I’m reading Cal Newport’s So Good They Can’t Ignore You, and I keep seeing his argument play out in real time at work. Newport says rare and valuable skills — career capital — are what give you leverage. The craftsman builds that capital through reps, not passion. Show up, get deep, get good. The leverage … Continue reading The Craftsman and the Machine
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Make Your Own Map
Day 75 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge Nobody is going to hand you the plan. I’ve only started realizing that this year. I knew if I wanted to be successful, I had to name my own goals — not adopt someone else’s and try to chase them with my own passion. That just doesn’t … Continue reading Make Your Own Map
There Is No Map
Day 52 — The 7-40 Challenge February 26, 2026 I’m still working through Seth Godin’s Linchpin, and I either wasn’t paying attention the first time I read this book, or I just wasn’t ready for it. Godin shares what he calls his favorite bad review — someone critiquing his book Tribes. The reviewer said Godin … Continue reading There Is No Map
Respond, Don’t React
Day 51 — The 7-40 Challenge February 25, 2026 Zig Ziglar once made a distinction that I think about more than I probably should. He said there’s a difference between responding and reacting. If you go to the doctor and they give you a medicine and ask you to come back in a few days, … Continue reading Respond, Don’t React
Day 43: The Factory Worker Inside You
Round 2, Day 3Tuesday, February 17, 2026 I’m still working through Seth Godin’s Linchpin, and tonight I want to talk about something that might make you uncomfortable. There’s a factory worker living inside you. And if you’re not careful, he’ll run the show. The System That Built Us Godin makes the case — and he … Continue reading Day 43: The Factory Worker Inside You
