
When Growth Outpaces Readiness
“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell.” — Edward Abbey. In modern business culture, growth is inherently seen as

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell.” — Edward Abbey. In modern business culture, growth is inherently seen as

“There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.”— Samuel Johnson I

Comparisons are odious. — Sir John Fortescue Short. Severe. Unapologetic. Three words that feel almost impolite in a culture built on comparison. We compare careers.We compare

“Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone, and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.” — Paul Tillich. People sometimes ask me, with genuine concern,“Don’t you

You don’t feel ready before growth — you feel ready because you grew. So many people wait for confidence, clarity, or permission. But most meaningful progress — in writing,

In a world that rewards speed, certainty, and volume, sustained attention may be the most undervalued form of intelligence. There is a kind of intelligence

I’ve been thinking about the word discern for years.It began when I attended a church whose pastor used the word constantly — so much so that I

“It is a harmful illusion that strength can be borrowed from another person or from an organization.” — Vernon Howard Most of us were taught —

In a culture that rewards speed, pausing can appear weak. We’re encouraged to respond quickly, decide faster, speak sooner. Silence is often treated as uncertainty.

December isn’t for acceleration.It’s for recognition. Some growth happens when effort relaxes — and clarity arrives without force. December carries a mood no other month
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