Ambition can be a lifeline before it becomes a liability. The work is knowing when to return to it with honesty.

An exploration of a basic human tension with uncertainty: we inhabit a world defined by flux and uncertainty, while our brains are wired to seek prediction and control. I look at what it means to live consciously in that gap.

What we notice first isn’t always what matters most. Beneath the surface of situations are quieter signals that shape how we interpret, respond, and move forward.

We talk about ambition as if it only lives in careers. This piece explores ambition as a life-pattern—the long game beneath our days—and how it differs from motivation in the short game of work and life.

We often assume energy is something we generate through willpower. But long before intention shows up, the environments we move through are already shaping how we feel, think, and respond.

Careers aren’t straight lines on the fast track. They’re shaped through choices that compound—through roles, environments, and experiences that quietly widen what we’re capable of influencing over time.

Experience is not a role or a function — it is the breath that sustains how we shape work and the impact we bring. In reflecting on being named a 2025 Top 50 CXO, I explore what experience means to me, and how human experience shapes leadership, ambition, and impact across modern organizations, work, and life.