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Sometimes, imposter syndrome doesn’t knock. It doesn’t ask if now is a good time. It doesn’t care how good life looks from the outside. It doesn’t wait for permission. It just shows up. I live an amazing life. I know that. I don’t say it casually, and I don’t take it lightly. I have a beautiful wife and wonderful kids. A home that still feels surreal some days.Friends who show up, who listen, who care.A career I once dreamed about—working alongside people at ARTISAN who inspi

For Iowa State fans, the growing comparison between Jamie Pollard and former Chicago Bulls GM Jerry Krause cannot be ignored. It’s a warning. Both leaders oversaw the greatest eras their programs had ever seen. Both struggled to share control with the very coaches who built that success. And both believed they could recreate a golden era simply by making “the next great hire.”

Settling the age-old debate: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

(A.K.A. The Things We Should All Stop Pretending We Enjoy) Look—Thanksgiving is sacred. A day built entirely around gratitude, football, elastic waistband pants, and eating until you question every choice you’ve ever made. And yet… every year, certain foods sneak onto the table like uninvited dinner guests. Foods we pretend to like because “it’s tradition,” or because Aunt Carol brought it and she always  brings it and nobody knows how to tell her to stop. So let’s settle thi