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The Career Evidence Board: A 28-Day System to Make Your Work Impossible to Ignore
I ran a 28-day Career Evidence Board experiment and now my review prep uses proof, not a vague memory list.
Theo NakamuraMarch 13, 2026
Mentors vs. Sponsors: The Women Who Built My Career
Why getting advice won't get you promoted, and how the women who sponsored me changed my career trajectory from Marketing Coordinator to PMM.
Theo NakamuraMarch 8, 2026
The 90-Day Career Sprint: Why Annual Goals Are Useless
Annual career goals gave me good intentions and zero execution. This 90-day sprint framework—with a strict 3-goal cap and a 15-minute Friday review—is the system that got me promoted and helped me recover from a full Q2 derail.
Theo NakamuraMarch 5, 2026
I Declined 50% of My Meetings for 30 Days. Here's What Broke.
I declined 50% of my meetings for 30 days, tracked the fallout, and built a script system that reclaimed 6 deep-work hours a week without burning trust.
Theo NakamuraMarch 5, 2026
I Tested 4 AI Workspace Tools. Only 1 Actually Worked.
I spent 30 days running four hyped AI workspace tools through my actual workflow. Three got abandoned by week three. Here's what I found — and the pattern that predicts whether any AI tool will stick.
Theo NakamuraMarch 5, 2026
How to Write a Resume That Gets Past the First Round
Most resume advice is either too vague or too gimmicky. Here's what actually happens when a recruiter reads your resume in the first 20 seconds — and how to structure yours so they keep reading.
Theo NakamuraMarch 5, 2026So Good They Can't Ignore You in 10 Minutes: The 3 Ideas That Actually Matter
Distilling Cal Newport's 250-page book on career capital down to the 3 ideas that actually changed how I work.
Theo NakamuraMarch 4, 2026
AI Career Roadmap: A 90-Day Plan to Stay Relevant in 2026
Skills are changing fast in 2026. This 90-day AI career roadmap helps you build practical leverage with clear weekly actions, metrics, and visibility.
Theo NakamuraFebruary 27, 2026
The 5-Minute Weekly Review That Actually Sticks (And Why It Matters)
The weekly review is what keeps quarterly goals from becoming abandoned resolutions. Here's the 5-minute system I use every Sunday that actually sticks.
Theo NakamuraFebruary 24, 2026
Q1 Retrospective: The Honest Numbers — What Worked, What Tanked, and What I'm Changing
The honest Q1 numbers: promotion delayed, blog growth exceeded, certificate incomplete. Here's what worked, what tanked, and how I'm adjusting my system for Q2.
Theo NakamuraFebruary 22, 2026