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Presence is the most valuable gift you can give.
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Wisdom Weekly: Outlier Thinking - Give the VIPs in Your Life Your Full Presence

Issue #2026-11 Everyone Was Together… But No One Was Present Happy Sunday Reader! We often share your insights with our community, and this update will keep you informed about how your wisdom is inspiring others. Earlier this week I was spending some time with one of the VIPs in my life at an all-inclusive resort. It’s one of those beautiful, almost surreal environments where people have clearly invested thousands of dollars to step away from their normal routines and enjoy time together. At...

Don't rob people of the struggle.

Issue #2026-10 The Moment Before the Breakthrough Happy Sunday Reader! We often share your insights with our community, and this update will keep you informed about how your wisdom is inspiring others. Earlier this week I was supporting a leadership team through a series of conversations about growth, responsibility, and how we support the people around us. As the discussion unfolded, something powerful surfaced in the room. One leader shared how quickly they tend to jump in to fix problems...

Every I can't is a rehearsal.

Issue #2026-09 Rehearse Strength, Not Decline Happy Sunday Reader! We often share your insights with our community, and this update will keep you informed about how your wisdom is inspiring others. I’ve been watching Aileen Gu lately ... and not just for her Winter Olympic record, which is extraordinary by any standard. Yes, she competes for China. Yes, she’s already built one of the most impressive competitive resumes you’ll see at 22 years old. But what has struck me most isn’t the medals....

If you can't say it somewhere safe, it will show up somewhere unsafe.

Issue #2026-08 If You Can’t Say It Somewhere Safe… Happy Sunday Reader! We often share your insights with our community, and this update will keep you informed about how your wisdom is inspiring others. Recent public events have reminded us, again, that leadership without integration eventually collapses under its own weight. When influence grows faster than self-awareness, the consequences ripple far beyond one individual. The time is now. If you feel the call to lead, to serve, to step into...

You don't grow at your edge. You grow just beyond it.

Issue #2026-07 What I Learned Launching The Edge & Stretch Happy Sunday Reader! We often share your insights with our community, and this update will keep you informed about how your wisdom is inspiring others. This past week, I launched the first Salon in a new series I’m calling The Edge & Stretch. This time it was a small, intentionally curated gathering of extraordinary leaders: founders, builders, thinkers ... who are willing to sit at the edge of who they are and stretch beyond it. Not...

If you can't receive it, you don't fully believe it.

Issue #2026-06 Do you minimize? Redirect? Ignore? Joke? Happy Sunday Reader! We often share your insights with our community, and this update will keep you informed about how your wisdom is inspiring others. Wisdom Weekly is meant to be a quiet pause, one thought you can read in a few minutes and carry with you, without being asked to click, buy, or go anywhere else. No links. No promotions. Just a small piece of perspective to sit with as you move through your week. This week’s idea is a...

You don't need to manipulate attention to matter.

Issue #2026-05 No hook. No pitch. Just presence. Happy Sunday Reader! We often share your insights with our community, and this update will keep you informed about how your wisdom is inspiring others. Wisdom Weekly is meant to be a simple offering: one thought, shared plainly, without links, hooks, or an agenda. No algorithms to please. No reactions to chase. Just something you can read in a couple of minutes and sit with, if it’s useful. This week’s idea is a reminder that impact doesn’t...

If you want your presence to endure, let go of the transaction.

Issue #2026-04 Let Go of the Transaction Happy Sunday Reader! We often share your insights with our community, and this update will keep you informed about how your wisdom is inspiring others. Wisdom Weekly is meant to be a quiet moment of focus: one thought, no links, no promotions, no agenda. Just something simple you can read in a couple of minutes and carry with you into your conversations, your work, and your relationships. This week’s idea is a reminder that lasting impact doesn’t come...

Real confidence doesn't need to be loud.

Issue #2026-03 Real Confidence Doesn’t Need to Be Loud Happy Sunday Reader! We often share your insights with our community, and this update will keep you informed about how your wisdom is inspiring others. Wisdom Weekly is a pause, not a performance. One thought. No links. No promotions. No need to be louder, faster, or more certain than you actually are. Just something simple you can read in a couple of minutes and carry with you into the rest of your week. This week’s idea is a reminder...

Not everyone is meant to come with you.

Issue #2026-02 When Growth Changes the Room Happy Sunday Reader! We often share your insights with our community, and this update will keep you informed about how your wisdom is inspiring others. Wisdom Weekly is meant to be a quiet moment in your week: not a pitch, not a performance, and not a place where everything has to be agreeable. Just one thought, shared clearly, that stands on its own. No links. No promotions. No expectation that it will resonate with everyone. This week’s idea is a...