“Would you say that most days it’s pretty easy to be you?”
That’s the question my long-time therapist, Joni Lavick, asked me at the start of a recent session.
It didn’t take long to answer.
“Yes. Most days it is easy to be me.”
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Late last month Rick and I said goodbye to Rocket.
Over 12 ½ years, Rocket became part of our lives in countless ways, large and small. He was everywhere and in everything — including my newsletter, LinkedIn posts, Instagram videos, voice notes, and the occasional client jam session.
Because of those many appearances, I wanted to take a moment in this month’s newsletter to remember him. To do so, I’m sharing an excerpt of a post Rick wrote — because it’s perfect.
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With three weeks to go in 2025 I was NOT feeling especially positive about the nearly completed year..
I was thinking about the things that didn't get done, the less-than-shiny moments when I didn’t show up the way I like to, the missed opportunities and more. And I'm a little tired. I suspect many of you might be feeling something similar.
And then I had an idea…
What do my meaningful moments from 2025 actually reflect?
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One day last week I hit that familiar 3 p.m. wall – the moment when my body whispered, “How about a nap?”
And immediately my Insane Thought Generator – the internal radio station with an incredibly unhelpful setlist – served up, “You don’t need a nap. Grind it out, or nothing will get done.”
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Last weekend we watched the latest Superman film. It was the perfect film to wash away the residue of disappointment from the recent Naked Gun reboot. Halfway through the film Lex Luthor is transporting Superman to a prison inside of a pocket universe. As they enter the prison they pass a row of angry, shrieking monkeys typing away on keyboards. Lex Luthor explains, “And here are my monkey bots, farming outrage 24/7 and trashing you online.” Finally our hero has uncovered who’s been posting messages with the hashtag #supershit!
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When you’re doing something big — orchestrating a FROM → TO shift, launching a new product, or going after a new career opportunity — you’re starting a journey. You’ll get to your destination faster – and have more fun – when you take people on the journey with you, sharing where you’re going and why.
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There’s something powerful about a good quote. It can shift my mood in an instant—make me laugh, help me let go of an unhelpful story I’m telling myself, or offer a new perspective. When that happens, I do what I’ve done for more than thirty years: I add it to my collection of quotes that inspire, provoke, and fuel me.
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I recently had the opportunity to work with a leadership team I spent time with last year. In preparation for this year’s workshop, I interviewed each team member to get a sense of how their year has unfolded, what they’re currently challenged by and what they’ve been practicing since last year’s workshop. Two practices emerged in response to that last question: pausing and pulling up and having more sweaty five minute conversations.
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