Footnotes
- A city is not just a backdrop. It quietly edits what you think is normal, ambitious, embarrassing, or possible.
- Each move raised the ceiling: North Lakes gave grounding, Brisbane gave motion, Sydney gave proximity to scale, and San Francisco represents permission at global ambition.
- Proximity matters because abstract success becomes physical when you can see the people, rooms, and machinery behind it.
- Choose rooms that make your excuses harder to defend and your standards harder to keep small.
Move where your excuses become embarrassing. The right city raises your standards before you fully believe you deserve them.