The Real Cost of Saying Yes: Why Subtraction Creates More Than Addition Ever Will
Every yes carries an invisible no. Learn why strategic subtraction creates more capacity than adding more strategies, hacks, and tools.
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AI and remote work just opened a 5-year window to redesign your work life from first principles. Most experienced professionals are too busy grinding to see it passing them by.
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Since November 2022, I've personally coached 500+ professionals through this exact transition while co-founding CTOx and working a 3.5-day workweek for 3 years running.
The business models exist. The technology is here. The market is ready. The only variable is: how fast can you adapt?
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Sometimes the container that got you here is holding you back. You know the feeling. A situation that used to energize you now leaves you drained.
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Time management assumes you're a machine. Energy auditing recognizes you're human.
The Vision-Execution Gap: Why Your Body Knows Before Your Mind Does
Your body has been trying to tell you for months that something fundamental isn't working.
Body Wisdom as Business Data: Your Sophisticated Early Warning System
Your body has been sending you memos for months. What if they're actually sophisticated business intelligence you've been trained to ignore?
I Stopped Waiting to Feel Ready—Here’s What Happened Next (Six Habits to Become Your Future Self)
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