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Originally shared in our April 2026 Top of Mind Newsletter. Daniel Lubetzky didn’t set out to build a snack empire. He set out to build peace in the Middle East through commerce. What he discovered was that mission, no matter how meaningful, isn’t what moves people to act. Customers don’t buy your values. They buy what works for them. That hard-won insight, and the willingness to pivot without abandoning what he cared about, is what…

Originally shared in our April 2026 Top of Mind Newsletter. Most of us believe that the path to getting better is to work harder at the things we do. Eduardo Briceño — growth mindset researcher, former CEO of Mindset Works, and one of the most-watched TED speakers on the science of learning — challenges that assumption directly. In The Performance Paradox, he makes the case that focusing exclusively on performing is actually what stalls our…

Originally shared in our March 2026 Top of Mind Newsletter. While finding personal meaning fuels the drive of an entrepreneurial mindset, our educational systems must provide the framework to channel that drive into real-world outcomes. A recent research paper examines the critical, yet often fragmented, role of entrepreneurship education within U.S. Career and Technical Education (CTE). Despite widespread recognition of its value for workforce preparation, a systematic review of over 15 years of research reveals a persistent gap in…

Originally shared in our March 2026 Top of Mind Newsletter. We often inherit cultural scripts that tell us to chase the next achievement or optimize our routines, promising that “meaning” will be waiting for us on the other side. Yet, as the bar continually moves, we can lose touch with what truly brings us alive. In a recent episode of the Rich Roll Podcast, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, co-founders of Stanford’s Life Design Lab,…

Originally shared in our February 2026 Top of Mind Newsletter. “[The trades] are a ticket to the American dream, and a lot of Americans are locked out of it… It shouldn’t just be your children and my children that have expectations. Every child should have expectations, and we need to invest in those expectations and the support to achieve them.” — Rahm Emanuel In a recent Brookings Institute event, former Chicago Mayor and prior Ambassador…