Touting status, in any area, like an overly enthusiastic gold miner in the 19th century gives the appearance or fools gold rather than actual treasure. Instead of proclaiming what you have highlight what you’ve done. The proof is in the pudding, everything else undermines your appearance.

Grow righteous anger with a pinch of nepotism displayed in an open field. If you can’t win fair, you haven’t won. Justice is only created when injustice is removed.

Not the kind that makes you consider moving to Finland. Often we think forward, about the end state, e.g. how do I make perfect mochi? Inversion is thinking about something in reverse. How would I mess up mochi? What would it look like to overcook it? Now, both forward and backward are helpful mental models….

Up and to the right masks the real story. 10 steps backward and one step forward. Every overnight success took 10 years. Share the story.

You can have transformative experiences in your country. You can have transformative experiences in your state. You can have transformative experiences in your work. You can have transformative experiences in your neighborhood.