Appendix A - The Practices Are Subtractions

Francois Wessels

Published on: 26/08/2026

Most books of practices ask you to add one more thing to an overfull life. This one doesn't. A working field guide to the Safety, Story, and Strategy practices behind the SSS Framework — reframed as removals, not homework — with usable exercises.

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Chapter 7 - Your Body Already Knows — The Question Is Whether You're Listening

Francois Wessels

Published on: 10/07/2026

You can be delivering, respected, and still feel something has gone quiet inside. This week's reflection explores interoception — the body's own intelligence — and why learning to listen to it may be the leadership skill no one taught you.

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Chapter 6 - Strategy Is Not a Plan. It Is a Way of Being.

Francois Wessels

Published on: 07/07/2026

Strategy is not merely planning. In this reflection on embodied intelligence, discover why wise action begins with sensing — and how the rhythm of Sense, Shape, Sustain can transform leadership from defended performance into inhabitable presence.

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Chapter 3 - The Body Knows What the Dashboard Doesn’t

Francois Wessels

Published on: 22/06/2026

We keep trying to lead from bodies that no longer feel safe enough to think clearly, speak honestly, or stay present. The dashboard can show output. It cannot show whether the people discussing those numbers are regulated enough to make wise decision

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