On alignment, ambition, and the quiet cost of getting what you asked for There comes a time in all of our lives that we need to take an honest and sometimes uncomfortable look at what it takes to get what we want. This is that conversation. We talk about success as if it is something we earn. As if it is the ultimate reward for effort, grit, discipline, or wanting it badly enough. The reality is that there isnt a straight line between intention and outcome. What I have seen most people call...