I threw the laptop shut after the sixth meeting that day and realized something that had been bothering me for weeks. Every single one of those meetings could have been an email. That was back when I was working in corporate, watching people who called themselves leaders spend entire afternoons talking in circles while actual ... Read more Read more ›
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“If you’re not willing to be misunderstood, you shouldn’t do anything new or innovative.” Jeff Bezos said that, and honestly, the first time I read it I thought it was just another billionaire platitude. Then I started my first company at twenty-three and realized he was describing something deeply uncomfortable that most people aren’t willing ... Read more Read more ›
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I used to think wealth was something that happened to other people. The ones who got lucky with timing, or had rich parents, or stumbled into the right opportunity at the right moment. Then I watched some of my peers from their early twenties start making choices that seemed small at the time. Nothing dramatic. ... Read more Read more ›
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My dad worked at the same factory for thirty years. Clock in, clock out, pension at the end. That was the path. That was what you did. When I left my corporate job in my mid-thirties to start my own consultancy, he was proud but worried. I’d thrown away the security everyone told me to ... Read more Read more ›
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I still remember the panic attack that hit me at twenty-seven, hunched over my laptop at 2 A.M., trying to finish three articles I’d agreed to write in the same week. My chest felt tight, my hands were shaking, and I couldn’t catch my breath. That night taught me something crucial: saying yes to everything ... Read more Read more ›
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I spent years in corporate watching two types of people get things done. The first type were loud. They dominated meetings, talked over colleagues, made sure everyone knew who was in charge. They got results, but they also left a trail of resentment behind them. The second type were quieter. They didn’t raise their voices ... Read more Read more ›
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I used to think big changes required big actions. When I started my own consultancy in my mid-thirties, I thought I needed to completely overhaul everything at once. New morning routine, new work systems, new habits across the board. You can probably guess how that went. What I’ve learned since then is that transformation doesn’t ... Read more Read more ›
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I used to think my dad was wasting his time. Every evening after his shift at the factory, he’d spend fifteen minutes reading the newspaper cover to cover. Not just the headlines, the whole thing. Union newsletters too. Meanwhile, I’d watch other people my age binge entire series in a weekend or scroll through their ... Read more Read more ›
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I still remember the exact moment I checked my bank account at twenty-seven and saw $847. That was everything I had left after selling my first company and burning through most of the money trying to keep my second startup alive. The irony wasn’t lost on me. I’d managed to successfully exit one business but ... Read more Read more ›
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I grew up watching my parents stress about money every month. My dad worked in a factory, my mum in retail, and both made deliberate choices about where every pound went. Then I spent years in corporate around people who’d never worried about money a day in their lives. The contrast in how these two ... Read more Read more ›
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Last Tuesday, I was on a call with a founder who swore he didn’t have time for routines. He rolled his eyes when I brought it up, said routines were for people who needed structure because they lacked discipline. Three months later, his company hit a wall. Not because of market conditions or competition. Because ... Read more Read more ›
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I used to think weekends were about collapsing. Five days of client calls, emails, deadlines, and then Saturday and Sunday were for sleeping late, scrolling mindlessly, maybe running errands if I felt motivated. By Sunday night, I’d feel more drained than I had on Friday. The weird thing was, I knew people who seemed to ... Read more Read more ›
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I used to think motivation was supposed to feel like something. You know, that electric buzz you get when you start a new project or set a big goal. The kind of energy that makes you want to work until 2 AM because you’re just so fired up about what you’re building. Then my second ... Read more Read more ›
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I was having coffee with my sister last week when she mentioned our mum had called her up, worried sick. Why? Because my sister had just put down a deposit on a flat without saving the traditional 20%. “She kept saying I was being reckless,” my sister told me. “That I should wait until I ... Read more Read more ›
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There was a period during my consultancy years when I’d wake up exhausted despite sleeping seven or eight hours. Not just tired, but that deep fatigue where even thinking about the day ahead felt overwhelming. I’d assumed the tiredness came with the territory. Running your own business means long hours, stress, unpredictable income. Of course ... Read more Read more ›
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About three years ago, I found myself in a meeting room at 4 PM on a Friday, completely exhausted from a week of intense negotiations with investors. My startup was bleeding cash. We needed this funding round or we’d have to lay off half the team. The venture capitalist across from me had been grilling ... Read more Read more ›
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I used to think resistance was a sign of strength. That fighting against what I couldn’t control somehow meant I was staying sharp, refusing to settle. Then I covered a series of interviews with executives who’d built multi-million dollar companies, and something unexpected kept showing up in their answers. They all talked about giving up ... Read more Read more ›
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There’s a particular brand of frustration I remember from my twenties working in corporate. Colleagues earning decent salaries, some making more than I did, constantly complaining about money. Not in a casual way, but with genuine anxiety about making it to the next payday. What struck me wasn’t that they earned too little. It was ... Read more Read more ›
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I was sitting in a coffee shop last week when I overheard two guys in their late twenties talking. One was complaining about how everyone around him seemed to have it all figured out while he was still “figuring things out.” His mate nodded and said something that stuck with me: “Yeah, but some people ... Read more Read more ›
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My dad worked in a factory outside Manchester. Every Friday, he’d come home, put his wages on the kitchen table, and my mum would sort through what went where. Nothing fancy, no spreadsheets or apps. Just discipline and a clear understanding that money doesn’t stretch itself. Growing up in that household, I absorbed certain habits ... Read more Read more ›
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