What if solving the problem is what's reinforcing it? That's not a rhetorical question. It's the one that changed how I do everything. Most driven people — founders, athletes, executives, parents, solopreneurs — operate on a simple internal agreement: if something isn't working, work harder on it. If you're stuck, push through. If you're falling short, find the gap and fix it. That approach built careers. It built mine. But at a certain point, it stops being a strategy and st

I Was 31 When I Broke Up With My First Love Six years ago, I walked away from my childhood dream. What I wasn’t aware of was the fact I was breaking up with the first thing I truly loved.  At least, that’s what Jackie helped me realize. Funny enough, it’s a chapter title in my upcoming book that I credit to her, “Breaking Up With My First Love.” She said this to me during the pandemic, just months after choosing to walk away from BMX and being left to process what my body fel