No. 10 of the MaxLife Reflection Series · prints to one 8.5 × 11 page · 3-hole-punch ready
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The Battle for Truth: Markets, AI, and the Inner Game with Luke Gromen

Companion to the MaxLife episode with Luke Gromen

Luke Gromen made his name seeing things for what they are, not what they're called.

▶ Watch the full episode with Luke Gromen for deeper context on how to approach these questions
01

Whose Bet Are You On

Right now, where are you pouring your best energy into someone else's bet (a job, a plan, an idea that isn't yours) instead of your own?

02

Fear Dressed As Realistic

Luke says people will gamble on a stranger's idea but freeze when it's themselves. Strip away 'the timing isn't right' and 'I'm not ready.' What are you actually afraid will happen if you bet on yourself and it doesn't work?

The 'realistic' reason I give is ___, but the real fear underneath is ___.
03

See It For What It Is

Luke's rule is to see things for what they are, not what they're called. Drop the spin and split it in two. On the left, what are you honestly good at? On the right, what do you keep avoiding?

What I'm actually good at
What I keep avoiding
04

The Confidence You Lend Out

Think of how easily you back other people's ideas. If you gave yourself that exact same confidence, no more and no less, what's the one thing you already know you'd go do?

05

Trim The Sail

The realist adjusts the sails to the wind that's actually blowing. Given what you just admitted is true, what's the one concrete adjustment the truth is pointing you toward (a conversation, a decision, a chip pushed off the table onto the bet)?

Luke says the realist doesn't complain about the wind or just hope it changes. He adjusts the sails. You've named what's true. The only question left is whether you'll trim the sail to it or keep calling that fear 'being realistic.'
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