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I tried to create impactfrom assembling the right pieces.Smart people.Put them in the right order.Strong processes.Provide targets.Clear goals.Put the …

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I call something “better.”More evolved. More true.More…I don’t know…More better.When really, it’s different.I frame it as clarity.It’s my preference.I …

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It’s easy to treat the gap like a to-do list item.A problem to solve.An inefficiency to address.I thought my job was to close it.Fast. Clean. …

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I tell myself I’m being honest.I believe it.I even feel self-righteous about it.Until later.When something doesn’t add up.When someone reflects …

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I was reluctant to watch it.Everybody seemed to be talking about it.Another press conference clip.Another vulnerable moment gone viral.Someone I trust …

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There are times I convince myselfI need more information.One more input.One more meeting.One more loop around the problem.I call it research.It’s …

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For the last couple of years,we’ve been building a living dictionary to definethe language of The Sidekick Way.Until recently, we hadn’t felt the …

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I’m excited.I’m committed.When really,I’m interested.Then it gets hard.Or it gets slow.Or I can’t sense any progress.Then I start looking for the …

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I act with conviction.I’m building. Shipping. Disrupting.It feels like creativity.Looks like momentum.It’s only movement.Without vision. Without …

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There was a time I thought everything could be fixed.Adjust the output.Swap the part.Solve the problem.I called it progress.It was me applying …

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I’ve convinced myself I’m being realistic.Pulling the plug.Reading the signs.Moving on.I called it stopping.It’s quitting.I couldn’t see the …

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There are times I tell myself I’m being responsive.Available.Supportive.In service.I called it helpful.It was compulsive.I couldn’t see the loop.I …

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