Meghan

A little more about @charlieykim: → Founded @nextjump 32 years ago on the belief that business has the most power to wield good in the world  → Optimistic on human potential — even into the AI age  → Lives by "if you have to give back, you've taken too much"  → Building real IRL community in a surface-level world  → Makes big bets. Plays the long long game. Follow for the flywheel — learn it, live it, teach it.

From a very smart man named Tal mentoring me with his faith, he shared this nuance to “hope” that I couldn’t agree more with. Hope: “it’s the fuel that actives us as we hope to make progress towards each of our visions”. B/c to me - hope without action (in the extreme) is delusion.

1/ Research Shows: BURNOUT isn't from working hard—it's from investing energy with zero return (no momentum). And burnout is often the most extreme form of unhappiness. But there are creative and insightful solutions…🧵

Fundamental coaching principle that communication isn't what you say, it's what the other person hears — you can't pass the ball until they're ready to catch it.

@FitFounder 1/ cold plunge 2/ sauna 3/ fermented cabbage 4/ bone broth

Human Performance Pyramid: PEMS P = physical (exercise, nutrition, sleep) E = emotional (character traits) M = mental (technical skills) S = spiritual (not religion but the act of helping others) If you score 1-4 in PEMS, bringing your Sweet 16 is bringing your fully engaged “A” game: physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. This is the definition of full engagement. What does it take for you to be fully engaged? How long does it take you to ramp up your fully engaged energy? …Conversing with another human (co-worker, friend, spouse, kid, parent) or working on any project. It’s a trainable muscle in every quadrant of PEMS.

Insight: Complex problems require collective intelligence - no single person holds all the information needed to fully understand or solve today's challenges. Challenge: Move beyond "bring me solutions, not problems" to create a culture where information flows freely and patterns can emerge from multiple perspectives. Action: Foster a "hive mind" approach where team members share information transparently and swarm together to solve problems. Additional point: Decision-making and sense-making are both team sports. When people share their puzzle pieces and build on each other's attempts, creative solutions emerge that wouldn't be possible individually.

I get asked all the time...what's the biggest performance hack in psychology? It's Confidence. The impact & ripple effect is massive: There is nothing it doesn't touch. Self-belief, risk-taking, speed, decision-making, and the list goes on.

Pessimists - don’t think it will work out. When it does, by definition it means you had an incorrect prediction (judgment). When you do this over and over again (accumulated incorrect predictions) = arrogance.

When a marriage, friendship, or business isn’t working, there’s a time to throw in the towel... ...but it’s probably not now. One of my favorite quotes—from David Goggins—is: “When you think you’re at your limit, you're only at 40% of what you’re capable of doing.” Goggins is right: far more people give up too soon than too late. When we think we're at our limit, we're nowhere near it. If you just keep moving forward, things have a funny way of working out. This video is my favorite example. It would have been understandable for Heather Dorniden to quit. After all, it’s “impossible” to recover from a fall in a short 600m race. But it turns out that she was capable of far more than she—or anyone else—thought. And she only found out because she kept moving forward.

Agree with the first part. Disagree with the second part. Faith is not a passive act. Faith is an active, practiced into weekly routines and a much harder skill than most realize. If you observe anyone’s human energy, you can see those who have faith (they’re constantly puzzling towards something/ a direction…they have creative energy, “I want to build something” energy) and those without faith (they’re constantly bracing and trying to avoid the negative…they’re generally still…stagnant, complacent, depressed).

The Mentor's Value Chain: Wrong Way…CIA (Capital, Introductions, Advice) Right Way…AIC (Advice, Introductions, Capital) Most seek mentorship backwards, starting with requests for funding (Capital), then network connections (Introductions), and finally settling for Advice when denied both. This approach undermines the natural progression of valuable mentoring relationships. The optimal sequence is AIC: 1. Advice: Focus first on learning and knowledge exchange. Build trust through genuine curiosity and growth. 2. Introductions: As you demonstrate understanding and implementation, mentors naturally open their networks. 3. Capital: Financial support follows as an accelerant to proven potential. While many entrepreneurs chase quick wins through immediate funding requests, the patient path of leading with learning creates deeper, more sustainable relationships and ultimately better outcomes.

@AlpacaAurelius Conspiracy theorists = always unhappy Religious fanatics = always happy

Every rich person I know has a “I just started working for free and then…” story. And every broke person I know insists you should never do free work. Do with that what you will.

Controversial take: AI in its current commercial form is “The 2nd Job” on steroids. And worst of all, it’s helping every human generate more workslop…smart sounding, creative looking, LHF (lying/ hiding/ faking) material done super fast. It’s making everyone a bad to average: consultant, politician, creative, engineer, sales and marketing person…

1/ Great advice for everyone - whether you're just starting, mid-career, or seasoned. SPEED is truly a Brilliant in the Basics (BIB) fundamental that unlocks everything else. Even more important today where uncertainty is only accelerating. 🧵

Actually, think there’s a need to focus on 2 things: (1) big mission + (2) your own growth They feed into each other. Otherwise too many people get lost in an intellectual “I want to learn and grow” without understanding what really matters (sequence, timing, etc). #ContactSportsIRL matters

Loved this section where Josh meets Rick Rubin and asks him about his deepest insecurity, being unable to explain his intuition. Rick’s advice to learn to be yourself, so much harder than it sounds. Anyone in the arena, exposed to the public, will struggle to keep that authentic voice, authentic opinion. Great advice…

You’re not tired. You’re unaligned. When your actions match your ambition, energy returns.