Business Philosophy
Are You an Impostor?
You've built an elaborate job that's holding your own company hostage. You wanted freedom. You built a prison.
John N. Wilson
John is a builder and mentor who believes leadership is a responsibility, trust is sacred, and the greatest measure of success is helping others rise.
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The Geometry of Thought
"If you know the radius of a person's knowledge, you know the circumference of their thoughts." ~Dr. Drake Dudley
Business Strategy
If You Fire Before You Aim, People Die
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. ~Sun Tzu
brand-strategy
Love, Laughter, Logic: Why Southwest's New Direction Could Ground Its Soul
Southwest Airlines ended its 54-year "bags fly free" policy on May 28th, 2025, trading a vision that inspired loyalty for a business model that generates revenue and in doing so, committed the fastest way to ruin a historic brand: betrayal.
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Habits, Identity, and the Cybernetic Self
We wear our habits as surely as we wear our skin. Understanding the connection between identity and behavior is the key to lasting change.
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The New Luxury Is Permission
Modern luxury has nothing to do with price tags and velvet ropes. It's about designing spaces where people finally feel allowed to be themselves.
Community
Another Brick in the Wall: Shattering the Silence and the Spaces That Save Us
On loneliness, belonging, and the quiet rebellion of spaces that remember what it means to be alive together
Why Tipping Is Killing Hospitality
We live and die by our people, yet built an industry on their instability. Time to pay living wages and let sincere generosity breed generosity.
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The Andes Mint Solution
Most brand experiences are forgotten within hours. Some stick for decades. What makes the difference?
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Simple ≠ Easy
We confuse easy (familiar, low effort) with simple (few moving parts). This creates complexity debt that compounds. True simplicity requires ruthless subtraction.
The Mirror Problem
Why we can't see our own blind spots (and what to do about it)
physics
The Physics of Breakthrough: Why Small Actions Create Exponential Results
Each hammer blow transmits energy into the stone's molecular structure, accumulating in an invisible reservoir. The breakthrough isn't caused by the final blow; it's the inevitable release of all that stored energy reaching critical mass.