“Man Obliterated When Court Obtains His ChatGPT Transcripts”

AI continues to improve, but it’s output is still reflective of how it’s used.

Even if (when) it becomes smart enough to produce the right output for the outcome needed (not stated), the human input—and human output utilization—will still differentiate.

“What the Aldi Quarter Teaches About Getting Unstuck”

There are a lot of things in life where purpose is worth far more than face value—like your quarter at Aldi.

Great perspective to keep when facing fears trying to hold you back.

Do you want to lose who you are (face value) or who you could be (purpose)?

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What the Aldi quarter teaches about getting unstuck

I keep a quarter in a little keychain holder. But it’s not just any quarter. It’s my Aldi quarter. And if you have one, too, you also know it’s not just any quarter…

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“Now What?”

Great article on purpose after you’ve made it.

You might be starting a new season, but everything that came before is valuable to someone—so use it. Mentor someone, disciple people, be useful to others.

The Forge

Now What?

For most of my life, I was hard charging. Goals weren’t ideas. They were carved in stone. Family, sons, career, fitness, homes, businesses, wealth that buys toys and freedom. I went after every one o…

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2 days ago · 9 likes · 4 comments · Brent LaJeunesse

“How to Embrace Suffering”

Many have warped views of suffering—either being dismissive, or wallowing in it.

But suffering—hardship—is an opportunity. (Everything is an opportunity.)

To persevere, form who you are, and build faith in the hope—belief in the vision—of your purpose.

“Nothing Gold Can Stay”

By Robert Frost

Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

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"Solving a Solved Problem”

A lesson here on seeing open opportunity where everyone else sees closed solutions.

And great examples of leadership development (her dad negotiating with her), strategy (where the solution was offered), and innovation loops (year over year adjustments).

“Your Customer-Centricity is a Corporate Ritual”

Excellent take on innovation from an engineer’s filter.

Having an eye for systemic inefficiencies opens the door to innovation that people need and want, but don’t know it.

Great frameworks in here that are transferrable to your own personal growth too.

Innovation Unpacked

Your Customer-Centricity is a Corporate Ritual

I’ve spent the past 20 years struggling to understand customer-centricity. I’ve been through all the theories and approaches. This is my stake-in-the-ground on the topic. You can disagree. Bring the receipts if you do. 🫡…

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2 months ago · 1 like · Mike Boysen

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“Your Next Opportunity Is Already Coming. Will You Be Ready When It Arrives?”

Making the most of every opportunity means preparing ahead of time:

Stewarding what’s in front of you, setting a vision for the future, and talent stacking.

Talent Stacking = Opportunity Stacking

“‘Probably’ Is the Loophole Every Scam Walks Through”

“Probably” can be an opportunity or a warning.

If the opportunity skips the preparation, beware.

You can give into the temptation of “probably,” say, “I’ll try,” and plan to fail...

Or you can give yourself permission to prepare and act on opportunity.

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“Showing Up Changed Everything”

Giving yourself a personal challenge can be a key to personal innovation, and a hack for overcoming other challenges through the growth you’ll experience.

Make it a system and face the challenge every day.

Notes from the Studio

Showing Up Changed Everything

The Challenge…

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9 days ago · 4 likes · 1 comment · Jackie Lams

“What is ‘erfolgssangst’ and why is it sabotaging your career?”

When you’re facing fears of failure or success head on, a challenge can help clarify the steps you need to take to overcome.

Eric Hoke

What is 'erfolgssangst' and why is it sabotaging your career?

For the past 10 years, I have worked in talent development and found most leaders want to develop their staff but don’t know where to start: which is why I started Black Coffee Consulting. I created the POURS Index™, and am currently looking to connect with small and medium sized business who want to develop their teams and help their business flourish…

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9 days ago · 9 likes · Eric Hoke

“Wonder How Long I Could Make It”

Some perspective on personal challenges from a man who does challenges for a living in his coaching business.

“Making it” matters little without our identity and purpose settled. We can be confident in that, even when we don’t feel it.

Zach’s Substack

Wonder How Long I Could Make It

Woke up at 6:45 a.m. to my wife saying from her side of the bed, “It’s almost 7.” We were “up late” till 10:30 watching a new episode of one of our favorite shows, “Alone…

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6 days ago · 13 likes · 2 comments · Zach Homol

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“Déjà Vu Has a Stranger, Lesser-Known Opposite – And Scientists May Have Just Found Where It Starts”

Is this the opposite of feeling like you’ve experienced something before? I would think that would be experiencing anything for the first time.

Regardless, “Meditation at Lagunitas” by Robert Haas is an example of using jamais vu as a poetic device.

“I Think I’m Having a Reverse Midlife Crisis”

In every crisis you can focus on the past and panic, or you can focus on the future, and have peace to be present in the moment.

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“The Greed of Being Busy”

Too many put their identity into being busy, and are greedy with their time as a result.

Their greed is selfishness put into action.

This article offers a great perspective on stewarding time and what’s important (people).

Matthew Price

The Greed of Being Busy

A friend recommended I meet a man for coffee. Forty-five minutes, maybe an hour, he said. Three hours later, I was still sitting there…

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15 days ago · 8 likes · Matt Price

“Build for The Love of Building”

Excellent article with a creative take on stewarding your talents to make a difference.

It’s ok to build for the sake of building. Create for the sake of creating... We are made in the Image of a Creator, after all.

(Obligatory “language” warning.)

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A conversation on turning big picture “delusions” into actionable vision by running the mission.

And discussing what you measure—aligning output and outcome metrics with your mission.

Daily Reads

Great article on leadership development in context of vision.

The difference between a daydream delusion and a big picture vision is being able to reverse engineer it into an actionable mission that sees the vision become reality.

“Visonaries, Delusionaries, and Growing as a Leader”

This is Foster

Visonaries, Delusionaries, and Growing as a Leader

This is more of a brain dump than a tight, logical article. A lot of ideas in here could be developed into something standalone, but I’m gonna give you what I got…

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13 days ago · 35 likes · 4 comments · Michael Foster

This article is a masterpiece on the importance of what you measure.

Outputs and outcomes must align with your mission.

Otherwise whatever you think looks good will end up building something you never intended.

“I Owned the Site and Couldn’t Use It”

The Redeemed Second Half

I Owned the Site and Couldn’t Use It

In September 2014 I bought a PS4. I was 53, and the last video game I’d taken seriously was Galaga in an arcade…

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11 days ago · 7 likes · 2 comments · Vic Holtreman

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A conversation on strategic frameworks and systems using the Book-Reader Buying Cycle as the example.

Plus the benefits of “weighing” your system (and yourself, literally) everyday.

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If looking to publish a book, you need to read this article.

And if you’re only looking to read books, you need to read this article...

A lot of transferrable principles to systematic development.

“The Book-Reader Buying Cycle: A Strategic Framework for Authors in the Modern Publishing Landscape”

Systems boiled down to the fundamentals are the ticket to success in what you want to build or grow in.

Even better when it’s daily.

Whatever you’re developing, weigh it daily.

“Weigh Yourself Every Day (Or Not At All)”

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A conversation on costs, benefits, and what to do when bettering yourself threatens the identity of others.

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Great example of focusing on the benefits when the cost of development feels high.

And the 3 questions at the end parallel how we (or others) may question our own growth or what we’re building.

“Why SpaceX Will Be the First $10 Trillion Company”

People will anchor you to their own identity and view of reality.

So what happens if you change?

You become a threat to their identity, even if they love you and “mean well...”

“Saboteurs”

The Power of BroScience by AJAC

Saboteurs

The majority of my training career with in person clients was spent working with people who were novices to exercise and health…

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17 days ago · 16 likes · 1 comment · Alexander Cortes

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Our attitude influences our actions influences our outcomes.

A conversation on parenting, communicating with people, and moving past silos to grow holistically.

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I see this first hand as a father.

As parents, our tone, body language, and decisions set the atmosphere in our home—and our kids will mirror the atmosphere.

This is a lesson in influencing yourself first, and then influencing people.

“Dad Sets The Tone”

Great thought leadership piece.

Pursuing active communication (relationship building) is how you break down silos (software aside).

And your best outcomes—in anything—will include meeting social (relational) needs. Holistic approach.

“Opinion: Colorado can learn from more than 250 years of Army medicine, especially when it comes to mental healthcare”

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A conversation on purpose, rumination (depression) and adopting the actions you need to succeed.

Plus, I read my newest poem.

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If you want to make no time for depression (or anything), you’ve got to make time for life.

Make the most of every opportunity.

“Make no time for depression.”

“Every deal runs through three gates: access, approval, and adoption.”

True in personal innovation.

You may have access to the relationships and info you need. Acceptance that you need to do the thing.

All that’s left is adoption.

“The Influencer: He Doesn’t Decide Whether to Buy. He Decides Whether to Comply.”

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The Influencer: He Doesn’t Decide Whether to Buy. He Decides Whether to Comply.

I killed the most celebrated deal of my career…

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20 days ago · 3 likes · Theron Mathis

My latest work!

“Day 8”

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"Day 8"

Father’s Day falls on a Sabbath
—like tasting good fruit from painful toil,
our hands till generations in the soil,
laboring to put rest to wrath.

We make all the working days
in life—sweat running over
our brows, burning into our eyes
the dust and salt, the ground forsaken.

All Creation groans for the days
where our cups are running over
like a river—washing our eyes
that see the salt and light: awaken.

His mercies are new every morning,
and harvests of Salvation are prepared
for the wedding feast, our hope compared
to the curses we sowed in mourning.

Our Father’s grace falls on today:
our flesh returns, but so does our soul—
by the Spirit we live and say
the Truth tastes sweet, our lips on the scroll.

Bitter, our hands take it in;
the bowls poured out, covering the Earth
with furious love, He crucified our sin,
our faithful choices reaped and gave birth.

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Reading the Poem

The Creation by Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Inspiration

This poem started out as a Father’s Day poem. By the third line it fully shifted into telling the story of the consequences of rebelling against our Father in Heaven—our Creator—and the ultimate results of our choices.

“Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat food from it
all the days of your life.
It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.
By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”

Genesis 3:17b–19 (NIV)

I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”

Revelation 10:10–11 (NIV)

returns 104 episodes after his first appearance on day 23 to discuss his new book, Great Scott!

A great conversation on influence, thinking, and the writing process for the book.

Enjoy!

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Check out Doc's book, Great Scott!

It's a goldmine of how to think, how to communicate, and even how to better your life.

Doc Hypnosis

Great Scott!

Thank you for subscribing to my Substack, even though this is just a glorified email list that lets me reach more of my audience than Twitter does…

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21 days ago · Doc Hypnosis

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A conversation on fear, identity, and doing the hard thing to win.

Sometimes, what looks like running from one thing may be our attempt to hide from something else.

And focusing on doing the thing (system) is what unlocks you to achieve the goal (vision).

Enjoy!

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I relate to this post, a lot. There’s comfort in deluding yourself into “not caring about winning.” This can even be true when you win—a lot.

Consider this: Are you really “winning” in life if all you ever do it win easily? Is that what purpose and realizing potential feels like?

It feels like there’s more. I believe there’s more.

“I never cared about winning”

Once you’ve decided to face your fear head on, action is required. This article offers excellent perspectives and wisdom on focus, fundamentals, and freedom to do the hard thing.

“On Success”

Zach’s Substack

On Success

I’ve learned a lot about goal setting and coaching the past 15 years…

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23 days ago · 8 likes · Zach Homol

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Discussing how to meet the felt needs of decision makers that differ from the people you’re persuading. (Sometimes they just need to feel confidence.)

And a conversation on confidence, fueled by competence. fueling further competence.

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Excellent article on persuading decision makers not in the room.

If you communicate vision for a product, service, or mission to someone, how are they going to communicate it to a decision maker who has a different set of needs?

“The Decision-Maker: Stop Selling Pure Data. Start Selling Cover.”

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The Decision-Maker: Stop Selling Pure Data. Start Selling Cover.

HR loved the product. Everyone knew this training would make a real difference in workplace culture and productivity. But the deal didn’t land with executives. The salesperson heard silence where he expected the sound of a pen crossing a contract…

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24 days ago · 2 likes · Theron Mathis

I wonder...

Competent people are confident, and confidence drives competence the same way our thoughts drive our actions. “Over confidence” (not arrogance) may not be such a bad thing in the right context.

Reminds me of how faith and works go together.

“High Performers Exhibit the Greatest Overconfidence”

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A conversation on stewardship.

Stewarding talents, succession, and legacy.

Developing others and using the talent stack you’ve developed are the unlocks.

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Everything we build has an inevitable outcome, and we get a hand in choosing that outcome.

This includes your family. How you raise your kids is your family’s succession plan.

We get one shot at this life—make the most of every opportunity!

“Every owner leaves. Few decide how.”

Cameron Teich, CEPA®

Every owner leaves. Few decide how.

You can name the year you bought the first truck. Probably the month…

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24 days ago · 1 like · Cameron Teich, CEPA®

(Substituting AI for Talent...)

Your talent has value because there’s a limited supply of it in the world.

And talent itself is not the barrier, but how it’s used.

This is where your talent stack, skill stack, and experience come into play.

“What will more intelligence actually do for us?”

Noahpinion

What will more intelligence actually do for us?

“[I]ntelligence, that counterentropic conjoined twin of information, must become the most powerful force in the universe, the energy to which all other physical laws must eventually kneel…Intelligence was destiny, manifest.” — Ian McDonald, “Verthandi’s Ring…

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a month ago · 624 likes · 80 comments · Noah Smith

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A conversation on personal innovation through open-source living. Applies to businesses too (even if the “open source” is internal between teams and individuals).

And hybrid AI-human writing—with the human half making the difference.

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A rephrase on the closing paragraph:

“The age of Today can be one of prosperity. With the right choices, you can expand opportunity, strengthen yourself, extend your leadership, mitigate risk, and ensure the benefits you experience make a difference. The future is worth building, and you should lead in building it.”

“Open Weights and American AI Leadership”

If you view AI as a talent-enhancing tool (intelligence as a talent), then this is intuitive. I do believe that when people know human writing is involved, it will make a massive difference. The human factor will stand out in AI saturation.

“This Beats Both Human Copy and AI Copy”

Speaking of Writing

This Beats Both Human Copy and AI Copy

Stop the madness…

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24 days ago · 18 likes · 15 comments · David Deutsch

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Discussing the possibility of inheriting memories... I wanted to get more into what that could mean for us, but I forgot.

And a life lesson on waiting too long to start.

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Great writing advice—and living advice from of King Ari Press.

“memory versus facts”

I believe there’s a lot we do not understand on the nature of memory—and especially how it intertwines with our spirit/soul.

This discovery seems to be only on the biological aspects of memory.

“A 10-year-old child’s experiment proved that memories can be passed down through generations.”

Is this actually the crystals “optimizing”, or what happens when a system runs outside of the environment it was optimized for? And can we even assume the crystals were optimized for gravity or not—Creation is bigger than just Earth.

Interesting discovery.

“NASA astronaut shares image of impossible-looking ‘hopper’ crystal growing on the space station. What is happening?”

A life lesson on having a dream to do something, but waiting for the right time.

Often times, the best time is now!

“I’m fortunate that at 41 I can move with the fastest in my Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes during the ‘standing up’ part of rolling.”

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A conversation on the hard, holistic work it takes to get promotions—and questions to filter if you even want a promotion (or want to change where you work). Hint: most of it is people skills.

And tips to improve your written communication.

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Hard work on the job-to-be-done is half the battle. The other half is people skills. A lot of practical advice and steps to take in this article. (Also applies to entrepreneurs who want to build their referral networks.)

“Why Hard Working People Rarely Get Promoted”

Eric Hoke

Why Hard Working People Rarely Get Promoted

If you believe career advancement follows a straightforward formula: put your nose to the grindstone, produce high-quality work, become someone people can depend on, and eventually you will be rewarded with more responsibility, a better title, and more money, you’re only half right…

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a month ago · 12 likes · 4 comments · Eric Hoke

Great tips and examples to improve your prose, poetry, and personal communication.

“5 Tricks To Make Your Prose More Interesting”

Legends and Songs: The Newsletter of Ian Thomas Wilson

5 Tricks To Make Your Prose More Interesting

I think my biggest problem with most modern writers (aside from the fact that some are using AI to write for them) is that their prose is so banal. It’s also my problem with Frank Herbert, but that’s a topic for another time. They often get locked in this boring pattern that, to me, is drudgery to read. My beta readers …

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a month ago · 6 likes · Ian T. Wilson

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