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Most people fight to be right. The smartest ones fight to understand. We’re in the golden age of opinions. Everyone has one. Everyone posts them. And disagreement? It's everywhere. But here’s a truth most people miss: Perspective is shaped by position. What looks like a 6 to you might be a 9 to someone else. Same shape. Different angle. Entirely different reality. I used to think leadership meant convincing people I was right. Now I know it means being curious when I think I’m not. Here’s what helped me shift: 1. Pause before responding—ask “What don’t I see?” 2. Assume good intent, even when it’s hard. 3. Listen to understand, not to reload. 4. Remember: different ≠ wrong. Great teams don’t agree on everything. They know how to disagree with respect. That’s what makes them stronger. Because if everyone sees things the same way... You’ll miss the very insight that could change everything. Diversity of thought isn’t a buzzword. It’s a competitive advantage.

Everyone’s launching a podcast. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Most won’t make it past 10 episodes. We’re living in a golden age of voice. Everyone’s got something to say. And that’s awesome... But that’s not what makes a podcast work. The ones that break through? 1. They think like brands. 2. They act like producers. 3. They market like CEOs. Here’s what most people don’t realize about podcasting: - Consistency matters more than creativity. - Niche > broad appeal. - The best shows don’t “interview”—they uncover. - Promotion is 80% of the game. It’s easy to press “record.” It’s hard to create something people actually want to binge. So before you launch your show, ask yourself: 👉 Who is this for? 👉 Why does it matter to them? 👉 What makes this different from everything else? The barrier to entry is low. And that means the bar for quality has never been higher. If you want help launching your show, DM me, happy to help!

Videos Are Shared 1200% More Than Text and Images Combined Yet most people still hesitate to hit record. They stick to safe text posts. They recycle static images. They wonder why their engagement is flatlining. Why Video Wins: 1. It builds trust instantly. People connect with faces, voices, and real expressions. 2. It captures attention faster. The human brain processes visuals 60,000x faster than text. 3. It triggers emotions. People don’t just watch—they feel. And feelings drive action. How to Start (Even If You Hate Video): ✔ Keep it simple. A raw, unpolished 30-second clip > overproduced fluff. ✔ Start with short-form. Attention spans are short—grab them fast. ✔ Hook them in 3 seconds. If they don’t stop scrolling, nothing else matters. ✔ Repurpose like a machine. One video = YouTube, LinkedIn, IG Reels, TikTok, Shorts The internet rewards those who show up on camera. So… are you still hiding behind text?

Brand obsession isn't measured in clicks. It’s measured in how far someone is willing to go for your product. This guy didn’t just eat an In-N-Out burger. He reassembled one—2,000 miles from the nearest location—because the brand meant that much. And still said it was worth it. That’s not a good funnel. That’s not a clever hook. That’s brand gravity. No ad campaign could manufacture that kind of loyalty. No influencer could fake it. This isn’t about convenience. This is about cult-level resonance. → People don't evangelize average. → They go out of their way for remarkable. The kind or remarkable that pulls customers in with irrational loyalty. The kind that doesn’t care how many competitors show up. The kind that makes your product a ritual. If your buyers aren’t doing unreasonable things for your product… You don’t have a marketing problem. You have a resonance problem. Build something they’d carry across the country. Not because they have to. Because they want to. So the next time you're tweaking your funnel, consider this: If nobody’s irrationally obsessed with what you’re building… You're not done building. Shout out to Jonty Young for letting me share this!

Being smart isn’t enough. The world is full of intelligent people with brilliant ideas... ...who never ship anything. Here’s why: They overthink. They wait to be ready. They polish, tweak, and hide behind “strategy.” Meanwhile, someone a little less qualified but 10x bolder... launches. And wins. Why? Because the market rewards action, not IQ. Visibility, not perfection. Conviction, not credentials. Steve Jobs wasn’t hyping dreamers. He was calling out DOERS. So if you're waiting for signs, mentors, or clarity... Stop. Be the lunatic who ships.

You don’t need a new product. You need to revive a forgotten one—with controversy. Jolt Cola is coming back. But not as soda. As a 200mg energy drink built for Gen Z. Why does this matter? Because it’s not just a product launch. It’s a case study in brand memory. Here’s what Redcon1 nailed: 1. Resurrecting a brand people already recognize 2. Leaning into its “too dangerous” controversy 3. Positioning it for a new market (pre-workout + gaming) 4. Using nostalgia to shortcut trust In a world flooded with new ideas, the smartest companies don’t always build. They borrow memory. Because attention doesn’t go to the best product. It goes to the most familiar rebel. What could you revive? An old blog? A defunct brand? A viral idea from 5 years ago? Don’t reinvent. Resurrect.

Most people are sprinting nowhere. They’re moving fast. Checking boxes. Scaling ladders. But they never stop to ask: “Am I climbing the right one?” Here's what I’ve learned: Speed means nothing if you’re headed in the wrong direction. We glorify hustle. But undervalue presence. We obsess over inbox zero. But neglect soul zero. And here’s the kicker Many of the most fulfilled people I know? They move slower. They pause more. They savor the now. Not because they lack ambition— But because they’ve found clarity. So if you’re feeling stuck in perpetual motion, try this: - Schedule a “doing nothing” walk - Leave the phone at home - Let your mind wander - Ask better questions Not “What do I need to do?” But: “What do I actually want?” You don’t need to quit everything. But maybe… stop running long enough to look around. You might be closer to what matters than you think. Repost this to share with your network!

Most new creators act like they’ll get arrested for being different. You’re told: 🎧 “Pick a niche.” 🎧 “Record 3 episodes before launch.” 🎧 “Post twice a week or don’t bother.” 🎧 “Don’t talk over your guest.” 🎧 “Use this intro music, that format, this CTA…” Says who? Podcasting isn’t regulated. There is no Podcast Police. Yet creators obsess over imaginary rules… …instead of breaking the damn format. The best shows didn’t ask for permission. They shattered expectations. - The Daily made news emotional. - Hardcore History made 5-hour history rants bingeable. - Call Her Daddy turned taboo into a business model. - Radiolab mashed science with sound design poetry. You think any of those were built by following a checklist? Hell no. They were built by asking: “What if we didn’t do it the normal way?” Want to build something memorable? Try this: Make your intro so weird they can’t stop listening. Ask your guests what they’ve never been asked before. Make your show a vibe, not a template. Break your format mid-episode just to see what happens. Record your next one in a parking lot. Seriously. Rule of Thumb: “If your podcast feels safe, it’s probably invisible.” Don’t try to blend in with the good ones. Try to be the only one. Because the only “right way” to make a podcast… …is the one that makes people say: “WTF was that? I need more.”

Most people wait until they have the perfect office. The greatest founders started in a garage. Not because it was cool. Because it was all they had. Apple. Amazon. Google. Disney. Mattel. Podify (yes, that’s us). They didn’t have: Fancy funding decks Massive teams 1M followers VC backing (not at first) They had: 1. A cheap garage 2. An idea that wouldn’t leave them alone 3. An unreasonable belief they could make it work Here’s what’s crazy... - Disney started with $40 and a camera. - Apple was funded by selling a van and a calculator. - Amazon raised money from family. - Google got their first check before they had a company. - Mattel built doll furniture before Barbie existed. - We used my shares in Tesla to fund our early days The garage was never the magic. The grit was. If you're waiting for perfect conditions… You’ll be waiting forever. Start small. Start scrappy. But start. Because your garage might be where the next billion-dollar idea is born.

Why Tom Cruise is like a founder He doesn’t just do his own stunts in his movies—he builds them from the ground up. Even if it nearly kills him. Founders and Cruise have something in common: They blur the line between visionary and maniac. Mission: Impossible 1 – Vault Scene: He designed his own rig to hang upside down. Added cash in his shoes to balance. Literally rewrote physics. Mission: Impossible 2 – Rock Jump: He jumped a canyon with a broken foot and didn’t tell anyone. Why? Because the take mattered more. Ghost Protocol – Burj Khalifa: He trained on a full-size replica, sprinting on hot glass. Then did the real climb. No pads. No fear. Rogue Nation – Plane Scene: He hung off a flying A400M. Got hit by a rock midair. Kept going. They got the shot. This isn’t acting. This is obsession. And that’s the point. Cruise treats every movie like a startup. High risk. High reward. Built from scratch. No Plan B. Most people do what’s asked. Founders—and Cruise—do what seems insane until it works. They: Don’t wait for permission Build their own constraints Risk reputation, comfort, and safety And make you believe the impossible That’s how movements (and billion-dollar franchises) are made. You don’t need a budget. Or a perfect plan. You need Cruise energy: 1. Obsess over the details 2. Take the hit and keep going 3. Make them believe what you see

Success Is Just Managing What You Didn't Expect Everyone loves to talk about plans, frameworks, and 10-step formulas. But here’s the truth: Winning is just adapting faster than everyone else. You think you’ll follow a roadmap. You won’t. You think you’re prepared for everything. You aren’t. You think success is linear. It never is. The people who succeed aren’t the ones with perfect plans. They’re the ones who take the punches, pivot fast, and keep moving. 📌 Save this as a reminder that chaos is part of the process. 🔁 Repost if your journey hasn’t gone at all like you expected. Artwork Credit: Janis Ozolins

Most startups don’t die from competition. They die from celebrating too early. A few weeks ago, a high school athlete threw up his hands in victory… before crossing the finish line 🤦‍♂️ You already know what happened next. Another runner—who never stopped pushing—passed him right at the line. It was brutal. It was viral. It was a masterclass. But here’s the part no one talks about: This doesn’t just happen in sports. It happens every damn day in business. • Founders raise $3M, then stop listening to users. • Sales teams crush Q1, then coast through Q2. • Creators go viral once, then disappear trying to replicate it. Success is not a straight line. It’s a treadmill that speeds up the moment you start to relax. So here’s the rule I live by: Celebrate small. Push hard. Cross the line. Then keep running. Because the second you throw your hands up? That’s usually when someone else blows past you.

From 1K → 10K → 100K followers: What top creators actually did to grow. Most podcasters obsess over downloads. But the ones who grow? They obsess over systems, consistency, and community. Spotify sat down with 4 creators who went from zero to 100,000+ followers — and shared exactly what worked. Here’s the distilled playbook 👇 (Full credit to Spotify for this killer article - link in comments) PHASE 1: 0 → 1K FOLLOWERS Getting started is the hardest part. Here’s what they did differently: 1. Show up as YOU. Sabrina Zohar blew up after ditching the copycat advice and sharing her own dating experiences. 2. Don’t over-polish. Alok Kanojia blended mental health + monk wisdom. It wasn’t perfect—but it was real. 3. Post consistently. The ‘AsianBossGirl’ team recorded at 6AM before work to stay on schedule. 4. Stick to a cadence you can keep. Weekly. Biweekly. Monthly. Just don’t ghost your listeners. PHASE 2: 1K → 10K FOLLOWERS Now you’re building momentum. Here's what scaled it: 1. Post like you mean it. Sabrina posted the same episode flyer every day for a week. More views. No shame. 2. Repurpose smart. Alok cut up his podcast into viral YouTube Shorts and TikToks. 3. Meet your fans IRL. AsianBossGirl hosted a meetup in NYC. Packed house. Superfans made. 4. Collaborate wisely. They picked guests that served their audience, not just boosted their own clout. PHASE 3: 10K → 100K FOLLOWERS This is where creators become brands. Here’s how they handled the leap: 1. Build a team. Production. Editing. Community. You can’t scale solo forever. 2. Know your worth. Sabrina stopped giving free advice. “If they value it, they’ll pay.” 3. Create community. Discord, Reddit, Spotify polls—real growth comes from engaged listeners. 4. Protect your energy. Trolls? Block. Burnout? Rest. Boundaries = long-term sustainability. Final Takeaway: “Your authenticity is your algorithm.” Your growth won’t come from hacks—it’ll come from owning your voice, staying consistent, and building a tribe around your mission. Want to go deeper? Read the full piece by Spotify in comments...

No One Cared About My Content Until I Did This I used to post and get zero engagement. No likes. No comments. No shares. For months, I thought: 👉 Maybe LinkedIn’s algorithm hates me. 👉 Maybe my audience isn’t big enough. 👉 Maybe I’m just not good at this. Turns out, I was the problem. Here’s what changed: → I stopped talking about me. No one wakes up wondering about my insights. They wake up thinking about their own problems, fears, and goals. → I got specific. Generic advice? Forgettable. Actionable, hyper-relevant insights? Saved and shared. → I told stories, not just facts. People remember stories. They scroll past “5 tips.” → I showed up. Every. Single. Day. Not once a week. Not when I felt like it. Every day—until people had no choice but to notice. And guess what? More engagement. More inbound leads. More business growth. The people winning on LinkedIn aren’t luckier than you. They just learned how to make people care. Are you doing that?

They made 33,000-pound statues walk. What’s your excuse? Everyone thought it was impossible. And they were half right. Researchers at Cal State just proposed a theory: The massive Moai statues on Easter Island weren’t dragged across miles of land… They were walked. Not literally. They were rocked side to side using ropes. No machines. No wheels. Heavy. Immovable. Carved from volcanic rock. And yet… they danced their way across the island. Just rhythm and leverage. READ THAT AGAIN. They didn’t use more force. They used smarter motion. Most people try to move mountains by pushing. But the most successful? They find a smarter angle. Here’s the lesson for entrepreneurs and creators: 1. Don't build force. Build leverage. 2. Don’t push harder. Shift the weight. 3. Your product isn’t stuck—it’s just poorly positioned. 4. Your growth isn’t slow—you’re just pulling instead of swinging. 5. Stop forcing progress—engineer momentum. 6. Most stuck strategies aren’t weak… they’re just pulling in the wrong direction. Stop dragging. Start rocking. Sometimes, the fastest path forward isn't straight. It's side to side. You don’t need to drag your business uphill. You just need to find the rhythm that makes it walk. Force is for amateurs. Finesse is for pros. What’s one thing you’re dragging that could be danced?

This is what building a business actually feels like. (Subtle like a freight train. Graceful like a roundhouse to the face.) Most people think entrepreneurship looks like: ✨ Fancy offices ✨ Working from a hammock in Bali ✨ Posting one carousel and waking up to passive income ✨ Journaling your way to $100k months ✨ Getting on 3 sales calls and suddenly being “booked out” ✨ Manifesting “dream clients” while sipping a matcha But in reality? It looks like: Most people think entrepreneurship looks like: - Selling a product you haven’t built yet - Refreshing Stripe every 7 minutes like it owes you child support - Writing copy with one hand while filing taxes with the other - Smiling in meetings while screaming inside - Building a parachute after you’ve jumped—and praying the duct tape holds It’s muddy. It’s chaotic. It’s you vs. 10 metaphorical alligators... ...and the only way out is to kick harder than you thought possible. Because no one’s coming to save you. There’s no rulebook. There’s just grit, clarity, and the next move. And if you're lucky? You’ll find yourself stronger, sharper, and more fearless than you ever imagined. Entrepreneurship isn't pretty. But it will make you unstoppable.

If your post doesn’t make you nervous, it’s probably not worth posting. Most creators hit “publish” when it’s safe. When they’ve sanitized every word. When no one can possibly be offended. That’s the exact moment you should stop. The best posts do one thing really well: 👉 They expose something. • A belief you’ve been scared to admit • A lesson you had to learn the hard way • A truth you wish someone told you sooner If it’s not risky, it’s not remarkable. If it doesn’t make you squirm, it won’t make someone stop scrolling. James Altucher nailed it: “I don’t do hit publish unless I’m worried about what people will think about me.” Here’s the mindset shift that changed everything for me: Instead of asking, “What will people think if I post this?” Ask, “What will happen if I don’t?” That’s when your content stops being noise. And starts making impact.

Most battles aren’t won by being bigger. They’re won by being first to move. You don’t need: A bigger platform A better resume A perfect plan You need: Action Courage A willingness to throw the first punch Most people are still deciding if they should "put themselves out there." By the time they finish thinking about it? The game is already over. 🐏 Small moves create big momentum. 👶 Step first. Figure it out after. The bold shape the game. The timid get played. ♻️ Repost to remind someone in your network: Perfect timing is a myth. Action wins. #Entrepreneurship #Mindset #ActionOverEverything

Most startups don’t fail because of bad ideas. They fail because no one threw the bottle. There’s a viral video going around. A kid casually flips a water bottle toward the ceiling fan. No aim. No plan. No real reason. But it lands perfectly on top of the fan. The kid’s jaw drops. His mom is shocked Nobody can believe it. Here’s the kicker: That bottle flip is how most great ideas start. - Half-baked. - Spontaneous. - A little ridiculous. And then… they stick. — The podcast you launched with $0. — The product you created from a pain point. — The tweet that accidentally went viral. — The email you almost didn’t send. Most people wait to be certain. Smart creators/founders? They ship when it feels fun. Because perfect timing is a myth. But momentum? That’s real. What’s your “bottle flip” moment—the thing you launched for fun that unexpectedly changed everything?

The uncomfortable truth behind Birkenstock’s staying power (and what creators can steal from it) - any guesses when they were founded? - see below... Birkenstocks were everywhere when I was a kid. I didn’t wear them. But a lot of people did. I remember them being loved and with an almost cultish following so I was always curious about the appeal. Fast-forward 35 years… My 13-year-old son just asked for a pair. Same brand. Same vibe. Still winning. So how does a centuries-old sandal outlive TikTok trends, startup hype cycles, and fashion whiplash? Here’s the uncomfortable truth: Most brands die chasing relevance. Birkenstock stayed relevant by never chasing at all. 4 lessons creators should steal: 1. Build a POV, not just a product. Birkenstock wasn’t selling sandals. They were selling comfort over conformity. A quiet rebellion. That’s a brand ethos, not a feature. 2. Don’t pivot. Reinforce. They didn’t redesign every season. They doubled down on what made them different. Creators, stop tweaking your voice every 90 days. 3. Let culture come to you. They didn’t chase influencers. They quietly showed up on Steve Jobs… Then in Dior collabs. Then Gen Z closets. Credibility compounds when you’re patient. 4. Be a blank canvas. Birkenstocks are instantly recognizable— But still versatile enough for any style. Creators: Make your work distinct, but leave room for people to see themselves in it. Final takeaway: The real flex isn’t being trendy. It’s being timeless. You don’t need to go viral. You need to go deep. Make something that’s so real the world can’t ignore it—even 250 years later. (you read that right) Fun fact, Birkenstocks were founded in 1774! Yes, they are old than the United States. Nuts, right?