1-2-3 Inner Game

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The Echo Chamber in Elite Education
1-2-3 Inner-Game
The Real Reason You're Not Creative (And How to Fix It)
Forget Balance. Find Your Fire.
Brain Candy
Rundown of Cool Stuff This Week

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And now, back to your 1-2-3 Inner Game for the week.

I just spent the weekend with a friend on a forum retreat. 🏞️

Long chats, adventure, real talk.

And somewhere between laughs and life stories, he said something that hit different:

“Sending the boys to college in the U.S. might actually backfire.” 🎓

Not because of the cost. Not because of safety. But because of how divisive and hyper-opinionated it can make them.

He wasn’t being dramatic—he was being honest.

That environment, while academically elite, can sometimes create an echo chamber. Less curiosity. More judgment. Less exploration. More identity politics.

And suddenly, the very thing meant to open their minds might actually be closing them.

That moment reminded me: No matter how strong your plans or beliefs—stay open. Because the truth? The most dangerous ideas are the ones you never question.

Let’s challenge what we’ve accepted as “the way.” Sometimes growth comes from unlearning. 🌱

Which of these do you believe?

Yes – U.S. college opens doors you can’t find elsewhere
Maybe – It depends on the kid and the experience they choose
No – It risks narrowing their thinking than expanding it
I’m questioning everything now, too. 😅

Here's some Inner Game wisdom to chew on this week

1 question

Entrepreneurship is a balancing act. Move too fast, and you risk breaking things. Move too slow, and you miss opportunities. Take on too much, and you burn out. Take on too little, and you become irrelevant.

What’s the one area in your business where you’re pushing too hard—or not hard enough?

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2 questions (and answers from me)

Why wake up so early? Simple: I’m hacking my brain. Between 4-4:30 AM, my mind’s running at max horsepower—perfect for stacking wins (fitness, creativity, inner game). Willpower is like a phone battery—it drains fast, so I hit the hardest stuff while it’s still at 100%. 🚀 (Click to Tweet)
What's your hourly rate? Wrong question. The right one is: how much value can I create in an hour? I love this question - when looking to work with a coach, you’re not buying their time, you’re buying their impact. The only real question: how much bigger does life get after working with them? (Click to Tweet)

3 insights from me

The most underrated skill? Learning how to reset. Success isn’t about never failing—it’s about how quickly you can recover and realign. (Click to Tweet)
The Arrival Fallacy is a Lie. You think happiness is on the other side of that goal, exit, title, or milestone. Spoiler: It’s not. You get there and immediately ask, “What’s next?” Happiness isn’t at the finish line—it’s in the game itself. Stop chasing. Start enjoying. (Click to Tweet)
The Game is Won Before It’s Played. Elite athletes train 95% of the time and perform 5% of the time. Entrepreneurs? The opposite. They "perform" all day but barely practice. Flip it. Build systems, sharpen skills, and treat your morning routine like a pre-game warmup. The real pros prepare. (Click to Tweet)

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The Real Reason You're Not Creative (And How to Fix It)

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Forget Balance. Find Your Fire.

Work-life balance is a pretty idea. A neat little pie chart where everything gets its fair share.

But life isn’t a pie chart—it’s a wildfire.

The people who make the biggest impact don’t balance. They burn for something.

Think about it—when have you ever felt truly alive? Was it when you were carefully dividing your time like a human spreadsheet? Or was it when you were so locked in, so obsessed, that hours disappeared and you didn’t care?

🔥 Burnout isn’t working too much—it’s caring too little about what you’re working on. 🔥

The fix isn’t balance. It’s alignment.

Work on things that pull you in instead of weigh you down.
Design your days around energy, not hours.
Learn the difference between exhaustion from passion and exhaustion from friction.