08/20/2026
Some of you know that I am working on my second book, Thinking Bigger. It's written, and now it will go through the long editing process. I want to drop a note about where you are, either trying to get ahead in leadership or life- and what might be holding you back. Here is a quick excerpt.
Most of what holds us back isn't a lack of ability. It's an assumption we never bothered to question.
In the Arena, one of the first things we do with a leader is simple: go looking for the beliefs they've been operating on without ever checking if they're true. "I have to have all the answers." "Asking for help looks weak." "This is just how I am." Nobody handed us these on purpose. We picked them up somewhere along the way and never put them down.
Here's the truth: you didn't choose most of your limits. You inherited them. And what you inherited, you can uncover and replace.
That's the whole idea behind thinking bigger. It doesn't start with a new strategy. It starts with an honest look at the story you've been telling yourself about what's possible.
What's one belief you've never actually questioned?
