Ten Things I Learned from Tony Hawk
I can’t believe how jealous I am of Tony Hawk. He is three months younger than me. He was the world champion of skateboarding for 12 years in a row. He’s sold a billion dollars worth of video games. But that’s not why I am jealous of him. Every single…
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7 New Strategies to Wake Up Early
Before we get to the 7 strategies, you need to answer one question…Why do YOU want to wake up early? If your answer is, ‘I want to be successful and that’s what most successful people do, they wake up early,’ I’ll tell you right now, you’re going to fail. Has…
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The Independent Thinker’s Guide to Mentoring Yourself
I realized years ago that I am not wired to find or take shortcuts in business or in life. I’m not gifted with a super-human ability to see the path forward (for myself, at least). Over time, I’ve discovered that I am wired to make a consistent series of mistakes.…
READ MOREHow to Stay Focused When The Sun Is Out (And Calling You to Come Play!)
It’s sunny. It’s warm. The breeze is absolutely perfect and the sky is bright blue. It seems like everyone is out riding, jogging, and playing — except you. You’re stuck inside with a pile of work to do, yet it’s so hard to stay focused! Grrr! (Doesn’t anybody work anymore?)…
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Two Things Holding You Back in Life
Most people who want success in life don’t realize there are two obstacles they must first overcome. These two obstacles are paradoxes and problems. Seth Godin wrote about them today on his blog: A problem is open to a solution. That’s what makes it a problem. A paradox, on the other hand, is gated…
READ MOREHow to Really Shine This Summer – Start Now!
Though spring has arrived, many of us will miss out on the beauty that is blooming all around because we are too concerned with getting that perfect summer body. Ugh! Every year it’s the same. Poor body image is a thief. It steals our time, energy, and joy. It can…
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“Just Tell Me What to Do” — Compressing Knowledge Into Directives
Wanting to be successful, I’ve always read every book I thought could help. Even if a book had just one useful insight, it was worth the $20 and my time spent reading and thinking. A few years ago, I realized I was forgetting the lessons I’d learned from past books.…
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Change This and You Will Change Your Life
Several years back there was a woman in my fat loss membership site who had a fried chicken problem. Each day on her way home from work she would pass a shop, and no matter whether she needed it or not, she would stop in and buy a piece of…
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Why Mastery is Overrated (Do this instead)
Ask any successful person for career advice and I bet they tell you something like, ‘Pick one thing you’re good at and master it.’ ‘Become the go-to expert in your field and keep practicing that one thing.’ No doubt, that’s good advice. But today I’ll give you one better. In…
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Your Future
Imagine. It is a sunny Sunday morning. You are in your garden, tending to your tomatoes. Gardening is more than just a hobby, it is a reminder of the innocence of your childhood, when there was time to enjoy life, to do things slowly — when you had no cares…
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7 Things to Do In Honor of My Mentor’s Memory
Bill Campbell, known as the “Coach of Silicon Valley,” passed away on Monday, April 18th. I never had a chance to meet this man, as our worlds didn’t cross paths, but he was — and remains — a role model to me. Campbell was a mentor to many of the biggest…
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10 Reasons Why You’ll Never Be the Next Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, or Tim Cook
You want to leave a dent in the universe and you want to make a ton of money doing it. OK, here are 10 things stopping you. [NOTE: I don’t recommend you do any of these things listed. Rather, take this list as your not-to-do directives. At the end of…
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