Published in Better Entrepreneur·Feb 21, 2022Member-onlyFive Short Mantras You Can Say Each Day to Become a More Resilient Person60 months straight of fear, panic, and difficulty: — I’ve been a full-time entrepreneur for five years now. That means 60 months straight of: No guaranteed rent money Out-of-pocket health insurance A dozen (more if I’m being brutally honest) failed products and launches Angry emails from unhappy customers Mean comments from trolls It’s been…easy to panic, get angry, and…Resilience8 min readResilience8 min read
Published in Entrepreneur's Handbook·Feb 1, 2022Member-onlyThe Best Advice I Heard When I First Became an EntrepreneurAll of us who got into this work, at one point, sucked. — There are a few things that no one tells beginners. I wish someone had told me. All of us who got into this work, at one point, sucked. We were terrible. Our work sucked. We were inconsistent, lazy, fearful, and bland. We were self-conscious and petty. We felt everyone else…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Published in Better Humans·Jan 31, 2022Member-onlyHow to Eliminate Your Fears and Get the Courage To Make a Big LeapHumble pie tastes awful, but it’s good for you — It’s scary to make a big leap; it’s downright terrifying when you’ve jumped before and fallen painfully on your face. I’ve made big leaps and fallen all the way down the cliff, crashing on the rock bottom floor. …Personal Growth7 min readPersonal Growth7 min read
Published in Curious·Jan 28, 2022Member-onlyFive Illusions I Had to Dispel That Helped Me Worry Less and Experience More FreedomWant less anxiety? Dispel these silly notions. — It’s not easy to accept life on life’s terms. It’s far easier to remain ignorant in bliss, not knowing how the sausage gets made. For a long time, I believed many illusions about people, jobs, my life, and the world. For years, I experienced terrible anxiety, confusion, and never-ending worry…Life Lessons7 min readLife Lessons7 min read
Published in Better Humans·Jan 26, 2022Member-onlyYour “Best Days” Are Not Behind You. They Are Right Now — If You Make Them So.I hate the idea that my best days are behind me. I think I’ll always hate that idea for the rest of my life. My 20s were full of ups and downs — I got fired from jobs and went broke, I tore my ACL, my wife and I traveled…Life Lessons6 min readLife Lessons6 min read
Published in Better Humans·Jan 25, 2022Member-onlyDon’t Wait To “Feel Good” About Doing Hard Work. You Just Do the Work and Good Feelings Will Follow.Right Feelings Follow Right Actions. — When I first got started in my 12-step program, doing the work didn’t feel good. It felt hard. It was emotionally exhausting. I wanted to quit and relax. But my sponsor told me something I never forgot: Right feelings follow right actions. He told me most people got it backwards…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
Published in Better Humans·Jan 25, 2022Member-onlyTo Get Dramatically Results, You Must Do Things Dramatically Differently Than UsualIf you keep doing things the way you’ve been doing them, you’re just going to get the same results. “Every next level of your life will demand a different you,” Leonardo DiCaprio once said — he’s right. …Productivity7 min readProductivity7 min read
Published in Mind Cafe·Jan 24, 2022Member-onlyFive Behaviors You Can Adopt That Will Make People Respect You More2. Don’t Give Unsolicited Advice. — 1. Speak Less, Listen More “When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” -Ernest Hemingway Most people prefer the sound of their own voice than someone else’s. It’s hard to humble yourself and let others teach you things. …Personal Development5 min readPersonal Development5 min read
Published in Curious·Jan 22, 2022Member-onlyWant To Achieve Bigger Goals? Learn to Embrace Rejection. Here’s How.The most successful people aren’t jaded or cynical — on the contrary, they’re extremely open to feedback and learning from rejection. In his autobiography, Tony award-winning actor Leslie Odom Jr. found enormous success as the star of Hamilton. …Goals7 min readGoals7 min read
Published in Better Humans·Jan 21, 2022Member-onlyUnsuccessful People Focus on “How Long” It Takes. Successful People Focus on “How Many Times” It Takes.James Clear, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Atomic Habits, wrote: “There is nothing magical about time passing in regard to habit formation. It doesn’t matter if it’s been twenty-one days or three hundred days. What matters is the rate at which you perform the behavior. You could do…Personal Development7 min readPersonal Development7 min read
