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The Anti-Networking Guide
Harsh truth: Networking is dead...at least in the traditional sense of the word.\I'm not a natural relationship builder. In fact, I am a bit introverted and socially-a...
Weekly Question & Framework: May 10, 2024
Question: Are you trying to clean up your city before sweeping your doorstep?Framework: Boiling Frog Syndrome
9 Ideas from a Weekend With Legends
Last weekend, I attended Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. It is my favorite event for one simple reason: Idea density.This piece ...
Weekly Question & Framework: May 3, 2024
Question: If everything stays the same, what one change would create the most impact?Framework: Emerson's Definition of Success
5 Shocking Lessons from the Longest-Running Study on Happiness
Join me as I sit down with my friend Dr. Robert Waldinger, the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, which is the longest-running study on adult life, he...
Your Entire Life Will Change The Moment You...
It all started with a simple journal prompt: Your entire life will change the moment you...A few years ago, I wrote that prompt on a blank sheet of paper. Each time I ...
Weekly Question & Framework: April 26, 2024
Question: Where am I avoiding a hard conversation that I need to have?Framework: 3 levels of listening.
7 Questions That Changed My Life
The greatest discoveries in life come not from finding the right answers, but from asking the right questions.For the last several years, I've been adding to a list of...
Weekly Question & Framework: April 19, 2024
Question: What is one positive decision you can make to improve yourself today?Framework: Leaves, Branches, & Roots
10 Lessons from 100 Days in the Cold
I just completed 100 straight days of doing a cold plunge every morning.I pride myself on my consistency and discipline, but this 100-day streak pushed me to a new lev...
Weekly Question & Framework: April 12, 2024
Question: Are you listening to understand or just waiting to speak?Framework: The Law of Reversed Effort
5 Lessons from a Conversation With a World-Renowned Happiness Expert
One of the great joys of my life is that I get to spend time with some of the world's foremost experts and builders and call it work. I've recently decided that I'd li...
Weekly Question & Framework: April 5, 2024
Question: How can I bring the after into the before?Framework: The Gold Medal Fallacy
How to Avoid the Dark Side of Compounding
Compounding is a magical force for growth in your life—one Albert Einstein is rumored to have referred to as the "Eighth Wonder of the World"—but it can also be your w...
Question & Framework: March 29, 2024
Question: What would you attempt if you knew you couldn’t fail?Framework: The Red Team
The 2 Pillars of Strong Relationships
The 2 pillars of strong relationships: High expectations and high support.High expectations are the belief that the other person is capable of excellence, that their p...
Weekly Question & Framework: March 22, 2024
Question: What are three examples of times you've accomplished something you didn't think was possible?Framework: Circles of Success
6 Life-Changing Insights from 6 Days in India
Last week, I went on a whirlwind event tour of India. 2,000+ attendees at 6 events in 6 days across 3 different cities.I met and spent time with hundreds of people, do...
Weekly Question & Framework: March 15, 2024
Question: If someone observed your actions for a week, what would they say your priorities are?Framework: The Power Down Ritual
How to Become a Morning Person
I'm not a morning person (at least not naturally). For most of my childhood, I'd hit snooze a million times and my mom would have to drag me out of bed to make it to s...
Weekly Question & Framework: March 8, 2024
Question: How can I build my recovery into my days?Framework: The Sinatra Test
One Powerful Lesson From A Legend
Last week, I had the opportunity to meet up for a drink with Gary Vaynerchuk, the entrepreneur, creator, and investor perhaps best known as Gary V.We were chatting abo...
Weekly Question & Framework: March 1, 2024
Question: What is the tiny first step that will move you closer to your big, scary goal?Framework: Kintsugi is a Japanese art form that involves the repair of broken p...
9 Learnings from an Entrepreneur Retreat
I just co-hosted a retreat for a small group of very successful entrepreneurs in Cabo, Mexico. The explicit goal of the retreat was to help work through a big challeng...
Weekly Question & Framework: February 23, 2024
Question: How am I creating the situation that I don’t want?Framework: The Bricklayer Mentality
How to Take the Leap of Faith
Because of the gigantic shift in my life over the last three years, I'm often asked about how to take the metaphorical leap of faith. To answer that question for anyon...
Weekly Question & Framework: February 16, 2024
Question: If you knew you would die in 10 years, what would you do today?Framework: Use the Difficulty
How to Change Your Life In 30 Days
If you've been reading my work for a while, you know that I'm a big proponent of the simple, boring basics. I don't have any e-books to sell you. I just want to see yo...
Weekly Question & Framework: February 9, 2024
Question: When was the last time you allowed yourself to celebrate good enough?Framework: The Click Test
The Most Important Fight of Your Life
"There's a guy in my head, and all he wants to do is lay in bed all day long, smoke pot, and watch old movies and cartoons. My life is a series of stratagems, to avoid...