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Today’s Topics

• Excellent Players Becoming Teachers 🤐

• The CEO Arc 🏢

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Excellent Players Becoming Teachers 🤐

By Jo

Have you ever watched sports closely enough to notice something interesting? Some of the greatest athletes—legends in their craft—struggle when they try to transition into coaching. It’s not because they lack knowledge or skill. In fact, they often know too much. Their mastery of the game is so intricate, so intuitive, that breaking it down for others becomes a challenge.

I’ve noticed this pattern not only in sports, but in myself. I know what I’m doing. I have the experience and the expertise. Yet sometimes, when I try to explain my thought process, my delivery is too complex or too abstract for someone else to grab hold of. Some people have that natural gift of gab, that ability to simplify, teach, and translate—while others, even with the same depth of knowledge, struggle to articulate what makes them excellent.

What does this have to do with investing in yourself? Everything.

Recognizing where you thrive and where you fall short is a critical part of self‑investment. It’s not just about knowing a skill—it’s about sharpening how you share it, how you develop it, and how you position yourself to grow. Maybe you’re an excellent player, but if your goal is to teach, lead, or build others up, you have to invest in new abilities—communication, patience, and structure.

Investing in yourself means being honest: Are you willing to learn how to teach, not just how to play? That’s the difference between staying great in your own lane and creating a legacy that others can follow.

The CEO Arc 🏢

By Marcus

If there were a prologue to this article and this new arc series, it would be: Vote on Yourself.

This article is fundamentally important because it reflects on how we can put too much faith in others—instead of believing that we ourselves are all that’s needed to make things happen.

Now more than ever, it’s apparent how easily we give up power based on simple programming. I remember growing up being conditioned to rely on others or wait for a solution—instead of learning to create opportunities for myself.

“If you do XYZ, you’ll get a good job.” Or: Accepting that certain parts of your job are completely out of your control.

That mindset puts the livelihood of you and your family in the hands of people who may or may not care about you. We’re always in competition with others, but no one talks about how your entire career can become a nonstop battle against ideas, innovation, greed, workplace politics, outsourcing, and restructuring.

And as soon as your cost outweighs your value… you’re gone. 

Most times, you won’t even see it coming.

Jobs aren’t a right—they’re earned and maintained. So, when you make the decision to become the CEO of your life and career, you take both the good and the bad into account.

You become all-purpose. And that makes you dangerous in a good way.

From Tired to Taking Ownership

Being the CEO of your life is serious business.

A day-to-day mindset won’t cut it. You need to develop a strategy mindset—one that allows you to think in years, not just days.

That’s your edge, but it must be used intentionally.

No one taught me how to manage money.

I used to live paycheck to paycheck, and I hated it. I had what many would call a “good job,” but it didn’t pay enough to support the kind of life and flexibility I wanted.

I was told, “Get a college degree, work hard, and it will pay off.”

That couldn’t be further from the truth.

When you’re young, there’s so much you don’t know. But I’ll own it

And honestly, college has been one of the worst financial investments I’ve ever made. Sure, I could blame others. I could point fingers at systems or bad advice. But when you take accountability, you take back your power.

By owning the decision, I now own the power to override the consequences of that decision.

That’s the key.

Becoming the CEO gives you the power to take massive action now—not wait for someone else to save you.

What You’re Told Isn’t Always True

The moral of the story: what you’re told doesn’t always hold up to reality. Promoting yourself to CEO means questioning, challenging, and analyzing with sharper eyes.

By now, most of us have felt the impact of automation or outsourcing.

It’s not going away.

Yes, these technological shifts have happened before, but when you're living through it, it hits differently. We scramble to re-route ourselves from destinations we thought were safe.

But the path to success changes.

And no one’s going to send a public service announcement when it does.

Yes, this is the harder path. But the biggest unlock is believing you have the power to change your future.

So, if you’re tired of how things are going...

This upcoming series of articles is for people who’ve had enough and are ready to take control. Go ahead and promote yourself to CEO and let’s get to work.

“Fine. I’ll do it myself.”
—Thanos

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