Commitment Level: Obsessed

When I saw this post from a first-level colleague earlier today, it hit like a freight train—because it’s true.

Most people want “exceptional” results with “casual” commitment. But nothing meaningful in my life has ever come from casual effort. Losing my leg. Navigating ESRD. Rebuilding, pivoting, creating. Every step took an uncomfortable level of commitment—sometimes obsession.

And this image captured it perfectly:
“I don’t know a single successful person who isn’t dangerously obsessed.”

I understand it.
I’m learning from it.
And I’m leaning into it.

Because I won’t stop my pursuit—not now, not with the clarity I have today, not with the momentum I’ve built.

And yes… that includes my continued focus on Nextdoor (NXDR).

I now understand something I didn’t before:
#Nextdoor didn’t take me seriously because I had no skin in the game—not a user, not an advertiser, not an employee. So I changed that. I bought shares. I’ll be buying more. And I’ll be asking other shareholders who believe in accountability, transparency, and actual community to follow the vision I see clearly.

Companies change when enough voices refuse to go silent. They change when people are willing to be obsessed with what’s right—uncomfortable, persistent, and unwilling to look away.

I’m not letting #Nextdoor out of my sight. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not until the mission they advertise matches the reality that users, neighbors, and shareholders deserve.

Because if I want to be exceptional, I can’t wait for someone else to do the extraordinary thing.

I am doing it myself.