Decisions

You’re Not Lost. You’re Camping. “Job hugging” feels like safety. It’s not. No map needed; just a bearing. I’m a hiker, and have spent my share of time in the bush. I like to venture off the well-beaten paths, the kind of terrain where your phone loses signal around hour two. Every hiker learns the same rule early: if you get lost, stop moving. Stay exactly where you are. Make yourself loud, make yourself visible, and wait. The moment you start wandering to “find your own way out,” you cover…

Nobody’s Stopping You. That’s the Problem. The door was never locked. If I asked you what problem you’re solving at work, you’d give me a masterclass. Risks. Tradeoffs. Dependencies. Stakeholders. All the things. You can think your way through chaos with impressive precision. But if I asked what you really want from your work? Suddenly, you’ve got nothing. Not because the answer isn’t there. But because the moment the true answer showed up, your analytical brain stepped in and immediately…

You’re Planning a Patch When You Need a Version Jump You’ve been away from the console longer than you think. You’ve already changed so much over the course of your life that you’re an entirely different person. So why do you keep planning your future as if you’ll be so similar to who you are today? Look at a photo of yourself from ten years ago. Not a flattering one, but a “real” one. The kind that makes you wince a little because it feels like it’s a stranger wearing your face. Now think…

You’re Not Risk-Averse. You’re Certainty-Addicted. And that addiction is quietly costing you the one life you get. Standing still isn’t safety. It’s just a slower way to fall behind. In cybersecurity, there’s no such thing as zero risk. There’s only the risk you manage consciously and the risk you ignore until it bites you. I lead cybersecurity teams for the Government of Canada. We don’t chase zero risk. We evaluate, mitigate what we can, we decide., and we move forward. This idea also…