Credit to gustavofrazaoWhen leaders talk about AI right now, the tone is usually optimistic. Excited, even.They’re the ones leading it, after all.But underneath that optimism? Something else. A concern that their people aren’t getting on board as quickly – or as enthusiastically – as they’d hoped.You can hear it in the language:“I 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 our people

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It’s Probably Not What You ThinkHere’s what I’ve realized after 30+ years of teaching, speaking, and – let’s be honest – procrastinating: My persistent “Yes, but…” isn’t fear of failure. It’s not laziness. It’s not lack of motivation.It’s boredom. It’s rejection. It’s frustration. It’s awkwardness.For most of my career, I’ve been saying some version of:

Why You Keep Avoiding the Work That Actually Matters

I’ve watched the Bill Murray movie “Groundhog Day” over and over and over (ironic, right…?).I always loved the movie, but it wasn’t until years later while reading a book on screenplay writing that I discovered something fascinating that blew my mind: The entire script is structured around the  Kübler-Ross “Five Stages of Grief” model.Phil Connors

From Change Resistance to Breakthrough: Using the Groundhog Day Method

Image credit: IrinaKashaeva”We’re going in another direction this year.”Seven words. One email. A gig I thought was locked in, gone. Blurgh.I stared at my screen. Felt that familiar tightness in my chest. The one that whispers, “You’re falling behind.”2025 wasn’t catastrophic, but it wasn’t great either. Inquiries came in, but momentum? That disappeared somewhere between

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In this episode, I sit down with Alvin Law – an international Hall-of-Fame  keynote speaker, Emmy Award winner, and award-winning musician who was born without arms and built a remarkable life by refusing to let other people’s labels define him.Alvin and I talk about what it really means to step into your greatness when your

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