakthrough.

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Courage
Finding Allies
Courage
Finding Allies
Courage

You don’t have to go it alone—and you probably shouldn’t. The right allies can accelerate growth, offer honest feedback, and help you stay accountable to the goals that matter. Here’s how to find them—and how to be one.

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Courage
Embrace the Challenge
Courage
Embrace the Challenge
Courage

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.

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Conviction

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Discipline, Consistently Applied
Conviction
Discipline, Consistently Applied
Conviction

Motivation fades. Identity-driven discipline doesn’t. This essay explores how showing up daily—not perfectly, but consistently—creates the long-term results we care about. If you’ve ever felt stuck waiting for inspiration, this is your reminder to take the next small step.

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Conviction
Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Conviction
Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Conviction

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.

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Goal-Setting

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Fail Forward
Goal Setting
Fail Forward
Goal Setting

Success doesn’t come from getting it right the first time. It comes from learning, adjusting, and persisting. This week’s essay explores why failure is part of the process—and how to turn it into progress.

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Goal Setting
Why Goals Matter: A Roadmap to Personal Growth and Purpose
Goal Setting
Why Goals Matter: A Roadmap to Personal Growth and Purpose
Goal Setting

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.

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Goal Setting

Leadership

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Lead Through Better Decisions
Leadership
Lead Through Better Decisions
Leadership

Great leaders make decisions with clarity and conviction. Discover how aligning your choices with core values fosters integrity, builds trust, and drives impactful leadership. Read the full essay to transform your decision-making approach.

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Leadership
Worry About Yourself
Leadership
Worry About Yourself
Leadership

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.

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Ethics

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Do the Right Thing
Ethics
Do the Right Thing
Ethics

Doing the right thing isn’t always easy—or obvious. This essay explores how to align decisions with your values, prepare for the costs, and handle resistance with integrity. You’ll find practical reflection prompts and insights to help you stay the course when it matters most.

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Ethics
The Ethics of Tradeoffs
Ethics
The Ethics of Tradeoffs
Ethics

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.

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Ethics

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