Browsing: the drunk monkey

You made a decision about yourself somewhere between the ages of 8 and 25. Maybe it was “I need to work harder than everyone else to deserve a seat at the table

You are not sick. Your labs are mostly fine. But you are walking around with a kind of low-grade weight that was not there ten years ago. Your sleep is lighter.

You know the feeling. The quarter is down. The deal is about to fall apart. The team is spiraling. And suddenly you’re sharper than you’ve been in months. Clear

You’ve got the revenue. The track record. The clients who keep coming back. And you still have this quiet background hum that says: “They’re going to figure out

You spent weeks analyzing it. You ran the numbers. You talked to the right people. You finally committed. And then, almost immediately, your brain started build

You’ve read the books. Done the journaling. Maybe even tried meditation. You know you overthink. You’ve known for years. And still, at 11pm, three days before a

You built something real. The revenue is there. The team is running. The reputation is solid. And somewhere between your third deal this quarter and your sevent

Every real estate broker, PE partner, and founder-CEO I talk to is asking some version of the same question. What do I do when AI can do most of what I do? It s

You’ve tried the 5am routine. The cold plunge. The no-phone mornings. The journaling practice. The habit stacks. They worked, for a while. Then they didn’t. And

You landed the ideal client, then went cold on follow-through. You had your best quarter ever, then made the decision that cost you three months. The deal was c