Mindset & Entrepreneurship

5 Ancient Secrets Of Death And Motivation

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 […]

The Harsh Truth: Why Your Side-Business Is Failing

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 […]

The Ultimate Writing Guide for Entrepreneurs

…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, […]

The Definitive Non-Networking Guide: How To Make Friends

a couple actors shaking hands (played by paid actors – ZING! hahahoho!) I hate networking. When writing the networking section for our upcoming book I redefined networking as “authentically making friends within areas you want to be in“. It hurts to say “networking” because it bring up images of over- […]

Forcing Action by Killing Information Addictions

A few of the inputs I’ve been inputting This is a challenge to take back your productivity. (The initial challenge is over but a ton of people are starting again this week – DO IT!) Hi. My name is Kyle and I have a problem: I’m addicted to information.  The […]

5 Crucial Ingredients of the Perfect Business Idea

You are an entrepreneur with a burning passion to change the world. You know that you have the mindset and the tools necessary to be successful… You can “feel it”. Just one problem – you need a business idea. And it needs to be a good one. A couple days […]

Should Entrepreneurs Go To College?

Is it still helpful for entrepreneurs to go to college? I don’t think so… But my father, a self-made entrepreneur who attained 3 Master’s and 2 Bachelor’s degrees before the age of 23, felt A LOT differently. As I progressed through the school system I felt I was outpacing it, […]

8 Ways Self-Help is Killing You – And How To Use Them

I am the worst self-helper in the world. Jack Canfield was the first. He told me in his Success Principles that I could make a billion dollars as easily as I could make a hundred of them. I didn’t want to be greedy so I settled for $100 million. It […]

Killing the 7 Motivation Murderers

[Borrowed from Despair.com] I spent almost all day unmotivated to do anything. I moped around, slowly fed the dogs, slowly shoveled eggs into my mouth, avoided any productive task. Then I remembered that I could motivate myself. I busted out my Motivation Toolkit and dug up that energy reservoir that […]