Author: Steve Kamb

March 10, 2025

What if it Took 5 Years?

Last week, I completed two little things that might seem insignificant on the surface: I filled up my journal, and switched to a new one. And I finished a roll of…
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March 6, 2025

From Simple to Complicated to Simple

“Complicated” can be alluring. We think “there HAS to be more to it than this.” We think “If a little bit is good, then a LOT more must be even…
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March 4, 2025

5 Things I Can’t Shut Up About (March 2025)

When I find something I love, I can’t shut up about it. From books to articles to movies to TV shows to podcasts to video games to albums to concerts…
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February 25, 2025

Why You NEED a Big Why

Entrepreneur Peter Barton was on top of the world. Until he wasn’t. Barton lived a life everybody dreamed of, took pretty damn good care of himself, and was a great…
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February 18, 2025

Mobsters, Knights, and Samurai, oh my! What’s YOUR Code?

In 2007, Italian police arrested Salvatore Lo Piccolo. This dude was an actual boss from the real life Sicilian Mafia. As they explored his house, they stumbled across what they…
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February 13, 2025

Choose Uncomfortable Growth over Comfort

Stephen Wilson Jr. was a scientist working for Mars, Inc. (Yeah, the Candy company). One day, his boss pulled him into an office and said something that changed his life:…
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February 11, 2025

Do you have the courage to listen to the lesson life is teaching you?

I’ve been trying to do a few things differently in 2025. Specifically, moving towards moments or things that make me uncomfortable. (I don’t mean, “avoid thoughts where I’m in physical…
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February 4, 2025

Beware the Story You Tell Yourself

In 1944, an absolutely fascinating study was conducted. Fritz Heider and Marianne Simme showed a group of people a short video that included two triangles, a circle, and a square.…
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January 27, 2025

The “Clean Plate Club” and Outdated Rules You Can Stop Following

Today I’m hitting you with two stories that will make you: Let’s dive in, shall we? The Christmas Ham A little girl watched her mother bake a ham for Christmas…
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January 21, 2025

The Past Isn’t Set in Stone

I’m currently reading The Tainted Cup, a fantasy detective novel. Think “Sherlock Holmes set in Westeros.” The main character has this augmentation that allows him to absorb every single detail…
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