Aspirations of Excellence

November 2025

Excellence field notes - November 2025

A thought

Nov 25 • 

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10 quotes about improving your writing

We all write and read constantly - here are a few ideas on how to get better at it

Nov 18 • 

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The Strategic Case for Self-Management

Self management is as critical a skill in today’s world as is strategic management.

Nov 11 • 

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Effort is not the same thing as excellence

As my wife read the last couple of pieces (here and here, she remarked but does everything have to be done with excellence?

Nov 4 • 

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October 2025

How Excellence Compounds

From Margin to Mastery to Multiplication

Oct 28 • 

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How do you power your engine?

Raw ambition may work for awhile, but is there a better fuel?

Oct 21 • 

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How do you get feedback, actual helpful feedback?

Good feedback is necessary for improvement, but hard to get. Here's a possible path forward.

Oct 7 • 

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5 recommendations from my Q3 reading list

Reading for me is a way to relax, to chase my curiosities, and serves as source of inspiration.

Oct 1 • 

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September 2025

How to disagree and still remain friends

Steps to creating dialogue without defensiveness

Sep 23 • 

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What to do if you are a perpetual small talker?

Three common statements we all make are an on-ramp to a deeper and more aligned life

Sep 16 • 

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Solving Loneliness Starts with Understanding How Friendships Really Work

If friendship is a function of time, look at where you are spending yours

Sep 9 • 

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