One More
What Desmond Doss teaches us about knowing who you are before the test arrives.
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The Bark, the Roots, and the Lightning
A thousand-year-old redwood becomes the frame for understanding how leaders should balance speed with depth in the age of AI.
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The Rust is the Receipt
A rusted shovel becomes a meditation on dependability, multigenerational transmission, and the difference between being optimized for one thing and being reliable across many.
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The Seventh Call
Angela Duckworth’s grit research meets a chaotic travel day with his son John, and the simple act of making one more phone call becomes a parable about persistence.
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Esse Quam Videri
Originally published January 12, 2026 in The Perseverance Playbook on LinkedIn
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Hold On
Why we endure, and who learns from watching.
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Show Up Anyway
The most vulnerable piece in the archive. Chris tells a story he has never told publicly, about showing up to an advanced physics class he was unqualified for and learning that purpose is built through persistent presence.
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No One Claps at Mile 17: Why the Middle Miles Matter Most
The foundational piece introducing the Mile 17 concept through the unlikely pairing of Sachin Tendulkar’s cricket career and a $40-50 million health system turnaround.
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Adjust the March, Not the Mission
Why great leaders evolve the ‘how’ without losing sight of the ‘why.’