California shaped how I think about strategy, innovation, and foresight more than any other place. It expanded my perception. Being back in Los Angeles reminded me of a fundamental:
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ - something to test, rather than debate.
๐ญ. ๐๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป - Youโre allowed to question the default.Not to destroy it but to redesign what no longer serves.
๐ฎ. ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐. ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ - You sense. You build. You iterate. The system catches up later.
๐ฏ. ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ - The conviction that better systems can be built, and that youโre responsible for building them.
๐ฐ. ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ - Breath. Nervous system. Embodiment. Clarity infrastructure for decision-making and innovation, not soft add-ons.
๐ฑ. ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ - Aerospace sits next to meditation studios. AI founders share space with artists. Venture capital flows into longevity and human performance. Innovation happens at the intersections.