We’re living in a time when playing small just isn’t an option anymore. Whether you’re a purpose-driven CEO or leader, an engaged employee, or a coach or consultant with a message that needs to be heard, the moment to step up is now.
This is the time to infuse your work with the values you live by. To care about the people around you. To support each other as we move through massive change. The pace isn’t slowing down, so our ability to adapt—and do so with heart—has never mattered more.
Mo Gawdat is one of the key voices I listen to when it comes to AI. He says that love, compassion and happiness are the moral values we need to train AI on. I’ve also said for years people want four basic things: love, joy, peace and abundance. Either way, technology is not a bad thing. It is the intention of the user that makes it either for or against humanity.
For 25 years, I lived by the mantra: Life is change. Change is constant. Growth is optional.
That has evolved in the last few weeks. Today, my mantra is now: Life is change. Change is constant. Growth is intentional.
It is no longer an option, but it needs to be a mindful choice. Don’t let your life, or your work, happen by default. You must be deliberate about what you create, what you stand for, and how you show up.
Growth needs to be intentional now for yourself, for your teams, for your company’s culture, and even into our societies. Because I believe we are all being called to step into a higher, more purposeful version of ourselves.
October was a bit wild for me. My new book, AI Dystopia or Utopia: The Choice Point For Humanity Is Now, poured out in just one month. I was in full creative flow with writing, reflecting, and realizing just how much clarity comes when you make space for what matters most. There is an urgency I am feeling to get this business book out asap!
And now I’ve also decided I’m going to teach exactly how I did that in my upcoming masterclass: Get Your Book DONE. (You can register here if you see this in time)
So if you’re a CEO, leader, coach, or consultant with a message to share, let’s make sure 2026 your year. The world doesn’t need more noise. It needs your truth, your wisdom, your voice, and your values!
Together, we can shape the world we want to live in. But only if we all rise now.
