The Success Trap: Why Yesterday’s Winners Become Tomorrow’s Losers (And How to Break the Cycle)

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How the very achievements that made you successful can become the greatest threat to your future success When success becomes a prison instead of a platform There's a cruel irony embedded in human achievement: the very strategies that make us successful often become the primary obstacles to our continued success. The problem with success is that it teaches you the wrong lessons. What worked yesterday becomes religion, and religions don't adapt. This isn't just philosophical...

Survivor Strategy in Business: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast

How the strategic principles of a reality TV show mirror successful business practices The reality TV show Survivor is often described as a social experiment in strategy and human behavior. Stranded contestants must "outwit, outplay, outlast" each other for 39 days to win – a process that mirrors challenges in the business world. In both arenas, individuals navigate limited resources, intense competition, and the need to adapt under pressure. Many strategic principles that lead to...

Right Place, Wrong Time: A Fatal Accident on Highway 580

A sobering reminder of how quickly life can change on the road The aftermath of the accident on Highway 580 Image found by a coworker on Waze Today I was driving to work and was at the right place at the wrong time. As soon as I merged onto 580 going westbound I saw a Range Rover make a very hard left to avoid the car in front of him which caused it to flip...

Why Communications is Like Water

Lessons from Bruce Lee on How Communication Should Flow I have always enjoyed being around the ocean, especially in warm locations. If you do a search on my site for "beach" you will see pictures of a very happy Jeremy. OK, so before I bore you with how much I love the ocean, I have to get to the point of this post. Communication is how I have made my living for almost half my...

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