Growing up as a military brat, whenever I had a decision to make, my dad would come back at me with words like, “Your indecisiveness is your greatest weakness. Self-doubt only clouds the fog of war.” Little deep for a twelve year old, but years later as an entrepreneur and coach, I have come to […]
Originally appearing on Personal Growth 1. Instead of making a list of people who inspire you, make a list of people you want to inspire: Your life is not measured by how many people you are grateful for, but how many people are grateful for you. Sure it is important to surround ourselves with people who […]
1. YOU TAKE NOTES: Einstein, Jefferson, Patton, Lucas, Branson, Darwin, Hemingway, Rockefellar, Franklin, Newton. What do all of these people have in common besides being recognisable by only their last name? They all carried around little notebooks and wrote down everything they thought. The best way for dots to connect is to have a lot of […]
The first time my wife met one of my closest friends, she leaned over to me, and said, “That laugh.” My buddy was blessed by the gods with one of those deep, whole body types of laughs that is impossible to fake, and equally impossible not to laugh along with. Top this off with a […]
Two years ago in the midst of a career change I sat down and sent an email to a guy whose career I admired requesting a chance to meet. To my surprise, he agreed, and a few weeks later we met on a Friday morning for a coffee. Forgetting my wallet, and making him float […]
Originally appeared on Hacker Noon Last summer while on a business trip to the US, I spent a few days with one of my closest childhood friends who now runs a VC firm in Washington D.C. Not wanting to impede I booked a hotel, however, as we wrapped up dinner on the first night my […]
If Tim Ferriss is the “Oprah of Audio,” that means that Ryan Holiday has to be on the short-list for being named the “Pharrell of Marketing and Book Writing.” Rarely on the cover, but if you dig a little deeper you will find his fingerprints everywhere. From some of the worlds most influential and innovative […]
