A mentor once said to me at a wee young age, “Khalid, you know what ‘job’ stands for, right? Just over broke.” I understood it as not making much money. In fact, it was one (only one) of the reasons why I ventured out to start my own business. Who’d want to be just over…
Read moreMoney is not a goal, but a result
This needs to permeate through our organization, and our clients’. How do we build and create excellence in our clients’ branding, marketing, operations, process, culture?
Read moreCulture Shield
Thoughts running through my mind: Protection. Shield. Empire. Careful entries. Undocumented immigrants. Virus. Infection. Mutation. Assimilation. It’s naive to underestimate the damage that can be caused to culture by not guarding and protecting it. Would you not guard your castle, empire, city, state against invaders designed to wipe you out – cease your existence? How…
Read moreBrain readings
Look into [ ] Locus of control [ ] Bias [ ] Amygdala [ ] Neocortex Part two
Read moreGardening Relationships
Relationships are like a garden of people. Each person, a flower or weed. Your time in them equates to water, sunshine, and fertilizer. You must choose carefully which flowers you want to grow and strengthen, and which you want to starve, let whittle, and die.
Read moreThe shift
Shifting gears from the animal brain, to the the alien brain. How to do this on command? Fuck’n amygdala. The size of an almond. Has so much control over us, highjacks our neocortex on a regular…
Read moreFail fast
How can we learn fast, if we are not failing fast enough? We cannot, based on the understanding of nature. By avoiding micro failures, we position ourselves for the black swan failure…
Read moreFor me to retire…
For me to retire as CEO, I need to replace myself, and in order to do that, I first need to become the CEO that PD deserves…
Read moreReading to Inoculate
Read. It protects you. You don’t know what’s coming for you. You cannot foresee the future. You have no idea what piece of knowledge or wisdom you will need to equip you to tackle the future Dragon awaiting you. You think life is easy? Do you think life will cut you a break? — “In…
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