You have heard me say it in rooms and on calls for two years now. Give every decision a single owner. Today, I can finally hand you the whole thing. Why Is This On My Desk? is open for pre-order. Here is why it matters for this community specifically. Most of us in here are not lazy leaders. We are the opposite. We are the ones who answer first, carry more, and stay late so nobody else has to. That is exactly how we ended up as the chokepoint in our own organizations. Competence became a bottleneck. Faithfulness became a ceiling. “Write the vision. Make it plain, that he may run who reads it.” Habakkuk 2:2 Notice the order in that verse. The writing comes first. The running comes second. The running is done by someone other than the one who wrote it. That is delegation with a name attached. We have had the blueprint the whole time. Most of us just never made it plain enough for anyone else to run with. This book is the plain version. Thirteen chapters. Every one opens with hard federal data, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, and closes with one action you can take that day. No theory you cannot use by Friday. Pre-order details $19.99 Ships September 22, 2026, right before the LOD Summit Free with pre-order: The Decision Bottleneck Diagnostic, which tells you which of four patterns is costing you most… 👉🏽 whyisthisonmydesk.com Now do something for me. Drop a comment with the one decision that came to your desk this week that should never have reached you. Just one. I am going to read every single one, and I will answer as many as I can right here in the community. That comment thread is going to be worth more than most paid workshops. Let’s build it together.

One thing I don’t think enough people admit publicly right now: A lot of successful people are emotionally running on fumes. Not because they aren’t capable. Because modern life rarely allows people to mentally unplug anymore. The pressure just keeps cycling: • work • bills • business • notifications • uncertainty • AI changes • financial pressure • trying to stay relevant • trying to stay competitive And over time, that constant mental tension changes how people operate. You can feel it inside companies. Communication becomes shorter. People become reactive. Teams lose alignment. Everything starts feeling urgent. Leadership gets emotionally heavy. Meanwhile, everybody still LOOKS productive on the outside. That’s the dangerous part. One thing I’ve learned from high-performing organizations: The healthiest companies usually don’t operate with constant chaos internally. People know: → who owns decisions → what matters most → where the company is going → and what requires leadership attention versus team ownership That creates less friction. Less confusion. Less dependency on one exhausted person carrying everything mentally. And honestly… I think that’s where business is heading. The future belongs to organizations that can scale without emotionally draining the people leading them. Curious what others think: What’s creating the most mental pressure for people right now that nobody is talking about enough?

I have an infatuation with studying how successful entrepreneurs rose to the height of their success. I think you will enjoy this one as much as I did. I'd like to introduce to some, maybe reintroduce to others Angelica "Angie" Wandu, the CEO and founder of The Shade Room, where she discusses the origins and tumultuous growth of her multi-million dollar black media empire. Wandu had a difficult childhood in Los Angeles, including the murder of her mother by her father and subsequent years in foster care, which instilled a fierce sense of hustle and resilience that she attributes partly to her Nigerian heritage. This is business case study was so compelling and powerful, I created a course for you... "FROM EVICTED TO MEDIA EMPIRE". Available NOW in CLASSROOM! Share your comments 👇🏽

Starting today, Australia has taken a historic step: children under 16 can no longer access social media — not as guidance, but as a national safety mandate. And the reason is undeniable: - Rising anxiety - Identity and self-worth distortion - Sleep and attention disruption - Early-stage brain development concerns - A generation struggling to self-regulate under constant digital stimulation Whether you support the move or not, one truth stands out: When a nation decides the cost of inaction is too high, leaders should pay attention. Because this conversation isn’t really about kids at all. It’s about future leaders. It’s about mental bandwidth, focus, decision-making capacity, and emotional resilience — the same areas many adults are trying to rebuild after years of burnout, digital overload, and performance pressure. Here’s the more uncomfortable truth: Whatever children normalize now becomes the operating system of tomorrow’s workforce. So if Australia is restricting social media to protect the developing mind, we as leaders must ask: What should we be re-evaluating to protect the performing mind? 💬 WHAT’S YOUR VIEW — Leaders, weigh in: Do you believe more countries will follow Australia’s lead? And who should set these boundaries — parents, governments, or both? This is a conversation every leader should participate in.

This week, I’m starting simple: I’m grateful for each of you and the relationships we possess and truly just to be here. Not for the titles. Not for the wins. For breath. For another chance to share space with you and learn. For the gift of today. In a world obsessed with “what’s next,” gratitude brings us back to what’s now. In the comments, share ONE thing you’re grateful for that money can’t buy. Let’s fill this space with thankfulness this week!