Spillly

The CEO whisperer.
I am a finite resource building your infinite growth.
Business coach since 2012.
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We overthink, overplan, and overanalyze our careers, our businesses, and our lives; that long hours are neither virtuous nor healthy; and that we usually succeed in spite of most of what we do, not because of it.

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@fraserthedude a lifetime ago....

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@firstcarrental hi, your website is giving an 500 server error when I try sign up on show up corporate page.

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@itspriionly Spillly

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Tiny Epic Business, Big Simple Life https://t.co/SRv0AtTTc0

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Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on South African Service Exports [3 Apr. 2025] https://t.co/h80xhxVuy5

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Lessons from Leadership Styles (and Kim Jong-il) https://t.co/qCWCVoXPSj

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Shaan Puri says ‘the cynics get to be right and the optimists get to be rich’.

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AI is 100% out of control.

1. Let's be friends

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@mikesharman defender 90.

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Just me? #Chatgpt #404

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It’s not just doing more than others do.

It’s doing more than others even think to do.

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It took me a while to fully realize the value of something my company achieved years ago, and continues to savor today. It’s one of our greatest quiet advantages, full stop.

It’s not something you hear much about in business circles. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I heard anyone spend much time on the topic, or even bring it up in conversation, on a conference stage, or behind a podcast mic.

There is, however, lots of discussion about achievement in business. A company can achieve product market fit, operational efficiency, influence, revenue goals, or, ultimately — and hopefully — profitability.

But I’m not taking about those things. Those are the obvious things, the common talking points. And to those you can add the vanity metrics of achievement — social media followers, traffic, views, impressions, open rates, press mentions, gross this or gross that.

All those are what they are, but they aren’t where it’s at.

What I’m talking about is optionality. Achieving optionality is where it’s at.

Optionality is a hearty mix of profit margin, small size, independence, attitude, and freedom. You’ve got to have all of it to have optionality.

If a board is calling the shots, you don’t have much optionality. If your margins are thin, or non-existent, you don’t have much optionality. If the public owns a piece, you don’t have much optionality. If you’re too big to change direction quickly, you don’t have much optionality. And if you’re afraid to speak your mind and stake your point of view, you don’t have much optionality.

Optionality lets you do things no one would give you permission to do. It lets you write excellent software and give it away for free if you choose. It lets you do things that don’t make sense in the current climate, but will long-term. It lets you be early while eventually catches up.

Optionality is ecstasy. It’s making it up as you go, without making excuses. It’s openly changing your mind without having to save face. Optionality is equanimity, the corporate equivalent of enlightenment.

So, entrepreneurs, ditch the bullshit. Abandon growth-at-all-costs. Reject conventional metrics. Scorn hollow acceptance. Instead, hunt for optionality. It's freedom. It's power. It's everything you crave, wrapped in a single, potent package. Chase it relentlessly. And when you get it, don’t let go.

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@kirstycarrot https://t.co/zcPJj8MMST my pleasure

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@BernardJansen @firefliesai I made the mistake and paid for the year :)

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@firefliesai you guys down>? cant join meetings?

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Whether you're navigating your own middle-aged journey or simply curious about the middle-aged mindset, this episode promises a mix of humor, wisdom, and inspiration.

Middle Ageless Men with Matt Brown and @RichMulholland

https://t.co/CTiyZfdono

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Lets ponder the inevitability of aging, the value of meaningful work, and the pursuit of lifelong hobbies. How we cope with the passage of time, the importance of staying active and finding joy in the everyday moments.

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There’s still a 100 percent death rate.
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@JBagley yes sir!

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Update.