Greetings, I am known as "Chief" since about 4 years old. It would be great to know how you all are doing! I want to share a thought I had as I observe the folks eat their own tails here at work. I am here at my workplace pondering ways to translate what I know and what I am doing into my own projects. I can surpass 100% of what I am supposed to be doing and make a new percentage of things I want to do and complete while at work. Problem is, others who struggle giving 25% to 30% every half of the workday see me as not doing enough. Seems their position as observer of others' business rather than minding their own is most popular with management. I am the recipient of all of the uncomfortable outcomes of a continued "smear" campaign because I refuse to complete their assignments upon the completion of mine. I mean where did I go wrong? I am struggling with finding where their monetary salaries are funneled into my bank account so, eh no harm no foul on my part. I will plan side hustles while sitting in the office. I promise you, when I am operating my business, actively errosive and passively errosive behaviors will be a stain too difficult to rid of. It will be best to avoid mismanaging your audacity. If you work slow, work slow and ignore the work speed of others. Smear campaigns can scar a persons spirit and lead them to irrational alternative methods of dealing!! Before I venture into any business, I will write a book on "Building a Mental Demilitarization Zone to Enhance Communication" and recommend all employees read it before working in my business/shop/firm. Toxic competition often goes unchecked in our planetary society, not to mention escalates in the workplaces accross the planet. This meads to a militarization of human thought when coupled with lines of effort when they go to work and ionteract with like minded people. Which leads to this gross mismanagement of audacity!!

Chief’s post about translating experience into your own projects caught my attention. I spent more than 20 years contracting, and now I’m learning sales and AI. I want to carry useful experience forward while staying open to doing the new work differently. For me, asking clear questions feels worth keeping. The tools and setting can change, but understanding what someone needs still matters. What’s one working habit you’d bring into a new chapter, and how would you adapt it instead of assuming the old approach fits automatically?

I introduced myself here yesterday. I'm learning sales and practical AI, and the mix of personal growth and real-world action is what interests me about Level 369. For a learning goal like clearer communication, I'd like to choose something small enough to practice and specific enough to see whether it improved. How do you define a useful next step when the goal is a skill rather than a finished object? I'd appreciate an example you can actually check afterward.

Thanks for letting me join. I'm Glen from Tennessee. I spent about 20 years as a contractor and now work as a high-ticket closer while building practical AI systems and learning tools. I studied computer science and graphic design in college and later earned a generative AI certification. I'm interested in the connection between personal growth and taking useful action. Glad to meet people who are willing to share what they're learning while they figure things out. What's one small step you're working on this week?