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  • On being curious to get sht done.

    On being curious to get sht done.

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    2026 Update: While this is in my recently published book, “The Backstory on Storytelling” there is a lot more books read/audio’d, a couple more bucket list items where I have learned that helping others get through things and being genuinely curious is life affirming and costs little. Stay curious, you’re a unicorn.🦄 “The important thing…

  • “He works for us”

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    May 1, 2024 Mid- ‘ double the company days’ as a Mobster, I realized in a dark moment during one or more of my work travel nightmares that I was burning myself out. I ended up in Phoenixville, ER. While in the ER on New Year’s Eve (pre-COVID), I was having a scan with some…

  • The Dichotomy of Leadership

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    mikeswelsh
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    “The Dichotomy of Leadership” by Jaco Willink explores the delicate balance that leaders must maintain to be effective. Willink, a former Navy SEAL officer, emphasizes that leadership is not about choosing one extreme over the other but finding the right balance between seemingly opposing qualities. Willink discusses various dichotomies that leaders face, such as the…