# Mindset

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How I Finally Improved My 2K Row Time (Breaking an 8:30 Plateau)

Mar 23, 2026

I was stuck at the same 2K row time for a year. It never bothered me… until the day I finally broke through. This is what it taught me about consistency and showing up.

Leading When You Don’t Have the Answers | Embracing Enough

Mar 23, 2026

When business slows and mistakes hit, confidence fades. This is a real look at leadership, imposter syndrome, and finding your way through it.

How Playing Guitar Helps When Life Gets Heavy

Mar 4, 2026

Learning guitar at 48 has become one of the best ways I reset when life gets heavy. A reflection on stress, music, practice, and finding peace in small daily habits.

Discipline Over Motivation: Why Showing Up Is the Real Cheat Code for Success

Mar 3, 2026

He didn’t feel like going to practice. I didn’t feel like rowing. Why showing up—especially when it’s optional—is the real cheat code for growth.

Circle of Competence Investing: Why I Passed on a Fast-Growing Stock

Feb 26, 2026

I almost bought a fast-growing stock at 52-week lows. Here’s what passing taught me about circle of competence investing, conviction, and investing discipline.

Novo Nordisk Stock: The Duopoly Thesis in the GLP-1 Weight Loss Market

Feb 23, 2026

Novo Nordisk stock just dropped 15% after disappointing trial results. Here’s why I’m still holding, what the $150 pricing move really means, and why the GLP-1 obesity market may still support a powerful duopoly.

How to Deal With Overwhelm as a Business Owner | Leadership Under Pressure

Feb 22, 2026

Feeling overwhelmed in business? Learn how focusing on the next right thing builds calm, momentum, and leadership under pressure.

Intuit Stock and the AI Panic: The Small Business Reality

Feb 12, 2026

Is AI really going to replace accounting software? When Intuit stock fell under $400, I didn’t panic — I leaned on what I know from running small businesses.

Arianna Fontana and the Art of Lasting Six Olympic Games

Feb 11, 2026

From Turin 2006 to Cortina 2026, Arianna Fontana has won medals in six Olympic Games, building a career defined by reinvention and resilience.

Then and Now: What I Learned by Reading My Journal from 7 Years Ago

Jan 29, 2026

A seven-year-old journal entry becomes a time machine—revealing how ambition softened into presence, and what it really means to live intentionally.

Vinyl, Beginner’s Mind, and the Albums That Slow the Room Down

Jan 14, 2026

Vinyl collecting doesn’t have to be expensive or performative. I buy records that slow the room down and invite full, front-to-back listening.

Enjoy the Life You Have: A Reflection on Comparison and Living Now

Jan 8, 2026

A reminder to enjoy the life you have, stop comparing, and make sure you’re actually living.