Justin Foster
@fosterthinking.bsky.social
Professional agitator living in CDMX. Co-founder of Massive, helping soul-led entrepreneurs build sacred brands as a fractional CMO and brand coach. Writer, poet, and provocateur.
It is easy to lament the rampant levels of stupidity, cruelty, venality, callowness et al. But the real work begins inward.
If enough of us work on elevating each of these in ourselves and others, then those who run a deficit in these will never be put into positions of power.
If enough of us work on elevating each of these in ourselves and others, then those who run a deficit in these will never be put into positions of power.
September 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It is easy to lament the rampant levels of stupidity, cruelty, venality, callowness et al. But the real work begins inward.
If enough of us work on elevating each of these in ourselves and others, then those who run a deficit in these will never be put into positions of power.
If enough of us work on elevating each of these in ourselves and others, then those who run a deficit in these will never be put into positions of power.
If you are MAGA, I’m not saying you are stupid. But your leaders are relentlessly stupid, as displayed here. So continuing to support stupid people is kind of … stupid.
September 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
If you are MAGA, I’m not saying you are stupid. But your leaders are relentlessly stupid, as displayed here. So continuing to support stupid people is kind of … stupid.
Does this feel like a lot of the content on LinkedIn or how networking meet ups feel? Or when someone says “What have you been up to?”
(The cartoon is a collab between ChatGPT and me. I asked it to create a networking event during the beginning of an apocalypse.)
(The cartoon is a collab between ChatGPT and me. I asked it to create a networking event during the beginning of an apocalypse.)
February 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Does this feel like a lot of the content on LinkedIn or how networking meet ups feel? Or when someone says “What have you been up to?”
(The cartoon is a collab between ChatGPT and me. I asked it to create a networking event during the beginning of an apocalypse.)
(The cartoon is a collab between ChatGPT and me. I asked it to create a networking event during the beginning of an apocalypse.)
If you are a fellow SWAM (straight, white, American male), please co-sign and share.
February 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
If you are a fellow SWAM (straight, white, American male), please co-sign and share.
Short version: no scars, no purpose.
Also, please don’t hide what happened to you to get you here. So many are drifting and lost, not knowing that the map to purpose is carried with them.
Also, please don’t hide what happened to you to get you here. So many are drifting and lost, not knowing that the map to purpose is carried with them.
February 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Short version: no scars, no purpose.
Also, please don’t hide what happened to you to get you here. So many are drifting and lost, not knowing that the map to purpose is carried with them.
Also, please don’t hide what happened to you to get you here. So many are drifting and lost, not knowing that the map to purpose is carried with them.
There’s a reason it is called “doing the Work”
January 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
There’s a reason it is called “doing the Work”
Nor has moral clarity been politicized, weaponized, or operationalized in a way that harms others.
This why Jesus (and other spiritual masters) promoted moral clarity and warned against religious conviction.
This why Jesus (and other spiritual masters) promoted moral clarity and warned against religious conviction.
January 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Nor has moral clarity been politicized, weaponized, or operationalized in a way that harms others.
This why Jesus (and other spiritual masters) promoted moral clarity and warned against religious conviction.
This why Jesus (and other spiritual masters) promoted moral clarity and warned against religious conviction.
*Also applies to producer, coach, mentor, spiritual advisor.
December 31, 2024 at 5:08 PM
*Also applies to producer, coach, mentor, spiritual advisor.
Did you know that self-doubt is part of consciousness? I didn't either until yesterday.
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December 14, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Did you know that self-doubt is part of consciousness? I didn't either until yesterday.
fosterthinking.substack.com/p/doubting-i...
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My mind is part philosopher, part animal. My heart is part poet, part child. Not one of this all me but neither is the sum. Like a band of misfits making music and mischief.
December 8, 2024 at 3:28 PM
My mind is part philosopher, part animal. My heart is part poet, part child. Not one of this all me but neither is the sum. Like a band of misfits making music and mischief.
Did you pour it all out today yet still feel inspired?
December 5, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Did you pour it all out today yet still feel inspired?
No matter how far we’ve come, our ego still obeys both the law of gravity and the law of assumption.
December 1, 2024 at 1:41 PM
No matter how far we’ve come, our ego still obeys both the law of gravity and the law of assumption.
Human dignity isn’t political—it’s a business leader’s responsibility. If government policies dehumanize your employees, customers, or communities, it’s on you to act. The idea that business exists separate from society is a convenient fiction.
November 27, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Human dignity isn’t political—it’s a business leader’s responsibility. If government policies dehumanize your employees, customers, or communities, it’s on you to act. The idea that business exists separate from society is a convenient fiction.
Why do we stay in a toxic and codependent relationship with the extreme and the apathetic in this country? Why do we keep letting them decide our future?
Check out my latest essay on how to fix America’s broke mind.
lnkd.in/gYBamPC4
Check out my latest essay on how to fix America’s broke mind.
lnkd.in/gYBamPC4
November 26, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Why do we stay in a toxic and codependent relationship with the extreme and the apathetic in this country? Why do we keep letting them decide our future?
Check out my latest essay on how to fix America’s broke mind.
lnkd.in/gYBamPC4
Check out my latest essay on how to fix America’s broke mind.
lnkd.in/gYBamPC4