Cory Warfield

My reach could be yours too {2.5M+ imp/mo to 500K+ followers of AI, Tech, Sales, Entrepreneurship} e/acc; p(Doom) = [loading]. Podcaster/Investor/Author/Speaker/Amplifier/Impactor. LLMs, LWMs, LAMs. Opinions are my own.

I’m a nut. I lost a recording contract in 1997 when another caucasian rapper from the midwest started gaining popularity, and it knocked me off my perceived trajectory back then.

I did a stint as a software tester at Rand McNally when I was let go from the label, while simultaneously building websites and chat forums that I facilitated - mostly in the online hip-hop space. I then became a metrologist (science of weights and measures) at Searle Pharmaceutical Research, while still fronting bands that were booked for some fun gigs around the midwest, but never beyond.

But ultimately “not making it” as a “rockstar” really set me on an anomalous “career trajectory”. I ended up working in restaurants - initially as a dishwasher, then a busboy, then waiter, then bartender, then manager. I got certified as a sommelier, did the corporate wine director thing, helped open a top-tier steakhouse, and ultimately burnt out on being a “servant in the castle” (no judgement).

So I studied entrepreneurship, machine learning, brushed back up on coding, and was fortunate to have cofounded a B2B SaaS company using data to help restaurants schedule more predictably. We raised several rounds of funding, and I was ultimately able to exit that company (after a Forbes feature, recognition from BuiltIn, national media and more) to pursue what had helped me start and scale the company - LinkedIn.

As a LinkedIn Top Voice with over a half-million followers and a newsletter here with over 200k subscribers, I now coach executives, founders, speakers and authors to become influencers here and to turn that into a perpetual pipeline for inbound opportunities.

I’ve also gone on to help cofound and join tech companies at an early stage in the venture studio space (DCRBN), music tech space (We J, Starchild), proof of humanhood space (VRFD), seemingly conscious AI (LovingIs AI), phygital intelligence (Phyll), Space Exploration (Ascend), and I am a proud Entrepreneur In Residence at the Founder Institute where I was a co-managing director and Mentor in Excellence (3x).

I do occasionally angel invest as well as help startups raise capital, I’ve helped onboard Grammy winning multiplatinum artists to some of my ventures, I am a public speaker available via PepTalk agency, and a persona here on LinkedIn obsessed with UBI, AI on the blockchain, dogs, music, and community.

If you perceive alignment, feel free to reach out. I’m also currently quietly scaling a virtual influencer agency in the baby space. Happy to sync.

President

After serving on the Board of Directors at World Game Changers for some time and learning how powerful their work and team are, completely buying into the vision and initiatives, and deeply understanding how emergent technologies can help the organization further our commitments and humanitarian work, I have humbly accepted the appointment to President, and am eager to continue the incredible and much needed work this organization has been facilitating for years. 

In 2018 we had coworking; in 2026 we have Cowork. We work, just differently… and this will likely be a throughline throughout the year. Up for a good read? I invite you to dig into Tech For Good issue 39. Enjoy!

Cory  Warfield

This issue’s headline isn’t hyperbole – things are truly changing. From advancements with CRISPR, in humanoid robots becoming far more lifelike in vir

Open article: Things are fundamentally changing in AI – what we all  by Cory Warfield • 7 min read

Things are fundamentally changing in AI – what we all

“We’ve seen this movie before”… robots that can build themselves sounds like an absolutely terrible idea to most of us, but here we are.

It’s important to truly take stock of where we are at societally – humanoid robots are now available to rent for home use, flying cars can be purchased & flown, both quantum chips & quantum computing are becoming commercial (you can literally use IBM’s quantum computing for free right now), Google has edge AI available locally for free & has launched licensing at skills.google.com, while OpenAI is also launching a jobboard alongside their own certification program.

The future of work will not look anything like what the workscape has for generations, nor will the human condition from lifespan, experience, healthcare, likely quality of life in many regards. “It’s quite a time to be alive” indeed.

There’s legitimate cause for concern as the machines develop recursive learning, some systems are beginning to show the potential for time travel which could have implications on our reality too, but sufficient reasons for optimism as well (I have a talk on intelligence & how it could usher in ‘near immortality’, the potential for time travel etc that’s still relevent & interesting though 1.5 years old – quick 15-min watch if you want to dive deeper on some this this here https://lnkd.in/gWqUsDnJ).

Genuinely the next few years will belong to those who know the right tools to use, & how to use them. For 2026 I’ve switched my core offering from coaching individuals 1:1 to become LinkedIn influencers with strategies to monetize that, to 10-person cohorts (one per month) where I teach the 10 members the LinkedIn stuff I’ve taught my private clients & we work on all’s strategies collectively while I also teach about tools to use for everything from website & presentation design to building apps, filling pipelines, training & deploying agents & more.

Seats are $1,000, are obviously very limited, & require approval as I’m highly selective (I put my personal brand behind those with whom I work, also I don’t support directly competitive persona, etc), so while they’re not ‘first come first served’, once I’ve accepted the ten people into it, enrollment is closed.

So while I can’t inherently teach us how to safeguard against self-building robots (maybe self-healing soon too – a Japanese company just revealed their glass that repairs itsself when broken; also we see human brain stem cells generating compute, so it’s not beyond the scope possible for robots to soon have biologic brains, possibly organs as well), I can teach how to do things like be discovered in LLMs as a recommendation (GEO - generative e fine optimization; a really big deal right now), go viral on LinkedIn (& other social medias), how to automate much of your repetitive workflow, how to scale ventures, & am building communities simultaneously. I welcome you to apply if it resonates.

🎥 VC: @robo_tuo X

#techforgood #ai #growth

How vibe-coded apps work. 😂🤣 
(🎥/✍🏼 as seen on @chatgptricks IG)

We hear that ‘age is just a number’, but it’s proven out all the time when we see this level of talent, competence & confidence across the spectrum.

This little crooner hitting these notes like a professional is Bug, a 4 year old girl who’s become a viral sensation alongside her mom Brooke. Bug (Kiera) has Septo Optic Dyaplasia, Nystagmus & autism, which has presented the duo with obstacles, challenges, & perceived setbacks, but they’ve chosen to prevail, overcome, & tap-in to Bug’s potential – sharing her music, talent, & presence with the world. Initially going viral with her rendition of a Selene Dion song, this rendition of M.J.’s “Man in the Mirror” is nothing short of remarkable.

As we inch closer to what many experts are calling a “post-labor economy” (there will be a transitional period, & we may never truly ‘fully get there’, but tools like Claude Cowork show us how close we may be getting), I’ve been adamantly discussing & postulating that there are 2 skills that everyone – of all ages – should be focusing on:

developing an ENTREPRENEURIAL mindset, & a personal brand.

Of the 2, becoming entrepreneurial minded is far more critical, in my opinion, but both are going to be key drivers of most’s success in this new future we are entering en masse.

Being entrepreneurially minded doesn’t inherently mean starting a company & trying to become a unicorn; rather, it refers to being able to find solutions to problems you experience (or see others experience), create the solutions when you don’t find ones readily available, to be able to rally resources as needed (capital, whether human, financial, material etc.), & to be able to identify ways to make money for yourself by providing value & finding the intersection of that & being compensated, without reliance on a W2 ft position.

Being a personal brand refers to strategically being known in the right circles for something specific – putting yourself out there for opportunities to present themselves to you.

Brooke&bug (@brooke3932 / TT) have done an amazing job with their personal brand, as well as forging a path forward for themselves with an entrepreneurial mindset – they have a lot to keep up with, as Bug requires daily hormones & care; but as the saying goes ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way’.

We can all glean much from this example, reminder, & stark message as we truly experience the human condition changing around us, at scale, in real time.

As a 1:1 coach, as well as now leading 10-person group coaching cohorts monthly, I help individuals become personal brands, influencers, cultivate their entrepreneurial mindsets, as well as learn the best-in-class available tools for their specific offerings (I teach generative engineering optimization GEO, agentic workflows, vibe-whatever, digital twins, digital employees, agentic agency et al on a case-by-case basis). DMs open.

Wishing YOU a great week ahead.

🎥 VC: @brooke3932 TT

#techforgood #growth #personalbranding #geo #ai #mindset

Perhaps we don’t need to work for someone else afterall. We can all draw from Khabi’s playbook that just took him from $0 – $1B in 5 years *building a personal brand* *without saying a word*. EPIC!

First, huge congrats to Khabi Lame, the world’s biggest TikTokker at over 160M followers, for his recent exit for $900–975M. This is a record smasher & has massive implications for creators, & those building personal brands.

Downsized from a factory job due to Covid in 2020, Khabi downloaded TikTok instead of seeking another job. Lacking customary setups like ring lights, quality microphones (& other items many others use their lack of to not go for it with their own personal brands), Khabi used his cell phone with a cracked screen, propped against a water bottle, to start reacting to others’ over-the-top “life hack” videos on social media. By not speaking, but rather being expressive nonverbally, Khabi was able to appeal to a global audience, rather than be restricted to a specific population.

By being relatable & bringing joy to his fans via humor, he starting pushing numbers that earned him brand sponsorship by companies like HUGO BOSS & Binance, as well as substantial ad revenue (aka OpenAI’s new business model.

The size of the acquisition is staggering, a result of his face, identity & audience being valuable assets, & the deal comes with his digital avatar & brand in perpetuity.

This video is cool, because we actually hear him speak to his fan, legendary artist Devon Rodriguez, thanking him, but his nonverbal viral videos have become his brand. Charlie Chaplin was a global movie star of his era who also didn’t speak – Charlie amazed amassed a fortune of $100M, a relative $500M in today’s dollars, but notably Khabi went to zero to double that in 5 years without having to go that same “corporate route”.

To me the lessons here are priceless – be authentic, put yourself out there, find your unique zone of genius, own it, don’t worry about naysayers, don’t wait until you’re ready, & also: know your audience & pick your platform.

For Khabi, being let go was the best thing to happen to him – but because he accepted it as a new beginning.

Although I’m about 160M followers behind him, & at least $899M lol, as a personal brand & content creator myself, I’m inspired to the fullest. I also would be remiss if I didn’t mention that I coach others to become viral personal brands here on LinkedIn as well. DMs always open.

I also applaud artist Devon here, who’s almost at 10M followers on IG, for following his dreams, honing his talents, putting himself out there as a creator & personal brand as well, bring joy to others in personal as well as digitally, vicariously. There are no shortages of ways to monetize a personal brand – but it does take getting started, & having both vision & strategy.

So again, cheers, Khabi. You’ve achieved something truly remarkable – I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next for you.

🎥 VC: @devonrodriguezart IG

Want to see something cool? We all know we’re ’in a moment’ where AI is capable of quite a bit, but the results are usually directly commensurate to the level of human talent behind it. Said differently, the tools alone aren’t enough – it requires capable, talented, trained, & (& this can’t be emphasized enough) CREATIVE people who can push the boundaries of what’s possible.

This morning I’d seen a fun Pixar-style short video of a dog returning a VHS tape in IG, & almost posted it here as a testament to how great AI video generation has become; the caption marveled that it took the “AI director only 8 days”. Then it hit me that our team at DCRBN, at the helm of our own AI director & protégé Bret Jenny, had even better AI films that truly showcase what’s possible, such as this trailer he made for a fictitious movie, “El Patron” (it took him less than a week, too, but it’s not a contest lol).

I hope to convey several messages here with this epic video, namely:
• yes, the tools ARE really ‘that good’ now, if we know which ones to use & how to use them
• to get superior results we need not only mastery of the tools, but our human creativity that transcends training models
• industries are already actively being disrupted; our collective preparedness is mission critical

To see more of Bret’s work, & to potentially work with him on creative, ads, campaigns, shows etc., check out https://6frame.com (oh, he makes websites too – this site is so beautiful). Also, at DCRBN we are a venture studio who help startups we believe in raise, scale, build, strategize, migrate to blockchain, & exit (learn more at https://dcrbn.io). We have an extensive team of highly accomplished fractional C-suite from CGO (growth), CRO (revenue), CIO (investment), CFO (financial), CTO (technology), CMO (marketing), CGO (growth), CDO (data), CSO (strategy), CLCO (legal compliance) and more to help our portcos.

A big paradigm shift that is underway that we are focused on at DCRBN for our clients if GEO – generative engine optimization, the “what’s next” for SEO. As fewer & fewer of us use search engines, opting instead for LLMs, the old “do-follow, high-domain, long tail keywords” methodology is rendered obsolete, replaced by embedding in the AI models.

I am teaching GEO in my small monthly cohorts this year as well – every month I’m leading a 10-person group coaching where I work with all 10 members to go viral routinely on LinkedIn with strategies to monetize their influence, how to find & master the best AI tools for their specific usecases, how to build (products, apps, sites, videos, music, agentic workflows, et al), how to fill their pipelines with inbound opportunities (leads, speaking engagements, jobs, investment, more). Seats are $1K usd each; I’m currently interviewing for February’s cohort. DM/message with interest.

I hope this video entertained & inspired you. It’s amazing to see what amazing people with AI tools are capable of.

#techforgood #aigenerated #ai

Here we are. While there are definitely ways that we can tell these videos aren’t genuine, seeing “me” rap about LinkedIn viral growth, Google Notebook LM & my current cohort in a 55-second video generated by OpenAI’s Sora may hold several ‘unlocks’, even as we see more AI platforms releasing video generation functionality, & anticipate a potentially big AI newsweek ahead.

To begin, we know this isn’t real because I’m legitimately a better rapper than these AI generated snippets (also, when making AI music I at least write my own lyrics, but I didn’t write these), & because of the Sora watermarks (I for one won’t remove these in the name of transparency). There’s also an extra hand in one one-second scene (first person to send me a correct screenshot wins my viral growth masterclass I sell otherwise for $750).

But it’s also very peculiar to me how much the mannerisms, inflection, even delivery & pronunciations here, as well as in all my Sora-generated cameos of me really do sound & seem so. much. like. me. It’s uncanny. Granted there are tons of videos of me online doing public speaking, rapping, doing interviews etc. so potentially the model was actually “trained on me” far beyond the minuscule trained Sora asks for to train our cameos; but it’s still just so noteworthy.

How did I get a 55 second video from Sora? You can generate videos at either 10- or 15- second lengths, but prior to posting them (on Sora; while they’re still drafts) you can select 2 at once to “splice” together, & can then even slice together sliced videos (that’s how these 4 ‘became 1’, though with no transitions).

Also, in these snippets 🎥 I rap about my viral growth coaching, as well as my new monthly group cohorts (10-people, $1K ea., less than 17% what I charge for my 1:1 coaching), as well as my 2024 & 2025 AI Tool of the Year, Google Notebook LM. I am teaching my private & group clients how to use Notebook for many things – critically, GEO (generative engine optimization), as well as all my other “AI tricks” & LinkedIn “growth hacks” to fill pipelines inbound. DMs open.

In AI news, Claude has opened Cowork to all Pro users now (was just Max), but it’s only available on the desktop version of Claude yet. Cowork will be one of the biggest disruptors of the year, & can use Remotion to generate fantastic videos with Claude (as well as learn to do anything you do online as you do, then do those tasks in perpetuity for you agentically). Groq and Meta both have video generators, & Google’s (Veo 3.1) is highly capable, but one of the things to look for out of Open AI soon (in addition to hardware & GPT 5.3!!🧄) is an emphasis on physics in their models (“not just language”) as they continue their quest to achieve AGI.

Finally, this week we anticipate finally officially hearing from Google DeepMind about what happened last year in Santa Barbara with their quantum AI chip, Willow (which I’ve reported on previously). STAY TUNED.

#aigenerated #techforgood #coryconnects #ai

There is speculation that several recent tech-experiments may have truly changed reality, our current timeline, & maybe even our pasts. Let’s dig in (also, this isn’t really me at 16 singing with a robot, but it was too fun not to share & the lyrics may resonate by the end of the post).

2025 Nobel Prize in Physics went to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, & John M. Martinis for their work with macroscopic quantum systems, tunneling, & energy quantisation in an electric circuit, showing potential for what some are calling “retrocausality” (for fellow nerds the formula is Pₓ = (F • T • K • S) / (N • Wₓ), legend of variables in the comments); for deeper reading check out (“Quantum Eden”).

But also late last year in Santa Barbara, Google DeepMind’s Willow (quantum chip) also exhibited what mathematically presents as having time traveled, & even as back as 2012 at CERN with the large hadron collider (LHC) there has been speculation that our human timeline may have shifted, or been broken”.

There’s more to all of this, but I’ll save it for the newsletter, which will have a quantum focus in light of what Groq & others are doing, but I do want to keep things moving in this post to OpenAI, who just announced their 2025 revenue which was (drumroll please)… $20B! That’s massive, & has scaled directly with their increase of compute – the more compute they have, the more products they can support, which makes more revenue, which gets more compute, et al.

They’re likely in the vicinity of break-even at $20B, which is a bit staggering, but they are rolling out ads as well as an $8/mo “go” program, & are launching a jobboard as well as licensing & certification (Google also is starting this – check out skills.google; in contrast to OpenAI, Google’s TTM is $400B), so 2026 could potentially be a $100B revenue year, with some of that being profit (also staggering in such short order).

So while this video is an AI generated (Sora) video of me and a robot doing a duet about pelle wanting to hire me, “giving me money to make money”, & not really me (I’m glad it doesn’t actually look like me as a teen, as “in this timeline” the video cameos of me on Sora really capture my essence, look, etc), why you may resonate with the lyrics is that now that my 10-person January coaching cohort is underway, I’m beginning to interview for the 10 who will comprise the February cohort.

Seats are $1K/ea, & members will become viral influencers here with personalized strategies to monetize it & fill their pipelines, but will also learn how to use AI to build products, content, pipeline, & especially to learn generative engine optimization (GEO, already replacing SEO & mission critical for brands though most are totally ignorant yet).

So while I myself don’t know if technology has actually changed our past, or to what extent it’s time traveled or how that’s impacted the current moment, but I do know that knowing tech right now can change our future present moments.

#aigenerated #ai

Global Innovator | Humanitarian | National Geographic Explorer | United Nations Visionary Award Recipient | TED Speaker

Aloha, I’m Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey

I help leaders make clearer decisions when conditions keep changing.

In the Pacific, navigators call this wayfinding:
staying oriented in motion, reading what’s real, 
trusting your inner compass, and course-correcting calmly.

Many leaders are carrying high-stakes pressure:

• uncertainty without clear answers
• burnout they don’t talk about
• markets shifting faster than strategy
• the sense that the old map no longer fits

My work helps you:

• see clearly (inside and out)
• reduce decision overload and choose the next right step
• course-correct with steadiness as conditions change
• return to True North: values, meaning, alignment

I’m a National Geographic Explorer and anthropologist (PhD in ethnonavigation). 
I translate timeless wayfinding wisdom into practical frameworks for modern life.

I’m currently building a digital wayfinding companion for decision mastery. 
Planned release: mid-April 2026.

From those who’ve experienced my work:

“Elizabeth's timeless insights provided critical unlocks to our team and will no doubt do the same for a broad audience.” 

Ashley Grice, CEO BCG BrightHouse

"Elizabeth is a spellbinding presenter who embodies an inimitable coherence as a daring explorer, visionary, and courageous advocate for cultures around the world."

Dr. Chellie Spiller, Leader-in-Residence, Oxford University

"Elizabeth has greatly honored her cultural heritage. She is superbly qualified for her global quest to find and protect the essence of at-risk cultures." 

Captain Don Walsh, National Geographic, Ocean Elder

Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey

The people you keep close 
shape the person you become.

Not through grand gestures.
Through quiet moments of belief 
when you doubt yourself.

It's been true for me.

Each time, the difference between 
staying stuck and moving forward 
came down to one thing:

The voices I let into my inner circle.

This is what I learned from those voices:

Some people light fires. 
Others tend them. 

The rarest ones sit with you in the dark 
until morning comes.

You need all three.

The colleague who sees 
your potential before you do.

The friend who stays steady 
when you're not.

The mentor who celebrates small wins 
like they're milestones.
Because they are.

At this stage of life, 
we're choosing people who energize us.

We're building connections 
that feel like true partnership.

We're keeping company 
with those who expand our vision.

Your circle should make you braver, 
not smaller.

It should remind you who you are 
when the world tries to tell you who you're not.

Surround yourself with people 
who reflect your strength back to you.

Not because they're perfect.
But because they're real.

Share with those who 
want to protect their peace.

For daily insights on intentional leadership, 
join me, Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey.

Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey 

Helping leaders navigate with greater clarity | National Geographic Explorer | United Nations Visionary Award Recipient | TED Speaker

Most people don't fail because they lack talent.

They fail because they stop believing.

You've started over before. 
Maybe more than once.

You may be standing at another edge, 
wondering if you still have what it takes.

If so, I understand what you're going through.

You may feel exhausted from holding it together.
Wonder why decisions don't feel as clear.
Worry this time might be different.

That doubt isn't weakness.

It's the cost of caring deeply 
about what comes next.

Belief isn't something you find. 
It's something you practice.

One small decision at a time.
One honest conversation.
One step when you're not sure.

A year from now, 
you won't remember the fear.

You'll remember the moment 
you chose to trust yourself anyway.

Not because it was easy.
Not because you had all the answers.

But because you decided your next chapter 
mattered more than your comfort.

Repost for those standing at their own edge.

For daily insights on intentional leadership,
join me, Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey.

I didn’t quit my career.
My life quit it for me.

I spent 15 years building a career.
Then life said: "start over."

Seven times.

Each time felt like failure. 
Like I'd missed some invisible rulebook 
everyone else had memorized.

After decades of reinvention, 
the chaos wasn't random.

Hard conversations I avoided 
taught me courage.

Projects that collapsed 
taught me resilience.

Moments I felt obsolete 
taught me adaptation.

Every time I felt a loss of identity,
I learned who I actually was.

The skills I needed for what came next 
were being forged in what felt 
like falling apart.

Your uncertainty right now isn't
evidence you're behind.

It's preparation.

- The pressure you feel leading through fog.

- The exhaustion from holding it together.

- The quiet fear that you've peaked.

These aren't signs you're failing. 
They're the exact conditions that build 
the steadiness you'll need for what's ahead.

What you're going through isn't punishment.

It's preparation for what you asked for, 
even if you didn't know you were asking.

The question isn't whether you 
can handle what's coming.

It's whether you'll trust that everything 
so far has been getting you ready.

Think of one moment in the past year 
that felt like a setback. Write down what 
strength it actually built in you. 

That's the pattern worth seeing.

For daily insights on Inner Leadership, 
join me, Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey.

Real luxury isn't what they're selling you.

It's waking up without an alarm.
Walking to your kitchen in silence.
Making tea while the world 
is still quiet.

I spent years collecting symbols 
that meant nothing.

The title that impressed strangers.
The watch that said I'd made it.
The calendar so full it proved
I was indispensable.

Then burnout taught me
what I'd been trading away:

• Saturday mornings with nowhere to be
• Conversations that go deeper than work
• Sleep that actually restores you
• The ability to say 'no' without justifying it

The people I admire most
don't own the most expensive things.

They own their attention.
Their energy.
Their peace of mind.

They've learned the difference between
being busy and being fulfilled.

True luxury is building a life
you don't need to escape from.

Everything else is just noise
we've been convinced to call success.

Repost for those redefining wealth.

For daily insights on intentional living,
join me, Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey.

One of the hardest things you'll do
is stop holding on so tight.

Most people I work with are exhausted not from 
doing too much, but from holding too hard.

Gripping the role that no longer fits.
Gripping the client who drains you.
Gripping the identity you've built.

Detachment isn't giving up. It's clearing space.

When you stop chasing what doesn't want you, 
you make room for what does.

When you stop begging for the seat at the table, 
you build your own table.

When you stop settling for misalignment, 
you finally hear your own compass.

This is the work of your next chapter:

• Let the wrong opportunities fall away
• Let go of relationships that cost more than they give
• Stop defending choices that no longer serve you
• Trust that what's meant for you won't require force

Detachment is the quiet strength that comes from 
knowing your worth doesn't need external validation.

Let go. Make space. Watch what arrives.

Share with those who are ready to start trusting.

For daily insights on intentional leadership,
join me, Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey.

Most leaders I know are exhausted.

Not tired. Exhausted.

They've built the career, 
earned the title, checked every box.

But somewhere along the way, 
they lost themselves.

After decades of starting over, 
I've learned:

The markers of real wealth 
aren't on your resume.

1. They're in your body:

• Can you sleep through the night?
• Do you have energy for what matters?
• Can you move without pain?

2. They're in your mind:

• Can you sit in silence without spiraling?
• Do you trust your own judgment?
• Can you let go of what you can't control?

3. They're in your circle:

• Do your people see the real you?
• Can you be honest without performing?
• Do they make you better or just busier?

The truth most won't say out loud...

You can have every external win 
and still feel hollow inside.

Because success without peace isn't wealth.
Achievement without health isn't winning.
Status without real connection is just noise.

The people who last 
don't optimize for more.

They protect what actually sustains them.

Repost for those interested in 
the markers of real wealth.

For daily insights on intentional leadership, 
join me, Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey.

Choose people you don’t need to recover from.
That’s the standard.

At Google, I advised a senior leader.
He repeated one standard: 
“We must play a bigger game.”

Most people say things like that.
Then they walk into a room 
and start playing small.

He did the opposite.

He didn’t lead with volume or title.
He led with how he treated people.

Before a meeting, he’d look around.
Not for the most important person.
But for the one who hadn’t spoken yet.

He’d pull them in with a simple question.
“What are you seeing?”

He wasn't testing them.
He was including them.

He gave credit in public.
And feedback in private.

It never felt strategic.
That’s what stayed with me.

I walked out of those meetings clearer.
Calmer. More like myself.

I started paying attention to these signals.

Not charisma.
Competence.
Or the perfect resume.

Instead, an inspiring "bigger" game
based on respect, awareness, generosity.

Whether you’re building a relationship, 
team, or community, choose the people who:

1. Are gentle with your hard days.

They don’t punish you for being human.
They adjust without making you feel weak.

 2. Don't compete with your growth.

They don’t get quiet when you win.
They don’t make it about them.
They celebrate you and mean it.

3. Show up when there's nothing to gain.

No visibility. 
No advantage. 
No applause.
 
4. Notice when your light dims.

They catch the change before you say it.
They ask one question: “Are you okay?”
Then they listen.

5. Make room for your dreams.

They don’t shrink your ideas 
to fit their comfort. They help you name 
the next brave step.

6. Leave you more hopeful than 
when they arrived.

After time with them, your shoulders relax.
Your mind gets quiet.
You remember what matters.

My simple test is this:
Do I feel better or worse with this person?

Who’s someone that brings out your best?

For daily insights on Mastery and Mindset, 
join me, Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey.

Humanitarian | National Geographic Explorer | United Nations Visionary Award | TED Speaker

Your week is won in minutes.
The first 20 decide everything.

Tomorrow is Monday.

The holidays are over.
The inbox is full.
The to-do list is long.

How you frame the first week back determines 
the entire month ahead.

I used to come back from breaks feeling like 
I'd lost ground.

Like I needed to immediately justify my value 
through productivity.

I'd push hard, say yes to everything, 
and burn out by Wednesday.

The guilt of taking time off became heavier 
than the work itself.

I kept doing this until I couldn't anymore.

The pressure wasn't coming from my work.
It was coming from my belief that rest 
made me less valuable.

This week, I'm not apologizing for taking time off.
I'm not letting other people's urgency 
become my emergency.

I'm not trying to do everything at once.

I'm choosing one thing that moves me forward.

I'm protecting my energy like the resource it is.
I'm showing up with intention, not just obligation.

You don't need to be perfect this week.
You just need to be present.

The first week isn't about catching up.
It's about setting the tone 
for everything that follows.

So tomorrow, when Monday arrives, 
meet it with quiet strength.

Not because you have to prove anything.
But because you know 
what you're capable of.

What's the one thing you're choosing to 
focus on this week?

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under pressure.

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You're standing at a threshold 
you didn't plan for.

The path that carried you here just ended. 
The next one isn't visible yet.

Lessons I've learned in major transitions:

1. The discomfort isn't a warning sign.
It's the way through.

2. You don't need to see the full path 
to take the next step.

3. You need something else entirely: 
trust in your inner compass.

4. The stillpoint within you 
has always been there. Quiet and precise. 

Most people at this crossroads 
do one of two things:

They retreat to what feels safe.
Or they step into what's possible.

I've chosen the second path multiple times.

Each one of them felt like 
starting from scratch. 

Each time I was wrong about that.

You're not starting from zero 
when you rebuild in your second act.

Something changes when you're rebuilding 
instead of building fresh.

You stop navigating by external markers.
You start trusting internal guidance.

You learn to read the terrain, 
sense direction, 
and trust the next right step.

The metrics change completely.

You stop measuring:

• Whether you're keeping pace 
with people half your age

• If this matches your original plan

You start measuring:

• Whether this aligns 
with your inner compass

• If you're honoring 
what that stillpoint tells you

Your next chapter won't mirror your last one.

It's going to surprise you.

Not because you forced it into being.

But because you trusted the process 
when you couldn't see the full picture.

If you found this helpful, share it with those 
who are navigating a transition.

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If mental clarity is wealth, 
we’re in a recession.

Notifications pinging.
Multiple browser tabs demanding attention.
Podcasts, articles, updates.

All are competing for the same mental space.

We mistake consumption for productivity.

Your brain wasn't designed for this.

The executives I work with
often feel mentally exhausted.

Not because they lack focus.
But because they're trying to focus
on everything at once.

Your attention is finite.
Your mental bandwidth has limits.

The clearest leaders I know
protect their cognitive space
like their most valuable resource.

They turn off non-essential notifications.
They batch similar tasks together.

They create buffer zones
between intense work sessions.

They understand that saying ‘yes’
to every information stream
means saying ‘no’ to deep thinking.

Mental clarity isn't about
processing more information faster.

It's about choosing what deserves
your mental energy in the first place.

Your next breakthrough won't come
from consuming more content.

It will come from creating space
for your best ideas to surface.

Repost for those ready to protect
their mental well-being.

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Change doesn’t wait for your approval. 
It waits for your trust.

Most people think transformation 
is about having a plan.

It's not.

It's about dissolving.

At 50, when my husband died, 
I found myself standing 
in the rubble of everything I knew.

Logic said stay.
Stay where the memories lived.
Stay where it felt safe.
Stay where it made sense.

But something deeper whispered: 

California.

I had no plan.
No job waiting.
No logical reason to go.

Just an inner knowing 
that wouldn't be silenced.

That whisper was my instincts 
guiding me through the darkness.

The truth about transformation 
is that it feels like dying 
before it feels like living.

The caterpillar doesn't just grow wings.

It dissolves.
Completely.
Into nothing recognizable.

No map through the dissolution.
No roadmap for the in-between.

Just trust in what wants to emerge.

Your deepest instincts are 
your compass when 
everything else fails.

They feel the pull 
before your mind understands.

They sense the opening 
before your eyes can see it.

They know the way forward
when logic offers only fear.

Transformation is:

1. Messy before it's beautiful.
2. Terrifying before it's liberating.
3. Confusing before it's sacred.

But your body knows the path
when your mind is lost.

The whisper that says "go."
The pull that says "now."  
The knowing that says "yes."

Instead of asking:
"What if I'm making a mistake?"

Ask:
"What if my instincts see 
what my mind cannot?"

I followed that whisper to California.

Not because it made sense.
Because it made me alive again.

In the space between 
who I was and who I was becoming,
instinct was my guide.

It led me home to myself.

What's calling you to trust more deeply?

Share with those navigating 
their own transformation.

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Most redirections don't feel like upgrades.

They feel like failures.

Like proof you missed something.
Or, evidence you're falling behind.

When you stop measuring redirections against 
where you thought you'd be, and start measuring 
them against who you're becoming, 
everything changes.

1. The layoff that felt like rejection 
becomes the exit you needed.

2. The pivot that looked like retreat 
becomes the recalibration you avoided.

3. The change that seemed like loss 
becomes the clearing you required.

Not because you're putting a positive
spin on it.

But because you've built enough self-trust 
to know you don't need the old path 
to validate you.

A secret to happiness is to have 
so much love for yourself that any redirection 
in life feels like an upgrade.

That's not about affirmations.

It's about knowing your worth isn't tied to a title, 
a trajectory, or someone else's timeline.

When you trust yourself that deeply, 
redirections stop feeling like setbacks.

They start feeling like course corrections.

And that shift changes everything.

Repost this for those who 
are navigating a redirection.

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Starting over doesn't mean you're behind.
It means you're brave enough 
to begin again.

If you're standing at the edge of a major transition right 
now, you might be wondering if you have what it takes.

You do.

After rebuilding my life from scratch at 50, I learned 
something that completely shifted how I think about 
starting over:

I went from being a married executive and co-owner 
to a widow starting over when the company dissolved.

Everything I'd built with my husband was gone.
Yet, my past wasn't wasted. 

Every year I invested, every challenge I faced, 
every decision I made built something in me 
that can't be taken away.

Resilience. 
Fortitude. 

The ability to keep going 
when everything falls apart.

That's not gone. That's yours.

When you're rebuilding and everything feels 
uncertain, these steps helped me find solid ground:

• Stop measuring yourself against 
who you were 10 years ago. 

Your experience didn't disappear. 
It's the foundation you're building from now.

• Write down 3 hard things you've already 
survived. Not to dwell on them. 

To remember you're tougher than you think.

• Take 1 small action today that aligns with 
where you want to go. 

Not where you've been. Where you're headed.

• Trust that the skills you've built over decades 
don't expire. They adapt. 

You've done this before in different forms.

Transition at this stage of life looks different 
than most people think:

You're not starting from zero. 
You're starting from experience. 

Not too old to rebuild, but exactly 
the right age to do it with wisdom. 

And you're moving forward with 
more tools than you had at 30.

Every morning is a choice: 

Either believe the voice that says 
you're too old and you've wasted everything.

Or, remember that you've rebuilt yourself 
more times than you can count. 

You already know how to do hard things.

This is just the next one.

Repost for those facing their own transitions.

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Most people in their 40s to 60s 
don't abandon their dreams.

Instead, they quietly negotiate them down.

A little less ambitious.
A little more "realistic."
A little safer.

I've done this.
For self-protection.
To avoid disappointment.

I’ve also watched brilliant leaders do the same:

• The executive who wanted to start something new 
but stayed for the pension.

• The founder who had a vision 
but settled for what seemed possible.

• The professional who knew their worth 
but accepted what was offered.

They didn't fail.

They just made their dreams smaller 
to fit the life they already had.

After starting over more times than I can count, 
I've noticed something:

Your reality will always try to shrink your dreams.

That's not wisdom. 
That's fear wearing a practical mask.

The real question isn't whether your dream fits 
your current reality.

It's whether you're committed enough 
to build a new one.

Because the ones who actually create what they want 
don't downgrade their vision.

They upgrade their belief in it.

They stop asking "Is this realistic?" 
and start asking "Am I all in?"

Your dream doesn't need to be smaller.

You need to believe in it more.

Repost those who are ready 
to stop negotiating with their potential.

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Real influence isn't about getting people to follow you.
It's about helping them get where they want to go.

When I am truly present for others,
they feel seen, heard, and cared for. 

An unspoken connection is born.

People who actually move things forward
aren't the ones talking about themselves.

They're the ones asking better questions:
"How can I help you?"
"Who should you be connected with?"
"What would success look like for you?"

The Law of Influence is simple:
Your influence grows when you place
others' interests first.

Not as a networking strategy.
Because it's how real relationships work.

Here's what that looks like:

• Share opportunities that don't benefit you
• Make introductions without expecting anything back
• Celebrate someone else's win publicly
• Ask how you can help before talking about what you need
• Remember what matters to them, not just what matters to you

The most influential people I know
built their reputation one conversation at a time.
One moment where they chose to serve
instead of self-promote.

Your influence isn't your title or your followers.
It's how many people are genuinely better off
because they crossed paths with you.

Start there.

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the right way.

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Reinvention begins the moment you decide.
You're no longer available for your old life.
That's when everything shifts.

At 50, newly widowed, I found a travel magazine.
Something stirred so deep I couldn't ignore it.

I was living too small.

I made a commitment to myself: I would travel.
I had no plan. No map. No idea where it would lead.

It led to National Geographic.
First Polynesian Explorer in their history.
And first female fellow. 

Someone once told me I'd never do great things.
That I should be grateful for the job I had.

People project their own fears.
Most often, their opinions are untrue.

You don't need permission to walk away 
from what no longer serves you.
You don't need to wait until it makes sense.

The dream comes before you're ready.
Before you have a plan.
Before you know the next step.

You've already started by considering it.

What version of yourself 
are you no longer available for?

Repost to remind others: 
reinvention starts with one decision.

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We're drowning in content.
And calling it strategy.

Every platform screams:
"Post more. Share more. Create more."

But I've watched people exhaust 
themselves feeding the machine.

I've been there myself.

Creating because we think we should.
Not because we have something worth saying.

But content without meaning is noise.
Meaning becomes increasingly valuable.

After years of watching what actually
cuts through the chaos, here's what separates
content that matters from content that disappears:

1. One focused message beats ten scattered ideas.
Stop trying to cover everything in one post.
Pick one insight. Make it crystal clear.

2. Write for the person lying awake at 2 AM.
The executive questioning their next move.
The leader feeling uncertain about their path.
Not for the algorithm that rewards frequency.

3. Share what you've lived, not what you've learned.
Your battle scars carry more weight
than all the books you've ever read.

4. Before you publish, ask: "Will this matter in a week?"
If the answer is no, save your audience's attention
for something that will.

The creators who actually influence
don't confuse volume with value.

You can post every day.
But only if each post earns
the attention it's asking for.

Something that makes you think.
Something that changes how you see things.

Meaning requires space to breathe.
Noise fills every available moment.

Your audience's attention is sacred.
Let's treat it that way.

Repost for those choosing
substance over frequency.

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Status is rented. 
Character is earned

When you prioritize character,
success becomes inevitable.

Not because you're chasing it,
but because people want to 
work with those they trust.

I've watched this play out
across continents and cultures.

In Kenya, a Maasai elder with no formal education
taught me more about leadership in one afternoon
than four years of college.

His secret wasn't his knowledge.
It was how he listened.
How he made every person feel seen.

I saw this pattern play out around the world.

The fisherman who shared his catch
never went hungry.

The mother who adopted a stranger's sorrows
never lacked for family.

Choosing character over credentials
requires courage that some people lack.

You'll lose opportunities that compromise your values.
You'll speak truth when lies would profit you.
You'll invest in relationships 
that may never "pay off."

This is the cost that our achievement-obsessed world 
doesn't talk about.

The people who sustain success
ask different questions from the start:

Not "How can this help me?"
But "How can I help?"

Not "What will I gain?"
But "What value can I add?"

That shift in orientation
changes everything.

The difference between performative 
and authentic character is simple:

Performative character asks:
"What will make me look good?"

Authentic character asks:
"What's right?"

I've seen executives with impressive credentials
crash and burn over character flaws.

And watched people with modest backgrounds
build empires because they were trustworthy.

The CEO who still answers his own emails.
The billionaire who's lived in the same house for 30 years.
The leader who promotes the person who challenged them.

They understood something
our credential-focused world forgets:

Credentials depreciate.
Character compounds.

Your followers can disappear overnight.
Your degree may lose relevance.
Your title changes with your job.

But your reputation
follows you everywhere.

Here's how to spot authentic character:

1. Watch how a person treats people
who can't help them advance.

2. Listen to how they talk
about people who aren't present.

3. Notice if their private values
match their public persona.

This question is like my North Star:

"If I choose character over credentials,
how does this decision change?"

Suddenly, every choice becomes clearer.
Every relationship deeper.
Every opportunity more meaningful.

We carry two resumes through life:

One lists our achievements.
The other lists our character.

Only one opens doors
that actually matter.

The world will always reward credentials first.
Character takes longer to pay dividends.
But when it does,
the returns are exponential.

Is there a decision you'd make differently
if character was your only currency?

Share with those those building legacies 
and not just resumes.

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join me, Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey. 

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