` More Than Before Billion Dollar Relationships I was recently hit with one of the most perplexing questions I’ve ever been asked: “How much would you sell our relationship for?” People of emotion shoot back instantly....I would neverPeople of logic start running numbers. One’s usually lying to themselves. The other sounds shallow. Neither feels like the kind of mindset I want shaping who I am. I’m a romantic at heart. I want billion-dollar relationships. The kind you can’t buy, sell, or...
4 days ago • 5 min read
` More Than Before An Idea In 1776, a group of men sat in Philadelphia writing words large enough to outlive them. They declared that all men are created equal, that rights do not come from kings, and that government draws its legitimacy from the consent of the governed. Even as those words were being written, the room itself exposed the contradiction. Some of the men shaping this new nation were still bound to a world of slavery, exclusion, and uneven power, which meant the gap between what...
8 days ago • 3 min read
` More Than Before Was That Intentional? My daughter often asks me to play Barbies. I'd love to tell you that I jump at the opportunity every time... but how many fashion shows can a guy really put on? I do my best when she asks, to just immediately say "yes" otherwise I find myself holding back. We do things we don't necessarily want to, for those we love. I cannot tell you how many times, in play sessions like this, my daughter has yelled "This is the best day ever!" Of course responses of...
14 days ago • 5 min read
` More Than Before Aspirations In 2021, Suni Lee walked into the Tokyo arena as a long shot. She walked out with an Olympic gold medal. She became the first Hmong American to win gold for Team USA, moved from relative anonymity to global spotlight, and checked off the kind of childhood dream that most people never get close to. From the outside, that looks like a clean, satisfying arc. Work hard. Beat the odds. Stand on the podium. Problem solved. Her experience after the podium told a...
15 days ago • 5 min read
` More Than Before Lead Yourself The Book is out TODAY!!!!Years ago, I started writing Lead Yourself with a simple belief: leadership begins long before you lead anyone else. It starts with the conversations you have with yourself, the choices you make when no one is watching, and the standards you hold yourself to when things get difficult. What began as notes, ideas, lessons learned, mistakes made, and countless hours of reflection eventually became a manuscript. Then a book. Today, Lead...
17 days ago • 1 min read
` More Than Before What’s the Difference? A study by Gottman's Institute states approximately 69% of conflicts in relationships are perpetual, meaning they revolve around deep-seated differences in personality, values, or lifestyle that simply don't get fully resolved over time. Basically saying there is no right answer. Relationships without differences aren’t relationships. They’re projections. They’re shadows of ourselves that never push back. We think sameness is harmony, but sameness is...
22 days ago • 3 min read
` More Than Before Refrain There's a story often attributed to Warren Buffett that has stuck with me for years. The story goes that Buffett asked his personal pilot to write down the 25 things he most wanted to accomplish in his life. Once the list was complete, Buffett told him to circle the five that mattered most. After doing so, the pilot now had two lists: his top five priorities and the remaining twenty things he still hoped to accomplish someday. Buffett then asked him what he planned...
22 days ago • 4 min read
` More Than Before Systemize your Process To build anything that lasts in business, you need systems and processes. Clear ones. Repeatable ones. Ones that protect your time, scale your values, and replicate success without burning you out. It works the same in your life. In business, systems teach your team how to think. What’s important.What gets prioritized.What earns a yes.What deserves a no. Do you have systems in your life that teach you that? Are you just hoping your values show up when...
29 days ago • 4 min read
` More Than Before Then and Now The world today demands some interesting proof of your credentials. You can apply for a job, do eight rounds of interviews, take a Myers-Briggs test, put together a prospectus, and still get an email saying you're not enough after three months of conversations. There is something exhausting about going through all of that only to have someone make a conclusion about you from a distance. It can be pretty daunting to have someone who barely knows you tell you...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
