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TL;DR: possibility is where life actually happens - make the choice. We often mistake running simulations for making decisions. We play out every what-if: What if it doesn’t work? What if I fail? What if I look silly? What if I can’t do it? You don’t decide your way forward by rehearsing outcomes. Clarity doesn’t come before the decision. It comes because of it. There’s a fork in the road most of us face again and again. One path is "what if." It feels responsible, and it gives you a sense of...

TL;DR: Too many goals = not much progress. Identify a lead goal. You want to launch that business. You want to run a marathon. You want to give a TED Talk. You want to learn French. And go to France. And travel more! All good goals. But here’s the deal: if you have multiple high-priority goals, you actually have zero. When we spread our energy across lots of life-changing ambitions, overwhelm sets in. We don’t know where to start, so we burn energy and time thinking about starting (and...

TLDR: Some of my hardest seasons were full of no’s, and they’re the reason the good stuff could emerge. What do you feel when you’re told no? Failure? Rejection? An ending?   What if we thought about no a little differently? Not as something harsh or final, but as refinement. As clarity. As a path to yes. Every no brings something into sharper focus, even when it’s uncomfortable. Even when it’s not what we hoped for.   No removes noise. No creates edges. No makes space for depth.   No is how...