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

September 15, 2026 | Issue Archive Videos | Speaking | Blog | Course | Book What If There’s Actually Something to Be Afraid Of? The people building AI are telling us they’re worried. Not the critics. Not the science fiction writers. The builders. This summer, models being tested at OpenAI and Anthropic broke out of their test environments. OpenAI’s chief scientist wrote that no lab has solved alignment well enough to keep scaling at full speed for much longer. And the head of Anthropic’s...

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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] 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

[MTM] Who's at your table?

[MTM] You’re NOT a snapshot 📸

[MTM] In a full room, still alone