It’s not a lesser cousin of intelligence.  We need both smart people and quiet builders – that’s how empires are built. Resourcefulness is intelligence too; applied to people, time, and real problems – beyond just abstractions.  Ideas without follow-through go nowhere.  Execution without ideas goes nowhere in particular. Generating ideas and fulfilling them don’t compete,…

We want our world to be predictable and safe, and we design a comfortable lifestyle, a refuge to ensure both – our own personal HOA.  What protects us can also keep us small.  Over time the refuge becomes a prison.   It doesn’t announce itself.  It happens gradually. We avoid or exclude one uncomfortable thing, then…

Clarity comes from elimination. Remove until only intent remains. – Armin Hoffman Clarity is less about insight and more about eliminating what’s clouding your line of sight. Too many possessions and mental clutter come to mind, but there is more.  Hold on to what continues to serve a purpose and advance your true intent; let…

Don’t wait until you know who you are to get started. – Austin Kleon You have a date with destiny.   Yield to the urgent pull of the divine.   Getting started is the early jump on the discoveries you will make on the way to your destination.  Why wait?  Why hesitate?  Why not now?

They matter.  Small wins give you more frequent evidence that your efforts are working.  They are products of the underlying discipline that enable big wins to show up.  Big wins may give more emotional intensity, but they have a longer runway and come with greater risk of going sideways. Don’t sell yourself short.  Your incremental…

Change begins when you confront the truth. Some choose to ignore their reality; they refuse to face both the beautiful and ugly.   To ignore reality is to live in self-inflicted ignorance. To confront the truth means that you acknowledge the possibility, and more likely the necessity, to change. That’s the start; the next step is…