CHANGE STARTS WITH WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO END.

What if the breakthrough you’re looking for begins with an ending?

with Shawn Ellis

I’m Shawn Ellis—keynote speaker, creator of Radical Adaptability™, and a student of one question: Why do smart people who know what needs to change still get stuck? For more than 25 years, I’ve had a front-row seat to some of the world’s leading thinking on leadership, performance, and change. I’ve also learned firsthand that knowing what to do and actually doing it are two very different things. Here, I explore that gap—and the endings that help us close it. You’ll get practical ideas on change, leadership, courage, adaptability, and the human patterns that keep us holding on when it’s time to move forward. Because the new beginning you want may be on the other side of an ending you haven’t chosen yet.

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[MTM] Sometimes the right ending still hurts

October 13, 2026 | Issue Archive Videos | Speaking | Blog | Course | Book Sometimes the Right Ending Still Hurts Moving forward doesn’t mean you have to stop loving what you left behind. This weekend, I looked out our hotel window in Nashville and saw a building that took me back more than thirty years. I even took a picture of it. It was the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel. The first place I ever stayed in Nashville, when my parents brought us to town for a Sawyer Brown fan club breakfast in the...

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CHANGE STARTS WITH WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO END.

What if the breakthrough you’re looking for begins with an ending?

[MTM] Sometimes the right ending still hurts

[MTM] This is what panic feels like

[MTM] I turned 50 last week

[MTM] What if there’s actually something to be afraid of?

[MTM] Before you add another goal…

[MTM] You should be angry

[MTM] Regret, or the possibility of failure

[MTM] AI is turning all of us into managers

[MTM] I wasn't really listening.

[MTM] Sometimes a deep breath isn't enough