Are you drowning in a sea of stress? I’ve got news for you – achieving success shouldn’t be a negative thing… Seeing progress towards your goals and dreams should be energizing – invigorating! It shouldn’t drain you or make you feel depressed. Stress isn’t inherently generated by the tasks that […]
If I tell you to picture a successful entrepreneur – what comes to mind? Most people think of the outliers, like Zuckerberg or Musk or Jobs, that never experience laziness because they’re the most memorable. But they’re not what makes up the bulk of successful entrepreneurs – not by a […]
At least half of the questions readers send me go something like this… “I’ve been struggling to find a product for weeks now. Can you help me? How do you find products that make you money? Why can’t I find any profitable products!?” And MY GOD! It’s getting old… There’s […]
Steve Jobs. That son-of-a-bitch. I just finished his biography. Why didn’t I do that a year ago when I started it? Anyway, it rocked. This is news, right? For a while after he died everybody wrote stories about him. I read as many words in those stories as were in […]
While them that defend what they cannot see With a killer’s pride, security It blows the minds most bitterly For them that think death’s honesty Won’t fall upon them naturally Life sometimes Must get lonely. -Bob Dylan, “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” This post aims to create a lasting […]
Catching Eyes [WARNING: This type of post has been controversial in the past. Many designers don’t like it because we use methods to hack the design process and get more quality work than you should ever be able to get for the money. My goal here is to give entrepreneurs […]
You’ve heard of all the success stories… Tons of people have created businesses on the side that eventually enabled them to leave their day jobs and live their dreams. So why not you? You’ve listened to what everybody has to say, and took action to launch your own side-business. It […]
Maybe Myspace? We all remember the days when snapping narcissistic photos in a mirror was the “cool” thing to do. Shockingly, many years have passed since Myspace mania petered out and we bid our adieus to our first friend, Tom. Since then, popular platforms like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have […]
…when you have to write your ideas out in complete sentences and complete paragraphs, it forces a deeper clarity of thinking. – Jeff Bezos (This post is a celebration of completing our first full book, SelfMadeU! You can get it at Amazon.) I was working with Mark Medoff, an Oscar-nominated, […]