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Why Everyone Says You’re Doing It Wrong
There’s a quote I return to whenever it feels like the world is against me:“If you absolutely can’t tolerate critics, then don’t do anything new or interesting.” - Jef...
6 Intentions For 2026
Welcome to the final day of 2025. Happy New Year!As this very well may be the final newsletter you read (or listen to) in 2025, I want to use this opportunity to set t...
The Energy-Output Curve
Steve Jobs once described the difference between good work and great work with a simple image:“When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not ...
The Djokovic Rule: Do You Like Hitting The Ball?
In 2015, tennis legend Novak Djokovic was asked about the drivers of his exceptional on-court success.His response was simple:"I can carry on playing at this level bec...
The 25 Best Ideas of 2025
When I started this newsletter in 2021, I had one simple goal:To share actionable ideas to help you build a high-performing, healthy, wealthy life.I had no idea that j...
A Japanese Legend With A Lesson For Life
There’s an old fable I love about a villager trying to catch a monkey.He doesn’t use force. He doesn’t set a net. He doesn’t try to chase it.Instead, he hooks a single...
1,000 Years of Relationship Advice
My wife and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary this week.Two years ago, I started an annual tradition of asking couples who’ve been married 40, 50, or 60+ years ...
The 2026 Annual Planning Guide
2025 is officially coming to a close.At the end of every year, I do two things:Conduct a reflection on the current yearCreate a plan for the coming yearI provided my r...
Introducing: Wild Roman
In 2021, as I was leaving a traditional career path to create my own, I asked a mentor for advice on the entrepreneurial journey ahead.His response was simple:Create t...
The "Good Enough" Paradox: A Science-Backed Life Trap
Last week, I read a research paper from a group of Harvard and UCLA psychologists that I can't stop thinking about.Its title grabbed me immediately: The peculiar lon...
The Personal Annual Review
I started conducting a Personal Annual Review over a decade ago. It's been a life-changing exercise—one with an outsized impact on my personal and professional growth ...
The Domino Mindset: A Dangerous Cognitive Trap
The Domino Mindset occurs when one small negative creates a chain reaction of negative conclusions."I made a mistake on this task" becomes "I'm terrible at my job""Tha...
The Clarity Curve: A Mental Model For Life
We all want clarity. We all want a perfect line of sight from where we are to where we want to end up. The plan for the perfect career. The perfect business. The perfe...
26 Money Rules For 2026
I spent the last three years of my life researching money and wealth.During that time, I developed and battle-tested my own set of money principles, mindsets, tips, gu...
The Warrior in the Garden
One day, a young warrior was walking to his training when he spotted his teacher, a master warrior, tending to plants in the garden.He approached cautiously and stood ...
A Life-Changing Metaphor: Rocks, Pebbles & Sand
Every year around the holidays, I take some time to set my intentions for the year ahead.There's a simple story I came across years ago that has proven helpful in this...
The Things You Prayed For
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the United States.Ever since I was a kid, it's been my favorite holiday. To me, it was always a celebration of here and now.My mom embraced...
What Could You Do If You Forgot Your Limits?
I have a weird confession:I enjoy listening to audiobooks about running, while running.It all started a few years ago with Born to Run, the incredible story of a jou...
The Harada Method: How to Achieve Ambitious Goals
A few days ago, I came across a fascinating tweet about Dodgers baseball star Shohei Ohtani.Long before Ohtani was winning back-to-back World Series Championships an...
How to Make Better Career Decisions
You're faced with a career choice:Option A: Stay in your current roleOption B: Switch to a new company, team, role, etc.How do you evaluate and make the best decision ...
The Hidden Power of Staying in the Game
Andy Weir is one of the most successful science fiction authors of our time.His list of mega-bestsellers includes The Martian (later adapted into an award-winning dram...
The Water Glass Effect
I recently came across an old video of a professor sharing a powerful lesson with his classroom of students.He holds up a glass of water and asks the students how he...
The Public Speaking Guide: 7 Strategies for Success
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak at Google Zeitgeist, an extraordinary annual event hosted by Google for their top customers and partners.Just before I ...
A Scene From Yellowstone That Changed How I Think About Success
Last week, I had the chance to sit down with University of Missouri head football coach Eliah Drinkwitz on a visit to their incredible facilities in Columbia, Missouri...
Chesterton's Fence: The Importance of the Origin
There was once a village surrounded by a tall wooden fence that had been there as long as anyone could remember. One day, a traveler convinced the villagers to tear it...
The Logical Fallacy Field Guide
In this piece, I walk through 20 common logical fallacies—errors in reasoning that destroy the quality of an argument.If you spot any of these in a debate, online or i...
The "Rules" That Hold You Back In Life
There is a concept in cognitive science called the Illusory Truth Effect:It's the tendency to believe false information after consistent, repeated exposures. In other ...
A Reflection On The Little Things
You're going to see your parents 15 more times before they die.In 2021, that simple statement, which later became the opening line of my book, changed my life.My wife ...
The Antelope Principle: How to Chase the Right Things
Imagine yourself as a lion. Every single day, you have a choice.You can:Chase field mice; orHunt antelopeThe choice is an important one because the way you choose to d...
The Abilene Paradox: The Silent Danger of False Agreement
There’s an old Danish fairy tale about an emperor who loved fine clothes.Two swindlers promised him a suit so magnificent that it would be invisible to anyone unfit fo...