We were promised less work.
AI delivered more.
When friction disappeared, expectations rose.
More output. More scope. More availability.
AI isnโt the problem. Misalignment is.
AI amplifies your values.
If you value busyness, it scales busyness.
Now that we can do more:
What actually matters?
The authors suggest that greater cognitive flexibility among high-IQ men might make them less inclined to hold rigid traditional views, but overall, high intelligence didnโt translate into fundamentally different political profiles for most measures.
In other words, gifted men were less likely than average-IQ men to endorse those specific conservative norms.
However, the study found a gender-specific pattern in social conservatism: among men, those who were not identified as gifted scored higher on traditional conservative values โ such as valuing tradition and social stability - than men who had been gifted.
Study followed people identified as โgiftedโ (highly intelligent) in childhood for over 35 years. Participants now about 43 years old completed surveys about their political orientations. Both gifted & non-gifted adults tended to self-identify near the center on a basic left-to-right political scale
New research published in the journal Intelligence found that high-IQ adults are generally just as moderate in their political views as those with average intelligence - with one specific exception.
www.psypost.org/high-iq-men-...
Ideas donโt arrive on command.
They arrive in the margins.
On the long walk.
Mid-dishwashing.
Five minutes into a nap.
Effort gathers the pieces.
Space assembles them.
Comic and inspo by: @gapingvoid.bsky.social
Uncertainty is everywhere right now. Fear makes sense, but despair doesnโt have to win.
The Art of Possibility tells us that possibility is always larger than circumstance. Not as denial, but as a way to regroup, reframe, and work toward a better world.
Hope, practiced intentionally, is leadership.
What if itโs not hardโฆ
just unfamiliar?
The second you call it hard, you lock in struggle.
Someone else is doing it with ease.
Not because itโs easy.
Because itโs familiar.
Repetition creates familiarity.
Familiarity creates ease.
#mindsetshift #reframe #accountability #ease #mindsethack
Burnout is everywhere right now.
But what if itโs not just exhaustion?
Often itโs misalignment.
Weโre clear on what we donโt want.
Rarely clear on what we do.
Avoiding burnout is too small a goal.
Designing a life with rhythm and joy is the real work.
#burnout
Strong leaders arenโt just bornโtheyโre built. And one of the best tools for building? Books.
Every great leader I know is a reader.
Hereโs what Iโm reading ๐
Jaguar in the Body, Butterfly in the Heart
https://amzn.to/4rtOIVE
Your turn: whatโs on your nightstand this week?
#readers #growth
"Velleity."
"A slight wish not strong enough to lead to action."
You ๐๐๐๐ of want to get back in shape.
๐๐๐๐ of want to rebalance.
๐๐๐๐ of want to build something different.
But not enough to decide.
In a world this complex, velleity can be a liability.
#decisions
โBeing humanโ shouldnโt be radical. But in boardrooms full of armor and bravadoโit is.
The hardest thing for leaders isnโt strategy. Itโs dropping the mask long enough to actually be human.
Are you leading from your humanityโor your title?
#executivecoaching
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ?
A) Getting clear on what your values really are
B) Acting on them consistently once you know them
๐Drop A or B in the comments.
#alignment #values #executivecoach
The biggest mistake with AI isnโt technical. Itโs strategic. Most people focus on prompts, tools, and hacks, but miss the decision that actually determines whether their work gets stronger or starts to drift.
Are you using AI strategically or just conveniently?
#ai #strategy
You can build a successful business and still feel disconnected. Achievement stacks, without alignment, the structure weakens.
When your work is built on values, it holds. When it is not, no amount of effort can keep it standing forever.
@gapingvoid.bsky.social
Coaching does not have to be hard.
It has to be conscious.
When you focus on what is actually happening, clarity follows. From there, action becomes aligned instead of forced.
That is where lasting change comes from.
#coaching #liveoutloud #leadership
Living out loud is not about being loud.
It is about being honest.
Most people turn the volume down on their truth to stay comfortable. Then they wonder why they feel stuck or unseen.
Growth starts at the edge of hesitation. The moment you want to edit yourself is often worth attending to.
#coach
Tiny wins. Huge wins. Still standing anyway wins. โจ Celebration isnโt fluffโitโs fuel.
Whatโs one thing youโre celebrating right now?
#celebrate #cheeringforyou #celebratewins
Perfectionism isnโt excellence.
Itโs fear dressed up as โhigh standards.โ
Excellence is calm + clear.
Perfectionism is tense + controlling.
High standards build skill.
Perfectionism moves the goalposts.
#leadership
Carl Jung taught that energy never disappears โ it just transforms.
When we suppress emotions like anger or frustration, they donโt vanish. They resurface as anxiety, irritability, or even physical symptoms.
๐ When have you noticed an emotion you thought you โlet goโ of showing up in a new way?
Your calendar never lies.
What you say matters and what your you actually spend your hours on are not always the same thing.
Comment VALUES if this resonates.
When a client says they feel stuck, I donโt motivate them.
I help them get honest.
#clarity #executivecoach
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ.
Profit and efficiency are not the goal. Becoming is.
You cannot outsource transformation.
Inspired by the thinking and visual language of @gapingvoid.bsky.social .
#masteryourlifeswork
Your biggest #strength can also be your sneakiest weakness. ๐คฏ
For me, itโs learning, my favorite form of procrastination. #Balance is everything.โจ
โจ Whatโs ONE small thing you do that brings you back into balance?
Still whispering about using AI like it is a guilty secret?
We proudly say we used Canva. Photoshop. Somehow AI is where people suddenly get weird and apologetic.
Using a tool does'nt make you lazy. It makes you smart. Especially when it solves problems you should'nt be burning energy on.
#aitools
New role this year on the Responsible AI Coaching Quality Council with Coachbot.ai.
Human-first coaching. AI used with intention.
aiDTK brings MCC-level coaching wisdom together with always-on AI. Carbon and silicon, working together.
DM me if you are curious.
Uncertainty is everywhere right now. Fear makes sense, but despair doesnโt have to win.
The Art of Possibility tells us that possibility is always larger than circumstance. Not as denial, but as a way to regroup, reframe, and work toward a better world.
Hope, practiced intentionally, is leadership.
You call it drive.
But what if itโs ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ?
You work hard because you learned worth is earned.
Your output isnโt your value.
Your title isnโt your identity.
Stop doing.
Start being.
๐ If you stopped achieving tomorrow, would you still know who you are?
#ExecutiveCoaching
You are not your job.
You are not your responsibilities, or achievements.
Many business owners slowly over-identify with work.
Producing becomes identity.
This isnโt failure. itโs a signal.
You are a whole human being, not a machine.
@newhappyco.bsky.social
