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The AI context shift isn't coming.It's here. 👈Adjustments will separate survivors from casualties.I had some great conversations about this topic with Rachel Barnes, Matt Kent, Pablo Gonzalez 🏴‍☠️🧠, …

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👑 I Met Ho Chi Minh Once… It was a wild experience. I was in high school. He was the former President of Vietnam. Of course, it wasn't really Ho Chi Minh. He died 5 years before I was born. But …

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Go For Epic… “Hey, Dad. Will you do it again?” “Absolutely.” “Really?!?!” Brooklyn questioned me after my epic snowboarding fail (three years ago). I disfigured my shoulder pretty good …

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“Experiences, not things…” In the span of ten weeks, my mom passed away, my dad sold his house, and we sold our house to travel the country. My newfound scarcity of space led to difficult …

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You have less time than you think… I turned 50 today. I’ve been more reflective about fifty than I was at 40. I mean, after all, I’m halfway to 100. 🤣 Makes total sense. I felt the weight of …

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Ron Popeil, an Infomercial Inventor, remains my favorite pitchman. The guy was a legend. “Set it and forget it,” might have been great for working parents and the Showtime Rotisserie. But, it …

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Had a mind-bending conversation yesterday about AI’s disruption. A hypothesis floated that there would be 25% unemployment in five years. I found that idea super fascinating. Made it hard to sleep …

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Ryan Holiday is right. EGO IS THE ENEMY. A leader recently pissed me off. His Texas-sized ego got in the way. Shitty leaders force false choices. 💥 This or that.💥 You or me.💥 Right or …

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Which Weapon? Which weapon would you choose in a fight? A rock or water? Guess it depends on the fight. Short-term, I’d use a rock.Long-term, I’d choose water. 🪨 A rock will cause …

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“Can you PULEEZE just vacuum the stairs?” One of Briggs’ daily chores is to vacuum the dog hair off three sets of stairs in our home. On this day, I just wanted the damn stairs vacuumed. I was …

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“The Dangerous 2” always terrified me. You are most vulnerable when things are going well. You get lulled into thinking you’re invincible. Soccer personified this idea. When we scored a goal, …

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