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Better Today Than Yesterday

Hey! Join me as I share my lessons about life, leadership, and the peaceful pursuit of Better Today Than Yesterday. kellyvohs.substack.com

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4:03

Looking Back, I'm Embarrassed

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/04/27

When I think back to times and places that were difficult, they usually seem not as bad as when I was there. There is a reason for this, and it’s called Fading Affect Bias. But first, a memory. We were deployed in Baghdad and in the midst of it. 18-hour days of grind. I’d beat the sun up and stumble over to the secure room we set up to access highly classified material. The coffee wasn’t great, but if Folgers was good enough for grandad, it was good enough for me. We’d push pixels, people, and

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5:32

What Ambition Can Become

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/04/20

Oh! why should the spirit of mortal be proud?Like a swift-fleeting meteor, a fast-flying cloud,A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave,He passeth from life to his rest in the grave.—William KnoxIs ambition bad?Ambition often feels like a negative word—restless, self-focused, a need to prove yourself through achievement or acclaim. And that’s not new. The word ambition comes from the Latin ambitio, meaning “a going around”—as in walking the streets to seek votes and curry favor. From the

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1:46

Walking In Reality

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/04/13

"Beauty is the harvest of presence." —David WhyteWhat is beauty?It’s the worn middle of your grandfather’s desk.Snow in the spring.A mother on a long flight.A sip of something warm in the morning.Walking through the leaves in the fall.A child laughing.My child smiling, finding their strength.Sitting by the fire with her, the wave of hair falling across her left eye.The green light when you need it.An old book. A new book. A sharp pencil.Standing with a friend under the soft shelter of a building,

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2:03

The Emu Question

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/04/06

"Pain is coming anyway. Don’t get a shield. Get a saddle. Tame it." —Derek SiversIt turns out, I’m scared of emus.Okay, scared is a strong word. My wife would definitely say I’m scared. I’d say, I’m moderately anxious around them.My reasons are valid. My sister has two, and they’re basically velociraptors from Jurassic Park — they hunt in packs. One comes at me from about two o’clock, and the other from nine. Both of them are male, by the way. I’m not sure if that makes them more or less

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7:14

The Elements of Your Work

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/03/30

"Stand still. Let the forest find you…What kind of adult do I want to be?" —Jerry ColonnaSome people are miserable at work. Others love it. Same job. Same company. Wildly different experiences.One person comes alive while another counts the minutes until they can escape.We tend to blame the person. Or the job. But what if we’re missing something deeper?What if the real difference is alignment—the right combination of elements that make work feel energizing instead of draining?The right work is about

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4:09

So Now We Walk

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/03/23

Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me.And when it has gone past me I will turn to see fear’s path.Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.Only I will remain.—Paul Atreides (Frank Herbert, Dune)I had a friend once. His name was Rob.He wasn’t old enough to drink when I first got to know him. But even then, there was something about him—quiet confidence, a sharp mind, and the kind of

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1:24

Finding Freedom

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/03/16

We do not lack ability. We just lack courage. It all comes down to courage. —Ichiro KishimiWe want to be liked. I know I do.Whether for financial security or just fitting in, we shape our choices in ways we don’t always notice. Little by little, we trade pieces of ourselves for acceptance. We try to say the right things, wear the right clothes, and sometimes signal belonging by what we drive.It’s instinct. A thousand years ago, getting kicked out of the group could mean death. That fear is wired

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0:59

Regrets of Silence

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/03/09

Your fears are a kind of prison that confines you within a limited range of action. The less you fear, the more power you will have and the more fully you will live.—50 CentSome events have me repeating a phrase to myself:You'll regret the uncomfortable conversations you avoid more than the ones you have.I'm thinking about a conversation or two I didn't have, and now it's too late. I rationalized them away either to protect myself or the other person. My lack of courage kept me silent. The truth is

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3:11

How To Get What You Want

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/02/23

We are anxious to improve our circumstances but are unwilling to improve ourselves.—James AllenEverything worthwhile takes time, discipline, and a willingness to face hard truths. And those truths can be uncomfortable. Here are a few you might find helpful. I’ve run into them and tried to act appropriately. Sometimes I do, and sometimes I get them wrong. Uncomfortable Truths and Actions1. No one owes you anything. → Take responsibility. Do the work.2. Some people are victims. Most people just act

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2:59

The Shortcuts I Take—and When They Fail Me

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/02/16

InsightsNo. 1"Pride freezes us in our own image, beliefs, and positions." -Arthur C. BrooksNo. 2“If you can approach the world’s complexities, both its glories and its horrors, with an attitude of humble curiosity, acknowledging that however deeply you have seen, you have only scratched the surface, you will find worlds within worlds, beauties you could imagine, and your own mundane preoccupations will shrink to proper size, not all that important in the greater scheme of things…” -NietzscheNo

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4:17

What precedes competence?

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/02/09

InsightsNo. 1"Expertise coupled with strength of will is going to prevail." -Bill WalshIt doesn't matter how good you are if you can't endure the pain.No. 2"If you are doing something primarily for money and without real emotional commitment, it will translate into something that lacks soul and has no connection to you. You may not see this, but you can be sure that the public will feel it and they will receive your work in the same lackluster spirit it was created in. If you are obsessive and

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6:05

The Talent / Agency Matrix

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/02/02

InsightsNo. 1"A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit." -John WoodenIf you’re leading, everything is your fault - but it is your responsibility. Accept that and get back to work fixing it.No. 2“If you lose your voracious curiosity about tactical details, if you lose passionate interest in people and how they are feeling, if you insulate yourself in the protective cocoon of executive comforts, you may well wake up one day to discover your

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3:51

Drip by Drip

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/01/26

InsightsNo. 1“There’s a lot of alpha in being willing to do “menial” work (take notes, send out agendas, order pizza, manually inspect raw data, whatever). Beware of over-delegation and being too far from the details." - Nabeel S. QureshiMost people want big things but aren’t willing to do the small things, and “menial” work adds up.No. 2“The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish something. The strongest, by dispensing his (powers) over many, may

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10:19

The Inside-Out Rule

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/01/19

BTTY BitesNo. 1—“Perhaps it’s impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.” - Enders GameNo. 2—“If we look outside of ourselves for relief from our own predicament, we are sure to come up short." - Mark EpsteinNo. 3—Don’t ask for feedback. That gets you a critic. Ask for advice. That will get you an accomplice.A ThoughtWhen I was in college, I bought my first computer. It was a Gateway and came in that iconic dairy cow-colored box. Back then, and this was 25 years ago, you

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3:24

One Thing I Can Promise

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/01/12

BTTY BitesNo. 1—“In a fear-based, failure-averse culture, people will consciously or unconsciously avoid risk. They will seek to repeat something safe that has been good enough in the past. Their work will be derivative, not innovative. But if you can force a positive understanding of failure, the opposite will happen.” -Ed CatmullThis is the best description of why fear as a tactic is unsustainable. It might work, but not forever.No. 2—“If you wish to make progress, you must be content in external

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7:57

Rhinos, Raindrops & Tutus

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2025/01/05

BTTY BitesNo.1 - “It’s the commotion the mind makes about life that really causes problems.” - Michael SingerNo. 2 - “If you can’t decide, the answer is no.” - Naval RavikantNo. 3 - “Process saves us from the poverty of our intentions.” - Elizabeth KingMaybe process saves us from the poverty of our actions? A ThoughtWhat Do You Call the Space Between Raindrops? A book I was reading the other day asked that question. Let's come back to that.I love rain. Well, that's not the truth. Sometimes I don’t

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7:38

The Long Harvest: On Discipline, Tomatoes, and...

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/12/29

BTTY BitesNo.1 - “A common cause of time wasters is largely under the executive's control and can be eliminated by him. That is the time of others he himself wastes.” - Peter DruckerNo. 2 - “People are motivated by one of two things: Either avoiding loss or acquiring potential gain.” - Phil JonesNo. 3 - Did you know that woodpeckers have tongues? I mean really long tonguges. I took about 1,600 photos of this woodpecker the other day and this shot of his tongue (it is male) made me do some research

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3:42

A Test I Failed That Opened My Eyes

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/12/22

//TRANSCRIPT//I want to let you in on a little secret about me. Now everybody knows this. I'll tell you in a minute, but first, a story.I signed up to go in the army to become a Green Beret. That in itself was, as you can imagine, a bit of an anxious time, difficult time, right? You have this dream, you want to do this thing. And this is a giant bureaucracy. Just because you want it doesn't mean you can have it.Part of the process is checking if the job is available and if you're smart enough. You

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6:28

Taking Responsibility, Creating Value - Your Mindset...

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/12/15

When I was nine, I was sure I’d be homeless.There were reasons for this fear, some real and some imagined. As you can imagine, this colored my thoughts about money, work, and many other priorities. Eventually, it became a mindset for me. Your mindset significantly influences how you view your abilities, make decisions, set priorities, and handle challenges. These deeply held beliefs are difficult to change. It’s important to be aware of our mindsets and, when necessary, take action to change them. I

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9:17

Flow and Friction: How Organizations Lose Focus and...

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/12/08

Work that helps you follow through on promises to customers creates value — everything else wastes resources. As organizations become bigger, their gravity gets stronger. Their size, bureaucracy, and politics distract you from the work that matters. Spend too much time in this gravity vortex, and one day, you'll find yourself irrelevant. Ben Horowitz said, "Somewhere there is a guy in a garage who is gunning for your business. He knows your weak spots and he is making plans for your

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