Success and achievement aren’t just some kind of psychological trick or a shallow distraction. They’re actually a way to make sense of the uncertainty of life, narrow your options of choices, and shape distracted energy into focused action.… READ MORE
There are several costs you’re forced to pay when you treat moral value as optional.
First, it tricks you into commoditizing yourself. Relationships become shallow and transaction-based. Fulfillment disappears.… READ MORE
Hello Listeners –
I’m taking the podcast back to its roots as an audio-only, more improvisational show after experimenting with tightly scripted video episodes on YouTube. The new (old) format gives me more freedom to think out loud, follow ideas where they go, and focus on depth and voice over visuals.… READ MORE
Most smart people reach for values when they’re under a lot of pressure or stress.
It feels responsible. Grounded. Mature.
But under pressure, values often do the opposite of what they’re meant to do.… READ MORE
Relativism has a seductive force behind it. It offers you short-term relief for your problems – internally, relationally, and professionally. And the worst part is that it works. For a while anyway.… READ MORE
A tragedy occurs when you reach a certain level of achievement: The mind starts to reorder itself for destruction instead of growth.
Worst part?
This happens so subtly that it goes completely unnoticed… until it’s too late.… READ MORE
There’s a pattern that’s so ingrained in the human psyche that Ancient Daoism noticed it long before psychology had language for cognition. It’s a pattern that sneaks up on almost every high achiever who tastes enough success.… READ MORE
When you’re just starting out in your career, the feedback loop is crystal clear. There’s a cause and effect to your actions that lead to instantaneous rewards or consequences.
But the more success you achieve, the more muddled this signal becomes.… READ MORE
All of us were fed a certain modern promise of success: Work hard, become competent, and success follows.
And you know what?
Despite its flaws, it mostly works.
Effort compounds. Competence pays off.… READ MORE
If you base your entire identity around achievement, as many high achievers do, the consequences can turn fatal – internally. While building an identity around achievement can work in the short-term, you must eventually face the reality: A big part of your drive to achieve is deeply rooted in fear.… READ MORE
