Originally appeared on Thought Catalog Recently a friend of mine told me that as human beings we spend the first half of our lives collecting, and the second half of our lives determining what to keep. Having just celebrated my 39th birthday these words hit home and it got me thinking about the lessons I […]
Post originally appeared on Hacker Noon (listen to post here) “Our parents don’t see us as we are — they see the kid they remember. Our friends don’t see us as we are — they see the friend they remember. Only a stranger met on your travels sees you as you truly are right now.” These words were shared […]
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 […]
“Do you really need to add more good habits? When you want to be, you are super productive. Lacking good habits is not your weakness, but your bad habits are.” — My wife Normally when my wife smacks me in the face with reality I get defensive and start an unnecessary argument. However, when she said the […]
Originally appeared on Thought Catalog “Michael, in life, there are some things you just don’t challenge. As soon as you accept that, your life will be a lot easier.” — My dad Recently I was reminded of my dad’s words above when listening to a Seth Godin video where he was stressing the importance of finding a tribe: […]
After posting an article on how writing everyday has changed my life I received the following question: How do you find topics to write about on a daily basis? As someone who is approaching 365 days of writing everyday this question got me thinking about the advice that has helped me to come up with […]
Prior to giving a briefing in Vietnam in front of a team of his superiors, my dad put his words in front of his commanding officer. 45 minutes later when his boss finished reading, he turned to him and said, “This is good, but cut it down to 3 minutes.” My dad was dumbstruck, and […]
Originally appeared on Elephant Journal Throughout high school, college and for close to a decade after, drinking with my buddies was “standard operating procedure”. It was what we did. Whether at a bar, a party, a BBQ, or just sitting around, odds were high that alcohol was present, and more often than not, center stage. […]
