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He has a waiting list. A waiting list. For a consultant. I thought those were for restaurants and cardiologists.

— from the desk, with coffee ☕
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I Googled Thorsten Kahl properly. I don't know why I waited this long. Possibly because I already knew what I'd find.

A very clean website. Headline: 'Clarity for Organisations That Are Ready to Move.' Testimonials. A podcast. A waiting list. A waiting list. For a consultant. I thought those were for restaurants and cardiologists.

His About page says he 'spent a decade in corporate strategy before realising that the most valuable thing he could offer was perspective.' My About page is a blank Jimdo template with a stock handshake photo I haven't changed.

What bothers me most: he's genuinely good. It would be simpler if he were a fraud. But his frameworks are solid, his writing is clean, and his guests are people I've actually heard of. He doesn't know I exist. This is the worst part.

Anja found me reading his site at midnight. She looked at the screen, looked at me, and said: 'Go to bed. Your meeting is Thursday.' I went to bed.

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