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It recently came to my attention (Thanks JC!) that no email notifications have been going out to subscribers when I post a new article. I think I've resolved the issue - if you're reading this, it's likely you got the email. 😉

In case you missed them, here are my last 2 articles. Thanks for your support!

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The Strategic Thinker's Playbook: My Journey from Weakness to Growth

Once upon a time, I thought I lacked strategic thinking, thanks to an early performance review at Google, where it was flagged as my “area of development,” which is corporate-speak for weakness. I found the concept of strategic thinking nebulous; what does it even mean? Being a dutiful problem solver, I sought help from someone who pointed out that instead of viewing this gap as a deficiency, I could approach strategic thinking as a buildable skill, which is how I was introduced to the concept o

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Writing, Regret, and the Quiet Work of Redefining Success

Last week, I went into a virtual writing retreat with high hopes for what I would produce, but what I got out of it was far more meaningful than I could have imagined. I signed up for the retreat with Tara Mohr – a coach and author I have long admired – without a clear goal aside from enhancing my writing skills. I thought I’d be writing a detailed travel guide based on our summer family vacation in Japan, and stuck with this plan at first, but Tara’s inspiring writing prompts gave me the leeway