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Question Everything: Leadership, Character, and Your Own Blind Spots
Critical Perspectives in Leadership This course isn’t like most leadership courses. Instead of handing you models and frameworks to apply, it asks you to step back and interrogate where our ideas about leadership even come from: the philosophies, the assumptions, and the power structures underneath…
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World
I’m Not an Expert at Anything, And Maybe…That’s Okay We were having a dinner in Europe when he said something I couldn’t shake. He wasn’t aiming for the top one percent of anything. His target was the top two to three percent, in multiple things….
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What Are You Sacrificing for Something You Don’t Even Love?
Thoughts That Came Up Horse Riding Pongo I rode a horse named Pongo the other day. I’ve always loved horses since childhood. They’re one of my favorite animals. And I just happen to love Dalmations, so obviously when I saw this horse, I’m like look…
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The Most Objective Person in the Room Is the Most Dangerous
Week 1 of my leadership master’s degree, and the research finding that called me out personally. Let me open with three questions. Sit with them before you answer. I just finished the first week of my master’s in organizational leadership; this course is called Women…
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We Didn’t Solve Philosophy. Nobody Expected To.
I have a habit I don’t talk about much. Whenever I’m somewhere, my own city, a country halfway across the world, doesn’t matter, I look up philosophy events. Discussion groups, roundtables, etc. Rooms full of strangers willing to sit down and argue about questions that…
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Desires Make You A Servant
Are You Free Or Enslaved? If you want nothing, you have everything. You’re in control, and no one has leverage over you. Not businesses, advertisements, societal “norms,” people, or desires. Real-Life Examples How often do we witness people buy the new car, only to watch…
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How to Start Learning Piano & The Piano Setup I Recommend
From 10+ Years of Teaching I taught piano for over ten years. And I still play frequently —predominantly by ear, freestyle, improvising for the joy of it. So here’s some easy tips about getting started if you want to learn piano and determining the right…
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I Bought Into the Biggest IPO in History While Reading the Book That Told Me Not To
And how the Seven Kingdoms game ties into my investment strategy I’m halfway through The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham right now. The biggest lesson so far? Avoid speculative investments as much as possible. Speculation is not the same as investing, especially not intelligent investing….
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The 8 Week Workout Rotation That Has Me Limping
So for the past 8 weeks, I’ve been doing 4 exercises per muscle group x 3 sets x 5 reps for the following split: Before that rotation I was doing everything the same except 10 reps. I decided to drop down to 3 sets and…
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My Home Essentials: The Things That Actually Run My Space
My home runs on a short list — clean products, a few good tools, and one or two things that just make me happy to look at. You would never know so many animals live here. Here’s what’s actually in my space. This post contains…
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What I Actually Pack: My Travel Essentials (60+ Countries In)
Sixty-something countries later, this is the gear that always makes the bag. No fluff, no “just in case” — the things I actually reach for on every trip, and most of my trips are cross-continental. This post contains affiliate links. I earn from qualifying purchases…
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My Reading List (Plus 3 of Mine You Can Read Free)
My Reading List Three of My Own — Free A few of mine are free on my site, Blacklisted Library. Start with these three: Grab all three free on Blacklisted Library. This article contains affiliate links. I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost…
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How I Escaped the Acne I Had Since Thirteen: My Minimal Skincare Routine (Inside and Out)
I’ve had acne since I was thirteen. Thirteen. I tried everything. And eventually something worked — retinoids genuinely changed my skin, and these days I get complimented on it. But here’s what the “perfect skin” posts never tell you: even with good skin, I still…
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I Did An Eccentric Publishing Experiment
Here’s the drastically minor outcome Rewind back to 2004 when I published my first book, Beauty Secrets for Girls, and then 2006 when I published my second book, Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late. Fast Forward, and I continued publishing more books until I reached shy…