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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 02/10/2026

Back in 2017, I started a podcast called Shareable. The first season was an exploration of the impact of people and technology on our lives and careers. In the second season, people came on to teach a Masterclass. Then, for the next 200 episodes, I just talked to people about their stories. In

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 01/10/2026

A room full of managers, and the questions are always some version of the same thing: how do I get people to just do their job? How do I motivate them without micromanaging? Every one of those questions comes from someone with a title. And somewhere underneath each one is the same quiet ache:

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 30/09/2026

Building brand means knowing who you are for. Building a Heroic Brand means caring about something more than money. Don't dilute your brand by trying to appeal to everyone. Don't make your number one goal making money, else you'll have nothing worth connecting with. #HeroicBranding #BrandStrategy

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 29/09/2026

Productive conflict isn't about winning; it's about resolving issues before they escalate. By proactively engaging in open dialogue when there’s disagreement, we have an opportunity to build trust, find solutions, and maintain healthy relationships. #ConflictResolution #Trust #Leadership

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 28/09/2026

Attn: New Entrepreneurs, Are you writing proposals? Do you want yours to stand out? Of course you do, because a great proposal not only sells what you do, but builds trust and confidence. Here’s what you need to know… 🧵👇

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 24/09/2026

A lot of people want to be better at work. Not perfect…just, better. They want to get more done without burning out. They want to be confident in their work without being consumed by self-doubt. But most of us were taught to improve by being harder on ourselves. Push harder. Hustle more. Don’t mess

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 21/09/2026

A diagnosis. A school file. An HR conversation. An argument with someone who read one article. That's usually where the acronym shows up first. The Acronym Society exists so it can show up somewhere else too: in a room full of people who already get it.

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 20/09/2026

Enforcing boundaries can only happen once you understand it’s about owning your response, not controlling others' behavior. Always honor your needs over the comfort of those who would disrespect your boundaries. If you want to build a force field, this is the path to personal

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 20/09/2026

Erica and I are heading to Dallas this October for BloomCon, the Gifted Neurodivergent Adults Conference. We're bringing a session called Bridging the Gap Between How We Work and How We're Understood: Creating Personal User Guides for Neurodiverse Teams. Here's the premise: write down what actually

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HALLOWEEN 🎃 PARTY NOW! @cursedval.northsky.social · 14/09/2026

“i understand you’re a marginalized group and 1.75/2 political parties want you dead, but im gonna need you to put that aside and vote for someone who can’t firmly commit to protecting your rights. if you can’t do this calculus you’re stupid and enabling fascism” this is how centrists think

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 13/09/2026

If you're trying to "fix productivity," here's a diagnostic I keep coming back to. Most organizations describe the problem as one or more of these six pains: speed, consistency, output, innovation, prioritization, and burnout.

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 09/09/2026

Most people listen _to_. They hear enough so they can respond, so they can sound smart, so they can be right. But listening becomes a superpower when you change where you're listening _from_, what you're listening _for_, and your willingness to listen _in_. 🧵

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 07/09/2026

One of the most powerful ways to stand out in a crowded market is to be the one thing that nobody else can imitate: you. Authenticity is a feature, not a strategy -- built by figuring out what’s genuinely meaningful to you and having the courage to express that in all things you

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 05/09/2026

Do you feel disconnected from the things you care about? The chaos can make us lose sight of what matters. Try this: Pause. Find something small that brings you joy… a moment, a habit, a connection. Start there, and let it guide you back to yourself.

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 27/08/2026

"What is the dent you wish to make in the world?" I believe Steve Jobs was the first person I'd heard say this. It has become the question I ask people who I'm attempting to know better. 🧵

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 21/08/2026

We could keep grinding out of fear, rather than fulfillment. When trapped in that cycle, we become an example to others of how it has to be. Can we build a life we don't need a day off from, rest included? If we are the examples, we must choose wisely.

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 11/08/2026

Vote for our SXSW session: jgibbard.me/sxsw26 Every appliance comes with instructions but people don’t. What if every student had a Personal User Guide? This session introduces a practical framework that helps students identify how they learn, communicate, respond to stress, and work best

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 04/08/2026

If you want to instantly improve your communication, start here: Communication almost always has a goal. Even when you didn’t pick one on purpose. And when you don’t choose the goal, you leave the outcome to chance.

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 19/07/2026

For the past year, I’ve been learning everything about how Notion AI works. Since then, I’ve been building and perfecting every single component. And now, I now have an easy-to-understand webpage that explains how it works. superimpactful.com/how-notion-ai-wo…

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Bishop Steiner @bishopsteiner.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 13/07/2026

I honestly cannot believe that Apple released OSX Tahoe. This might be the ugliest OS they have ever released. Wow. Seriously shocked this got approved.

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 13/07/2026

It’s like my wife Erica always says to me “Jeff, if you’re ever at an event and run into someone you recognize but whose name you can’t remember, make it a point of working your name (and relevant friends or family) into conversation.”

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Stacy000 @stacy000.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

LOL!

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Ellis Rosen @ellisjrosen.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani announces click-to-cancel rule for NYC. This rule is aimed at guaranteeing New Yorkers can cancel subscriptions as easily as they sign up — and stopping corporations from trapping customers. This will save New Yorkers up to $162.5 million per year.

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 08/07/2026

Courage rarely announces itself. It shows up in the meeting where you say the thing no one else will. In the email you send when silence would be safer. In the decision you make knowing it might cost you something. 🧵

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 05/07/2026

It’s hard to celebrate “America’s birthday” with our country’s history and present situation. It takes serious cherry-picking to make a strong case for feeling proud. Hope everyone enjoyed their hotdogs. We have a lot of work to do.

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 05/07/2026

As a kid, I wished fireworks would go on forever. But as I get older I find myself thinking “ok let’s wrap this up and get to the finale.”

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 03/07/2026

Expense tracking is the task I kept putting off. Tedious. Annoying. By the time I sat down to deal with it, I'd forgotten half of what I spent. The alternative was a spreadsheet I opened once a month and then hated for an hour. So I built something better. 🧵

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 29/06/2026

The SuperBrain didn't start as an AI system. It started as a knowledge management system. Then the AI revolution happened. And here's what I discovered: AI tools work remarkably well when you give them a structured system to navigate. I had accidentally built both at once. 🧵

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Explaining what's new in SuperBrain 3.0 - The Most Powerful Notion AI System

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 28/06/2026

I’ve lived in Philadelphia since 1998. I probably only eat a cheesesteak 3-5 times per year. But every time I do, I am always struck by how good it is. Crazy to think it is among 5-6 incredible types of sandwiches in this city.

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 27/06/2026

Just released: Rogue Ep. 208 with Yvonne Alston 🎙 Her superpower: turning intention into measurable impact through courageous leadership. Yvonne shared a 9-step framework — from finding the courage to look at yourself clearly, to the micro wins approach that makes culture change actually stick. 🧵

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 25/06/2026

You're still being built. So is your understanding of yourself. The version of you that showed up five years ago made decisions the current you would handle differently. That's becoming. Growth wearing a different face. 🧵

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 24/06/2026

You know the feeling. You're on a sales call and suddenly something feels... off. Maybe it's the fake urgency. Maybe it's the pressure. Maybe it's the sense that you're being managed instead of helped. That's the moment sales starts to feel "icky." 🧵

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 20/06/2026

Where to find the best breakfast sandwiches is my Roman Empire.

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 20/06/2026

Just dropped Rogue Ep. 207 with Chris Lin — Power Augmentation: the ability to identify, develop, and amplify the superpowers of everyone around you. Key steal: Most people's greatest abilities are completely invisible to themselves. The fix? 🧵

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 19/06/2026

I have a few different ideas for books to write and I’m having trouble settling on one. So, I figured I’ll just them out there and if anyone has an opinion on which should jump to the top of the list, I’m inviting your thoughts. I’m putting this in a thread so it’s easier to track feedback.

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 18/06/2026

Storytelling isn’t just about the big wins. Skipping over the struggles, lessons, and context leaves your audience disconnected. Here’s why every step of the story matters 🧵 #Storytelling

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 18/06/2026

There is a lot of advice on how to wake up earlier. Early bird, getting worms and all that. Here’s how to become a night person… 1) Take a nap between 2 and 5. Sometimes, you can take a quick 15 minute nap right after dinner. 2) Start between 8-10pm. Choose work that requires repetition. 3) Set

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 17/06/2026

I recently made a horrible mistake. I signed into Threads. I know. But In my defense, it was kind of an accident Then I clicked on a post and felt immediately vindicated for my accurate prediction. While others were calling it the “nice place” in its early days, I liked to remind people it’s

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 17/06/2026

We all produce 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 sometimes. Maybe we have an off day, miss a detail, or make the wrong call. But when that happens, we can often think of a reason why it’s no big deal. Of course we have a reason, and should get a pass. Meanwhile, how often do we hold others

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 17/06/2026

The most dangerous myth in our current moment is that we succeed alone. We are wired for connection. 🧵

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 16/06/2026

Our HVAC has been broken for the past several days. It was 86° in our house. Here’s what I learned about leadership… . . . Just kidding 😂

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 16/06/2026

I can't imagine going through life without being wildly curious. Like, how can it be so satisfying, to some, to be so sure of everything, including things they have no experience with or education about? I can't even wrap my head around it.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The Knicks only lost one game in the last two months and it was the one Trump went to lmao

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 14/06/2026

I never thought I’d see this happen in my lifetime. #Knicks #Champions

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 13/06/2026

Imagine being a trillionaire and not solving one single fucking real material problem in the world. Astounding! Hunger? Nah! Healthcare? Nah! Housing? Nah! Climate change? Nah! Just satellites, exploding cars, brain chips, and an online safe haven for Nazi propaganda.

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

guy has a trillion dollars, 0 friends, and has never landed a joke. I know a pact with the devil when I see one.

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Jeff Gibbard AKA "The Impact Guy" (He/Him) @jgibbard.com · 12/06/2026

One of the most freeing realizations I've had is this: You don't have to be perfect to make a positive impact. We spend so much time worrying about whether our work, choices, or tools are causing harm that we sometimes forget to ask a more important question: "Who am I helping?" 🧵

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