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Inside every entrepreneur lives two CEOs.

1. The one the world sees: chest out, steady voice, charging into battle like nothing can stop them.
2. The one nobody sees: staring at the ceiling at 2AM, drowning in decisions, praying they don’t drop the ball.

For years, I lived this split life.
A mask of confidence on the outside.
Cracks spreading underneath.

The harder I tried to be “the strong one”…
…the more the hidden CEO ate me alive.

Strong in the boardroom. Weak in the bathroom mirror.

Until I noticed something about the leaders who thrived under the same pressure that was breaking me.

They weren’t bulletproof.
They weren’t pretending.
They didn’t perform leadership.
They practiced it.

That realization forced me to rebuild myself from the inside out.

That’s where my 5 Daily Non-Negotiables were born… a ritual that turns chaos into clarity.

That creates the leader your business is begging for.

I’ve watched thousands of founders transform with this system so…

If you’re done leading from stress and want to lead from strength…

MESSAGE me “COACH” and let’s build the version of you your company can actually scale with.

-DM

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"show me a where's waldo set in ancient Venice, but instead of waldo it is an otter wearing a blue striped pilots outfit."

"i need a flowchart for how to toast bread, make it as wacky and over the top and complicated as possible.“

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It’s better to overpay for an A player than underpay for three B players.

How to manage your time like the top 1%

20 hrs a month on slides.
Copying. Pasting. Formatting.
The life of an average professional.

Now you can think in Claude and generate 
a Gamma presentation - without leaving the tab.

Without copying and pasting.

But it gets better.

Connect both Gmail + Gamma inside Claude.

Turn emails into presentations automatically.

In 2 minutes:

1. Go to claude.ai
2. Settings >> Connectors
3. Click on ‘Browse Connectors’
4. Add Gamma and Gmail
5. Prompt Claude (example below)

“Check my Gmail for the discovery call with [Client Name]. Pull their overview. Create a proposal deck in Gamma.”

6. Review the deck
7. Iterate with follow-up prompts

Before: Copy. Paste. Format. Repeat.

Now in 2026: Think. Prompt. Done.

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Jobs are temporary. But skills?
They can never be taken away from you.

But most of us are too scared to start learning new ones.
Why? Because we get stuck in loops:

• "What if I look stupid?"
• "What if it doesn’t help me?"
• "What if I'm just wasting my time?"

We all have these thoughts sometimes.

But here's the irony:
Listening to them is the riskiest move of all.

Here's what the forward thinkers do instead:

1/ Build In Public.
→ Share your wins and lessons learned.
→ Document your problem-solving process.

2/ Create Opportunities, Don't Wait for Them.
→ Connect with people in your space.
→ Grab virtual coffees - zoom is amazing.

3/ Teach What You Know.
→ Share what you needed to know 2 years ago.
→ Help others avoid your mistakes.

4/ Make Your Work Visible.
→ Take on projects others can see.
→ Turn outcomes into content.

Your company has a backup plan for you.
Do you have a backup plan for them?

Remember: Your brand is the strongest backup plan.
Start building yours today: https://saywhat.ai/course/

Quote Credit: Erica Williams Simon

♻️ Repost to help your network to be loyal to their growth.

➕ Follow me (Will McTighe) for more like this.

My biggest hiring mistake taught me everything.

I passed on someone because they didn't fit the mold.

She had passion. 
She had drive.

But no industry experience.

So I hired the "safe" choice instead.

9 months later, they were gone. 
I was just a stepping stone.

The person I rejected?

She's now embedded and thriving at another company. 
With no plans to move on.

That's when it clicked:

People never forget the leader who took a chance on them.

And leaders who don't take chances?

They miss out on incredible talent.

What I’ve learned:

↳ Drive beats degrees
↳ Potential beats pedigree
↳ Character beats credentials

But most of all:

Attitude beats everything.

The intern we promoted over more senior candidates.
The career changer who became our top performer.
The self-taught developer who built our best systems.

They all had one thing in common:

Someone believed in them before they proved it.

Now that's how I lead.

I look for hunger, not just qualifications.
I bet on people, not just resumes.
I build futures, not just teams.

Because when you give someone their shot?

They don't just remember. They deliver.

Who's someone who gave you a shot?

Tag them in the comments below.