Playing to Lose

I loved playing cards with my grandmother — nothing more than cribbage. I didn’t love that I always lost. Finally, after losing several games in a row, nine-year-old me suggested we “play to lose.” My grandmother asked what I meant and I said whoever went out first lost. I figured since I kept being so far behind, it would be me, and I’d finally score a win.

What would you have to be willing to look at, in order to map your way to failure on something you’re currently avoiding?

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Business as UNusual

The Competence Costume

Is your drive for self-sufficiency secretly capping your business’s true potential? In this episode of Business as UNusual, Aicila unpacks the hidden traps of the “lone genius” myth—revealing how the quest to do it all yourself often becomes a subtle form of fear disguised as competence.

Drawing inspiration from a Monty Python classic, she explores how founders, driven by control and high standards, can unintentionally stifle creativity, momentum, and collaboration. If you’ve ever felt the exhausting weight of carrying it all, tune in for more on why letting go is so helpful.

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And remember- stay unusual-- Aicila

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