Life
How to win at life by taking a portfolio approach to everything you do.
I studied finance in college and even worked for American Express Financial Services. I loved some of the principles that drove half of our decision-making. I hated the greed that drove the other half. So ultimately, I ended up in marketing. One of the principles that stuck with me was
When You Graduate, Move To the City
I went to school in Montana. I loved it. Upon graduation, I even had a good job in my industry, right here in Montana. Still, I moved to Seattle to become an unpaid intern at an ad agency. That decision ultimately led to a pretty incredible career so far, which
How To Create Win-Win Situations
Business can be complicated. Ditto for marketing. Relationships, same. Whenever others are involved, you're going to encounter challenges and compromises. Welcome to being human. There are two ways to approach those situations. You can look to come out ahead (mostly a zero-sum game), or you can try to
The Undeniable Upside of Handkerchiefs
I am European. That means a few things. I wear my wedding ring on my right hand, even though my wife is still alive. I judge people harshly when not ordering mayo with their French fries. I once picked my mother-in-law for dinner on a Vespa. When someone asks me,
2022
I have a few goals for 2022, which I'll document here for accountability's sake. Not that I have been publishing my goals in public, but all of these are building on existing efforts. Here we go. 100 Rides Between my Peloton and my Ritchey's,
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.
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
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
Ignore The Default Settings
In life, there are default settings everywhere you look. When you buy a new phone, notifications are automatically turned on. When you sign up for a social media network, they’ll automatically send you daily updates concerning your existing connections and who else you should maybe invite into your network.
