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A stroke gave my friend back his life.
A stroke gave my friend back his life. That should terrify you. Last week, a friend and former teammate reached out. Can we call?He never reaches out first. Every few months I check in on him, remind him he’s always welcome in Andorra. He’s always enthusiastic.He never comes. So when his message landed,I knew something…
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Most people spend their entire lives chasing the tip of the iceberg.
Most people spend their entire lives chasing the tip of the iceberg. And completely miss what’s underneath. Here’s what the world taught you about wealth: – Net worth– Bank balance– The numbers on a screen That’s it.That’s the whole definition. Work harder. Earn more.Save more. Retire rich. But nobody asked the more important question Rich…
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My 18 yr old daughter’s business got terminated.
My 18 yr old daughter’s business got terminated. This is what happened. Leyla has been selling books on Amazon for about six months. She’d invested real money, real time, and in December….got real results. Then a stranger claimed one of her books was theirs. That was enough for Amazon to shut everything down.Immediately. All her…
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Last week I genuinely wondered if I’d make it down the mountain in one piece.
Last week I genuinely wondered if I’d make it down the mountain in one piece. Not a metaphor. Actual mountains.Actual powder snow metres deep.Actual trees coming at you faster than your brain could process. This was snowmobiling in Romania. Not the YouTube kind.Not the groomed trail kind. The kind where everyone in your group is…
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My client David wrote something in his recommendation that I keep coming back to.
My client David wrote something in his recommendation that I keep coming back to. “Robin gets to the core of what truly matters.” David came to me for personal coaching. Not business strategy.Not productivity systems. The deeper stuff. And at some point during our work together, we did the Legacy Exercise. I’ve run it with…
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You’ve checked your phone 47 times today.
You’ve checked your phone 47 times today. You remember maybe three of them. That’s not a habit.That’s a leak. And it’s draining something you can’t refill. Look at that list again:Wake up → screenWork → screenRelax → screenWind down → screen Sleep.Repeat. We’ve built the most “connected” generation in human history. And we’ve never been…
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I spent 4 years as the bottleneck in my own business.
I spent 4 years as the bottleneck in my own business. I called it leadership. It wasn’t. In 1984, a physicist named Eliyahu Goldratt published a book that changed how the world thinks about systems. His core insight was simple:– Every system has one constraint.– One point where everything slows down.– One hiker setting the…
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My definition of a flex has changed. Dramatically.
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The most dangerous word in your vocabulary is “Someday”
The most dangerous word in your vocabulary is “Someday” I know because I built an entire life around it. It was a terrible plan 😅 In 2005, Manon and I moved to Spain to build freedom.In reality, I built a job.Stressful. 24/7. High-pressure. Boss, employee, and janitor, all at once.Except no actual job would have…