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Write to Figure Out what You Think
Daniel Pink recently had a conversation with David Perell, where he talked about a college professor who stopped him mid-analysis, with regard to his writing, and said, in essence: You’re trying to “fix” this essay like an engineer rearranging parts. The real issue is simpler and more confronting. You don’t know what you think yet.Sometimes…
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The Space Between Knowing and Doing
In every team, every family, every country… a silence shows up…one that lives right in that narrow passage between what people say they understand and what they actually do. It’s a strange little corridor. You can’t always see it, but you can feel the drag of it. Plans begin with clarity, but the execution lags…
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Can You Learn to Think Like a Strategist?
I think most people expect the answer to be yes. Of course you can learn to think strategically. There are courses, frameworks, models, canvases, playbooks… entire industries built on the premise that strategy is a transferable skill, something you acquire the way you acquire Excel or public speaking. Learn the logic, apply the method, get…
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You Can’t Solve Spherical Problems with Flat Thinking
You can’t solve spherical problems with flat thinking…and yet, so much of leadership, decision-making, and strategy still operates as if reality will eventually cooperate if we just simplify it enough. Straight lines. Clean answers. Either/or choices. The problem is that many of the situations we’re navigating now…in organizations, in systems, in our own lives…aren’t flat…
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Routine can be a double-edged sword
On the one hand, it creates rhythm… steadiness… trust with yourself. It’s how things get done when motivation dwindles. It’s how we move forward without renegotiating every decision from scratch. Routine builds muscle memory for progress. But when routine goes unquestioned… What once supported momentum can quietly become a blindfold. You keep doing the thing…
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When Staying With the Question Matters More than the Path
Joseph Campbell was a scholar of mythology, religion, and literature, best known for articulating what later came to be called the hero’s journey — the underlying narrative pattern shared across myths, religions, and modern stories across cultures and centuries. His work went on to influence writers, filmmakers, and artists in ways most people now absorb…
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On Strategy, Stories & What Actually Lives Inside a Plan
I didn’t walk into the Fundable & Findable book club expecting much. Don’t get me wrong… after following Kevin for some time and eventually buying his book, I knew the discussion would be rich; but I still assumed it would be one of those large, impersonal webinars where your camera stays off, your mic stays…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
When the stakes are high, DON’T MOVE without CLARITY
You don’t need to move faster.
You need to reduce unnecessary risk.
When your decision affects income, reputation, or stability,
pause with structure before you act.
Giselle Hudson | Business Diagnostic Specialist | Clarity before high-stakes decisions 