Who Is This Book For? vii
About the Author xi
Dedication xiii
Foreword xv
List of Figures xxv
Part I Why Unlock Potential? 1
The Foundation 1
1 Why Potential-Ize Matters 3
Efficiency Is Not Effectiveness 4
The Beautiful Contradiction of Our Time 5
Why This Matters Right Now 6
Potential-ize 8
Not Living up to Your Potential 9
Introducing IGNITE 11
Try This 14
It's Time for a New Story 14
A Cautionary Tale 16
Are You Ready to Start Your Journey? 17
2 From Passenger to Driver: The Shift to Potentialize 19
Why Self-Leadership Changes Everything 20
The Illusion of "Self " 22
The Three Pillars of Self-Leadership 24
Your DNA Isn't Your Destiny 27
The Curious Case of Broccoli 30
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Challenges 31
Stoicism Practices for Modern Self-Leadership 32
Your Human Edge in an AI World 34
Building Your Self-Leadership Operating System 35
Try This: Shift from Passenger to Driver 36
Take the Wheel 38
3 The Passion Confusion: Why Competence Comes First 39
The Myth That's Killing Potential 40
The Competence-Creates-Passion Revelation 41
From Grief to Gold: The Accidental Powerlifter 44
The IGNITE Framework Applied to Competence 47
Try This: The Competence-First Audit 48
The Competence Revolution 50
4 Riding the Dragon 51
AI as the Dragon 53
What Are We Getting Wrong? 54
Reframing the Dragons of Self-Talk About AI and Technology 54
Your Internal GPS: Navigating Potential with Precision 56
The Two Witnesses: When Potential Proprioception Saved a Life 61
Try This: Learn to Ride Your Dragon 63
Riding the Dragon: Extending Your Genius 65
Part II How to Maximize Potential? 67
The Practice 67
5 The Sweet Spot Between Doubt and Delusion 69
Confident Humility 70
Confronting the Impostor 72
The Surprise of Self-Love 76
When Vulnerability Becomes Strength 78
Saying NO Is an Act of Self-Love 80
Finding Your "I Can Do This" Moment 82
The Most Powerful Moment 86
The Comfort Zone Myth 86
There Is No Performance Without Practice 88
Try This: Cultivate Confident Humility 89
6 The Wonder Drug: Why Curiosity Is Your Creativity Steroid 93
The Hole in the Wall 96
Boost Your Curiosity 98
Diversify Your Experiences 100
The Alchemy of Curiosity: Why AI Can't Wonder 102
Creativity 104
Comparison Kills Potential 106
You Are on an Adventure 107
Try This: Reignite Curiosity, Rewire Creativity 108
7 Adversity - The Catalyst That Transforms Potential into Performance 113
The Failure Premium Phenomenon 114
How Adversity Can IGNITE Potential 115
You Don't Need to Lose 30% of Your Body to Access 100% of Your Potential 119
What Adversity Teaches, But Success Does Not 119
What Doesn't Kill You 120
Don't Waste a Good Crisis 121
Try This: Building Your Adversity Capacity 124
Part III What Inspires Excellence in Others? 131
The Impact 131
8 Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold: Creating
the Potentialize Zone 133
What Is Excellence? 137
This Is NOT Sparta! 138
Micromanaging Sucks 139
Performance Equals Potential Minus Interference 141
Learning for Excellence 141
The Ripple Effect of Excellence 143
The Goldilocks Principle in Practice 145
The Science of Social Learning 145
When Good Intentions Meet Poor Execution 147
The Environment for Excellence 150
There Is No Gene for the Human Spirit 151
Try This: The Goldilocks Zone Creator 152
9 The Power of Belief and Belonging 157
The Science of Belief 159
The Foundation of Belonging 163
The Pain of Exclusion 164
Belief and Belonging Combined 165
Beware the Dark Side 167
One More Cautionary Tale 169
Creating Belief and Belonging Through Stories 171
The Hero's Journey 172
Meeting the Mentor 175
Mentoring Skills 175
Why Don't We Ask for Help? 178
Be an Igniter 179
10 Leadership 4.0 181
When Engineers Become Space Technology Experts 182
The Inner Work of Leadership Transformation 183
Why Leadership Must Evolve Now 185
The Psychology of Leadership 4.0 185
The Four Dynamics of Leadership 4.0 187
Leadership 4.0 in Action: The Complete IGNITE System 193
Leadership 4.0 Transformation Roadmap 196
Your Leadership 4.0 Journey Starts Now 201
11 Hire for Tomorrow, Not Yesterday 203
The Tetris Trap: Why We're Hiring for Yesterday's Game 204
The Moderna Revolution 206
Learning Velocity Revolution 207
Preparing the Brave Generation 209
The New Hiring Framework 211
Finding 4.0 STARS 212
AI Interviews 214
Hire for Drive and Let Them Learn the Rest 216
Collaborating with AI 218
Raising 4.0 Leaders 222
12 Your Ignition Assignment 225
The Day Disney's Rising Star Learned to Listen 226
From Sparked to Igniter - The IGNITE Blueprint 228
The Igniter's Complete Transformation 230
The INSPIRE Element - Why Authenticity Ignites Potential 232
The Mirror We're Afraid to Look Into 235
The Guide Element - The Power of the Right Question 238
The TRANSFORM Element - Becoming the Change That Gives Permission 242
The EVALUATE Element - Measuring and Multiplying Your Impact 245
The Complete IGNITE Framework for Igniters 249
The Human Edge in an AI World 250
Your Invitation 251
Bibliography 253
AI Notice 257
Index 259
