This Weakness is Actually a Strength

Matthew Powell
September 22, 2025
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This Weakness is Actually a Strength

My muscle memory from school told me I needed to solve things alone. I took tests, wrote papers, did presentations ... alone.

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This Weakness is Actually a Strength
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You might need to hear this today. I do.

If you are stacking bricks when no one's watching. If you are playing for your grandchildren's grandchildren. If you are listening for wisdom in the margins. If you are leaning into the relationships that cost you something.

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You might need to hear this today. I do.
You might need to hear this today. I do.
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Johnny Carson Had a Problem

Johnny Carson was asked to give a commencement speech at Harvard in 1981, but he didn't know what to talk about. He couldn't figure out how to give a speech about happiness. So Carson flipped it. Instead, he shared how to guarantee misery.

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Johnny Carson Had a Problem
Johnny Carson Had a Problem
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