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Forbes
5 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
The 180° Myth: Why Reinvention Doesn't Require Reinventing You
You've seen the trope in every glossy magazine or conference keynote: The Reinvention Story. A burned-out executive leaves everything behind to open a goat yoga retreat in Bali. A hedge fund manager becomes a mindfulness coach. A lawyer starts a juice company. Cue applause. We celebrate dramatic rebirths, but are they really so great?But what if you don't want to burn it all down? What if your work - or your ambition - isn't the problem? For high-performing leaders who feel that something vital is missing, the solution isn't necessarily to pivot 180 degrees. Often, it's something subtler, and harder: redirecting your fire without losing your spark. This isn't reinvention. It's realignment. And as impact entrepreneur Jared Meyers reminded me in a recent conversation, it can make the difference between a successful life that exhausts you… and one that lights you Everything Looks Right, But Still Feels Wrong Jared is the founder of multiple businesses across hospitality, real estate, and finance, including Climate First Bank and andCo Hospitality (formerly Legacy Vacation Resorts). From the outside, his resume has always looked impressive. But 15 years ago, before finding the B Corp way of doing business, the inside started to unravel. A painful business split with family members led to lawsuits, Chapter 11 proceedings, and a personal reckoning. 'It was disillusioning,' he told me. 'I started to question everything—why business exists, what I was contributing, whether I was even capable of doing good through my work.' He wasn't just burned out. He was lost. For a while, he did what many of us try at that crossroads: slow down. Go to Canyon Ranch. Take meditation classes. Read the Dalai Lama. Try on a quieter version of life. But it didn't quite fit. 'I thought I had to do a total 180,' Jared said. 'But I eventually realized I didn't need to become someone else. I just needed to realign what I was already doing with what I truly care about.' It wasn't about making a 180 for Jared, just realigning his skills and interests with his desired ... More > Reinvention That's when he discovered B Corp certification and stakeholder capitalism—not as PR slogans, but as operating systems that could bring his values into congruence with his businesses. He shifted employee pay structures to reflect a living wage. He helped launch Florida for Good, a network of conscious business leaders. And he co-founded a purpose-driven bank when he couldn't find one to align with his standards. That's a far cry from goat yoga. And yet it's just as radical. Because instead of changing who he was, Jared did something more courageous: he stayed the course—and changed how he walked it. The Myth of the 180 We glorify reinvention because it's dramatic. It makes for a clean arc. And in some cases, it's warranted—especially after trauma, burnout, or values betrayal. But most senior leaders I work with don't need to flee their industries. They don't need to quit their jobs or disavow ambition. They're not broken. They're just misaligned. In fact, it's often their strengths—their fire, their focus, their drive to do more good—that are creating the exhaustion. Not because those traits are flawed, but because they're pointed in the wrong direction. We overinvest in performance (the WE), or impact (the WORLD), at the expense of the self (the ME). Or we isolate personal wellbeing without integrating it back into team or system goals. The result is diminishing returns—where more effort yields less fulfillment. To recover the energy and meaning we've lost, we don't need reinvention. We need what I call the Fulfillment Formula:Stop. Drop. And Roll. When I Tried the 180 I've felt this pull myself. After years of frontline nonprofit work—some of it in refugee communities in the Middle East—I was proud of the impact I was making. But I was also unraveling: I missed my father's funeral. I lost my first marriage. And I kept chasing worthiness through sacrifice. When I left that world to pursue degrees at Cambridge, Columbia, and London Business School, I thought I was reinventing myself as a new kind of leader. For a while, I tried to keep my old purpose out of sight—assuming it didn't 'fit' in corporate spaces. But I quickly learned that the values that fueled me before weren't a weakness. They were the fire. I didn't need to abandon them. I needed to realign them with a new form of influence. The work I do now—coaching high-performing leaders to lead in 3D, through systems thinking and somatic awareness—wouldn't exist if I hadn't stopped trying to become someone Science of Fulfillment This isn't just about vibes and values. It's about what science tells us matters. Psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan, founders of Self-Determination Theory, found that humans thrive when three conditions are met: Sound familiar? That's ME (autonomy), WE (mastery), and WORLD (purpose). It's the 3D alignment I teach—and the invisible fire that drives fulfillment. When we lead from this place, energy compounds. When we don't, even 'success' can feel hollow. We look successful to everyone around, but it doesn't feel This Moment Matters The leaders I coach—especially those at the top of their game—aren't craving more productivity hacks. They're craving permission. To stop overperforming in areas that no longer serve. To drop the script that says only reinvention counts as growth. And to roll into a life that feels whole. The reason this moment feels so heavy isn't that we're doing the wrong work. It's that we're doing it out of sequence, or out of sync with ourselves. That's where the Missing 1% lives—not in our calendars, but in our This If you're feeling the pull toward something different, but don't want to give it all up, start here: Alignment doesn't always mean saying yes to a sabbatical or no to your next promotion. Sometimes, it means showing up differently today. Saying what you really mean in a meeting. Making one values-aligned decision before 10 AM. Asking yourself, 'Is this mine to do?' Because once you stop chasing a different life and start showing up more fully in the one you've got? That's when the real 1% magic kicks in. If you're wondering where your leadership system might be out of alignment, this quick diagnostic offers a surprising lens—and helps uncover what's ready to be subtracted. What might you remove to achieve truly sustainable - and sustaining - success?
New York Times
01-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Ranking college conference names by accuracy, plus CFB 26's top 25
Until Saturday Newsletter 🏈 | This is The Athletic's college football newsletter. Sign up here to receive Until Saturday directly in your inbox. Today in college football news: happy Canada Day to the Beaches. The Pac-12 has added Texas State, which is nowhere near the Pacific Coast, unless you zoom out a lot and get in 'pale blue dot' mindset. In the grand scheme, we're all near the Pacific Coast. Regardless, the Pac-12's name has become less accurate. Well, there's a lot of that going on in conference names. On that note, I will rank each FBS league by the accuracy of its name, considering all upcoming realignment moves. Advertisement Excuse me, I misspoke. I will not rank anything. The Name Accuracy Quotient (NAQ) will do the ranking. I'm just here to tell you what it told me, like I'm one of those oracles who used to tell the BCS what the computers were allegedly saying. Behold, I hear the results issuing forth from the NAQ even as we speak: 🐝 'NIL's been around for 50 years. It's just public NIL now.' Real talk from Brent Key in Seth Emerson's story on why Georgia Tech is good again. 🅾️ Adidas, American Eagle, Battle Sports, Chipotle, DSW, Electronic Arts, Lululemon and Red Bull: just some of the companies in the Jeremiah Smith business. 💰 Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti is trying to present his '9 billion automatic bids for us and the SEC' plan as a way to minimize the role of the CFP committee. 🧢 Michigan beat Ohio State in a head-to-head battle for top-100 recruit DE Carter Meadows. 📰 'The unnamed woman who brought a civil lawsuit accusing BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff of sexual assault has withdrawn her case. … It's unclear if Retzlaff is still facing the suspension and or if he still plans to leave the program.' Details. 🏀 Truly a full-circle moment: EA Sports is bringing back its college basketball series. It was EA's usage of former UCLA star Ed O'Bannon's image in NCAA Basketball '09 that sidelined both the football and basketball games in 2013. O'Bannon had better be in the new game (tentatively coming in 2028, per Extra Points) for real. Speaking of! Alabama at No. 1 in an EA Sports college football game? Sure, that's normal. Technically, the Tide started at No. 1 in three of the last five editions, going back to NCAA 11. Business as usual. But Alabama being the top team in College Football 26's initial top-25 rankings (listed below) feels a little different than it used to. We'll see how it turns out, on fields both real and fake. Bold choice by EA either way! The game's full initial top 25: Also, I compared EA's list to a ranking I mashed together from five different 2025 power ratings (FPI, Massey, SP+ and TeamRankings, plus BetMGM national title odds). I'll share a version of that composite later in the offseason, but know this: EA's rankings fit in fine. If I'd seen a blind spreadsheet of all six metrics next to each other, I probably wouldn't have guessed which one is which. Still, a few small takeaways from that comparison: OK, that's all for today. Email me at untilsaturday@ to tell me which conference outside of FBS is the most (or least) accurately named. Last week's most-clicked: Technically, it was the New York Times' list of the century's 100 greatest movies, but among the links in this newsletter's actual jurisdiction, it was: 'How many college football teams could have won a national title with Nick Saban?'
Forbes
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Conference Realignment - Texas State Football Joins Pac-12 Movement
DALLAS, TX - January 03: Texas State Bobcats coach GJ Kinne lifts the trophy while celebrating with ... More running back Torrance Burgess Jr. (22) after winning the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl between the North Texas Mean Green and Texas State Bobcats on Friday, January 03, 2025 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas,TX. (Photo by Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) A few FBS programs made their conference realignment transitions official on July 1 with more college football movement coming, especially in the Pac-12. Heading into the 2025 season, Delaware and Missouri State are making the jump from FCS to FBS where they'll compete in Conference USA. This brings the 2025 FBS membership to 136 teams. Additionally, UMass is abandoning its independent status for the MAC where it resided from 2012-15. This latest round of conference realignment does not bring nearly as much buzz as the previous summer that saw Texas join the SEC as the highlight of major Power 4 movement. The rebuild of the Pac-12 is the focal point of this next edition of realignment as it puts the finishing touches on its membership. Pac-12 Realignment The Pac-12 has been a significant realignment loser after 10 teams exited the conference before the 2024 college football season. It watched Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah and Washington leave for other conferences. The Pac-12 will continue to consist of Oregon State and Washington State through this upcoming season, but the conference made another move to reach the eight-team minimum to qualify as an FBS conference in 2026. Texas State officially announced it's leaving the Sun Belt for the Pac-12, which will be the sixth program to join the conference before the 2026 college football season. The Bobcats will be in the Sun Belt for the final year this fall before joining Washington State, Oregon State, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State in the next edition of the Pac-12. Gonzaga is a ninth member but does not have a football program. It seems like the Pac-12 is set with its 2026 eight-team football conference for now, but realignment news can move quickly. Conference Realignment Tracker In case you're not keeping score so here's a quick look at the FBS movement that's coming over the next two seasons: This has not been made official, but On3's Brett McMurphy reported Louisiana Tech is expected to leave Conference USA for the Sun Belt. This would bring the Bulldogs to the same conference as Louisiana and Louisiana-Monroe.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Who's playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment
FILE - The Pac-12 logo at Sun Devil Stadium during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Arizona State and Kent State in Tempe, Ariz., Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File) The upcoming year for college sports has at least a modest sense of stability: The $2.8 billion House settlement has been approved, clearing the way for schools to share millions in revenue with their athletes, and major conferences are in year two of realignment after welcoming new programs across the country. There is still of urgency and uncertainty. The settlement has brought a new set of questions about compensating athletes and managing rosters, while realignment has not vanished by any means. The Pac-12 next season will be home to a number of programs from the Mountain West, moves that prompted a domino effect. Football membership in the Power Four and the Group of Five over the past three decades: Advertisement ACC 1996 (9): Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, Virginia. 2023 (14): Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest. 2025 (17): Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest. BIG TEN 1996 (11): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin. Advertisement 2023 (14): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin. 2025 (18): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Southern California, UCLA, Washington, Wisconsin. BIG 12 1996 (12): Baylor, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech. 2023 (14): BYU, Baylor, Cincinnati, Central Florida, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia. Advertisement 2025 (16): Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Baylor, Cincinnati, Central Florida, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, Utah, West Virginia. PAC-12 1996 (10): Arizona, Arizona State, California, Oregon, Oregon State, Southern California, Stanford, UCLA, Washington, Washington State. 2023 (12): Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Southern California, UCLA, Utah, Washington, Washington State. 2024-25 (2): Oregon State, Washington State. 2026 (9): Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga (non-football), Oregon State, San Diego State, Texas State, Utah State, Washington State. Advertisement SEC 1996 (12): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt. 2023 (14): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt. 2025 (16): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt. AMERICAN ATHLETIC 2013 (10, first season): Central Florida, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Rutgers, SMU, South Florida, Temple. Advertisement 2023 (14): Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Rice, SMU, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UTSA. 2025 (14): Army, Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Rice, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UTSA. CONFERENCE USA 1996 (6): Cincinnati, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Southern Mississippi, Tulane. 2023 (9): Florida International, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico State, Sam Houston State, UTEP, Western Kentucky. 2024 (10): Florida International, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico State, Sam Houston State, UTEP, Western Kentucky. Advertisement 2025 (12): Delaware, Florida International, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee State, Missouri State, New Mexico State, Sam Houston State, UTEP, Western Kentucky. MID-AMERICAN 1996 (10): Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan. 2023 (12): Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Ohio, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan. 2025 (13): Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Massachusetts, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan. Advertisement 2026 (12): Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Massachusetts, Miami (Ohio), Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan. BIG WEST/WAC/MOUNTAIN WEST 1996 (Big West, 6): Boise State, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico State, North Texas, Utah State. 1996 (WAC, 16): Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaii, New Mexico, Rice, San Diego State, San Jose State, SMU, TCU, Tulsa, UNLV, Utah, UTEP, Wyoming. 2025 (MWC, 12): Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming. 2026 (MWC, 11): Air Force, UC Davis (non football), Grand Canyon (basketball), Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Illinois, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP, Wyoming. Advertisement SUN BELT 2001 (7, first season): Arkansas State, Idaho, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico State, North Texas. 2025 (14): Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Texas State, Troy. 2026 (13): Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Troy. INDEPENDENTS Advertisement 1996 (11): Arkansas State, Army, Central Florida, East Carolina, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Navy, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, UAB. 2023 (4): Army, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Notre Dame. 2024 (3): Connecticut, Massachusetts, Notre Dame. 2025 (2): Connecticut, Notre Dame. ___ AP college football:
