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A few weeks ago, I had a conversation I couldn't stop thinking about.

It started as a phone call with a Silicon Valley founder I had interviewed on my podcast. We were supposed to talk about my coaching work. Instead, for nearly an hour, I found myself asking question after question about AI, the future of work, and where he believes all of this is heading.

Later that night, I couldn't sleep.

Part of me was inspired. Part of me was overwhelmed. And if I'm being honest, part of me was a bit scared.

Not because he claimed to know exactly what the future looks like. On the contrary….

What struck me most was how comfortable someone at the forefront of emerging technology was saying, "No one has any idea what the next five or ten years are going to look like."

That conversation reminded me why I started both my ReInvention podcast and this newsletter.

I'm not trying to predict the future.

I'm simply trying to help people prepare for it.

Because I see far too many people waiting... staying quiet... and hoping their careers don't get disrupted.

Hope is not a strategy.

We need to shift our attention away from fear and toward the opportunities this moment of disruption is creating. That mindset shift alone may determine who thrives over the next decade - and who struggles to keep up.

Over the past several months, I've had the privilege of sitting down with many CEOs, founders, investors, executive coaches, entrepreneurs, and leaders who spend every day thinking about where the world is heading.

Their backgrounds are wildly different, but I keep hearing the same themes emerge.

TWO qualities, in particular, seem to separate the people who are embracing this moment from those who feel paralyzed by it.

The first is CURIOSITY.

Or maybe an even better word is experimentation.

One of the most fascinating conversations I've had was with legendary investor Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital (an early investor in Uber, Zillow, and many others).

You might expect someone with that kind of experience - and success - to have all the answers.

Instead, he reminded me of a five-year-old.

He was incredibly curious.

He told me he stays up until all hours of the night playing with ChatGPT and Claude.

He experiments.

He explores.

And he's genuinely enjoying it.

Yes, he acknowledged the uncertainty. He talked openly about the disruption AI could bring, not only to business, but to society and even to his own children's future.

But he isn't standing on the sidelines criticizing what's happening.

He's choosing to be in the arena.

That's the mindset I'm seeing over and over again from the most successful people I'm talking to.

And honestly, it's forced me to confront some of my own hesitations. Am I really playing it forward, adapting to what is emerging, and being proactive with the opportunities in front of me OR am I mentally isolating?

The people adapting fastest aren't waiting until they understand everything.

They're testing workflows.

They're building AI agents.

They're asking a LOT of questions.

And maybe even more importantly, they're talking to each other. They're networking, sharing ideas, comparing notes, and trying to understand ‘where the puck is going’ so they can skate there faster.

Curiosity isn't passive anymore. It's becoming a career strategy.

The second quality is one we don't talk about nearly enough: INTROSPECTION.

As technology accelerates, I think many of us instinctively look outward.

What's happening? What skills should I learn? Which jobs will disappear?

Those are important questions. But I think the deeper inquiry matters even more.

What kind of life do I actually want?

What work gives me energy?

If I were intentionally designing the next twenty years instead of simply reacting to them...what would I build?

This moment isn't only about adapting to technology. It's an opportunity to reinvent your future.

And these aren't just nice-sounding words. Reinvention is real.

It's why I spend so much of my podcast talking with people who are in the middle of fascinating career transformations.

But perhaps the most important thing I’m learning is that reinvention doesn't happen by accident.

It happens when we intentionally create space to think:

> To journal
> To meditate
> To have honest conversations
> To work with a coach
> To use AI tools to challenge our assumptions
> To ask bigger questions than we've allowed ourselves to ask

For many people, the greatest obstacle isn't burnout or emerging technology.

It's confronting - and sometimes letting go of - the identity we've built around the career we've had.

Reinvention begins the moment you give yourself permission to imagine something different. This step is hard for many, but absolutely integral right now.

And it requires space. Openness. And enough stillness to hear yourself think.

That's why I'm writing this newsletter.

Not because I have all the answers. (I certainly do not. Just ask my wife.)

But every week I get the privilege of learning from remarkable people who are building the future in real time.

My hope is to bring those conversations together - not as predictions, but as patterns.

Patterns that can help all of us become a little more prepared.

A little more intentional.

And maybe even a little more excited about what's possible.

If there's one thing I hope you take away from today's newsletter, it's this:

Don't wait until the future arrives to start preparing for it.

Experiment.

Stay curious.

And just as importantly...

Make time to look inward.

Because the future of work won't belong only to the people with the newest technical skills.

It will belong to the people who are willing to keep reinventing themselves.