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At Bats
In life, you need at-bats. It’s less about hitting them all, but more about getting as many smart at-bats as possible. Getting an at-bat can be scary. At bats tend to sit at the intersection of momentary success or failure. They’re deciding moments. I have never played baseball.
Hard Works
Usually, as humans, we choose the easy path. And given our success as a species, that tends to work out well. So we all do it. All the time. Walk to work? Nah, I’ll drive. Exercise? Yeah right after I get to the end of Netflix. Cook an elaborate
How To Keep Going On Your Side Project When Things Get Hard
I have now run IdeaMensch for the past decade. There have been some incredibly rewarding aspects to it and equally as many stupendously challenging parts. I have learned countless lessons and have met thousands of people. Or maybe countless people and thousands of lessons. There were moments when I felt
Disclaimer – my life is not perfect
I don’t spend a whole lot of time on social media, but whenever I do, I get somewhat annoyed by how everyone’s life appears to be so perfect. Worst of all, my Instagram account is no different. If you look at my Instagram account, you’d think that
How To Love What You’re Doing Without Doing What You Love
Here is a quote I hear a lot. “Love what you do, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” I love what I do, so I can’t call complete bullshit here. But to a lot of people, including myself that just wasn’t realistic for a
More Profit, More Blah
Profit can be a wonderful thing. It can help you provide for your family, create financial security and allow you to build and grow ideas you care about. But more and more, I am seeing a certain blandness that comes with companies and ideas that are growing fast or have
The Long Game
Too often in life, we do what’s easy now, whatever might give us satisfaction that very moment. And to an extent, there’s nothing wrong with that. Truly being and enjoying the moment is somewhat of a rare skill these days. But there is a difference between being in
Quick Wins
If you have ever worked with me or taken my class, you’ve heard me push for quick wins. I ask this question. What can we do right now, without a bunch of resources or planning, that gives a shot at a potential quick win? No matter how big the
Start Hard
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was twenty-two years old and had just moved to Los Angeles to start my first legit job out of college. It was a city where I knew no one. By itself not a big deal, except there were 10 million other people
Willpower is overrated
To me, success has always been linked to willpower. * I was never the strongest swimmer, yet I’d usually win when other kids started to feel tired. * I was never the fastest runner, yet over the course of a soccer game, I’d outrun my opponents. * I was never the
