Forget the MBA

The Inherited Impossible

What happens when nobody tells you something is impossible

Feb 24 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

4

1

4

"Talented": The Compliment That's Actually a Confession

It's not admiration. It's an exit strategy.

Feb 20 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

1

Talent is Overrated

The comforting myth of talent — and the harder path that actually works.

Feb 15 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

1

Everybody has a plan until you get punched in the face.

Plans don’t fail. Our attachment to them does

Feb 9 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

2

Your Plan Matters But Progress Does Not Care

The real job of planning in Running and Entrepreneurship.

Feb 1 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

2

January 2026

If You Have a Plan B, That’s Your Plan A

Safety equals auto-sabotage

Jan 24 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

5

4

Just Show Up

Starting Was the Easy Part

Jan 19 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

1

2

Screw it Just do it.

Start: the hardest word in the dictionary.

Jan 12 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

6

1

November 2025

Four Days in Total Darkness

What I Learned About Fear and the Mind Inside a Remote Cave

Nov 6, 2025 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

11

June 2025