Somewhere along the way, business became far too serious for its own good. We started believing that exhaustion was proof of commitment, that stress meant importance, and that the more pressure people felt, the more productive they would become. Entire workplaces slowly lost their sense of fun, creativity, and humanity because leaders became convinced that […]
Stay Curious, My Friend
There’s a dangerous moment that happens to some people after they’ve been in business for a long time. It usually sneaks up quietly. One day they simply stop asking questions. They start believing they already know everything worth knowing, and honestly, that’s usually the exact moment they begin falling behind. I’ve met people in business […]
Lighten Up!
There’s a strange thing that happens to people after they’ve been in business for a while. Somewhere between production schedules, endless emails, delayed shipments, quarterly reports, and meetings that should have been phone calls, they forget how to have fun. They start acting like joy is somehow unprofessional. Like if you smile too much at […]
Are You Really So Busy?
Are you really so busy that you have to write “K” instead of “OK”? I got a message the other day that simply said: “K.” That was it. One letter. No punctuation. No warmth. No humanity. Just a lonely consonant hanging in digital space like it was abandoned by the rest of the alphabet. Now […]