Functional IQ Essays

We’ve come to know consistency as the discipline of doing things on time, in order, with excellence. We call it routine. We attach it to productivity. We equate it with

I was having a conversation not too long ago about social media. A young person was asking me why I strongly recommend that they stay out of social media at

We don’t talk enough about what happens when your body becomes the business. When your body is the brand, and your personality is the performance, you stop being a person.

Let me tell you something that’s been heavy on my heart for a while now. I’ve been sitting with this, praying through it, and honestly just watching. Watching how the

A meme recently made its rounds online: “Your future doctor is using ChatGPT to pass med school—so now’s a good time to start looking after your own health.” At first

There’s a growing trend I’ve noticed among entrepreneurial circles—especially in Christian spaces—where people are equating serial entrepreneurship with apostleship. If you’ve started multiple businesses, planted some churches, or oversee a

Let me guess—you hear the word argument, and your stomach twists. Maybe you grew up in a home where every disagreement turned into yelling, silent treatment, or door-slamming. So now,

Let’s be real—some people only call when they need something. They disappear when you’re struggling, but the moment you have something they want—status, success, or connections—they suddenly “always believed in

Especially if you grew up in a culture where your identity was tied to your community, your last name, or your family’s reputation, you were likely shaped by collectivist values.