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.

7 days ago

3 min read

[MTM] I didn't sign up for this

October 27, 2026 | Issue Archive Videos | Speaking | Blog | Book I Didn’t Sign Up for This Sometimes the hardest part of change isn't what you're losing, but letting go of what you thought made you valuable. “I didn’t sign up for this.” Maybe you’ve said it yourself. A new leader. A merger. A reorganization. A job that looks nothing like the one you accepted. Or a new technology that’s changing the work you spent years learning how to do. I heard a version of it again this week. I was talking...

14 days ago

2 min read

CHANGE STARTS WITH WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO END.

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

[MTM] I didn't sign up for this

[MTM] Why you’re still doing it yourself

[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