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How do you get from HERE to THERE?
BE FEARLESS. WORK. LISTEN. ADAPT. BE FEARLESS. WORK. LISTEN. ADAPT.
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What would your life look like if you had no fear?
I’ll can tell you what mine would look like. I’d find the exact home I want to live in, and I’d buy it with cash. Every time I saw a woman I find seriously attractive (not just good looking), I’d walk up to her and strike up a conversation. If she seemed interested, I’d ask […]
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Big Picture > Technical Skills
Technical skills are great, but entrepreneurial, marketing, and investment skills are (usually) senior to technical skills—from an ROI point of view. This is because technical skills are increasingly easy to outsource, but the creative side and ability to identify new needs on the market, network, market, create, etc. is difficult to outsource. The combination of […]
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Which Theater Exit Do You Use?
When you leave the movie theater, which exit do you use? Have you ever noticed those exits at the bottom of the theater next to the screen? Have you ever thought about whether those exits are closer to where you parked? If you aren’t thinking about this, why aren’t you? Are you just “going with […]
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On Purposefulness
With purposefulness, you just keep leaning into problems and challenges till you overcome them. You are looking beyond them towards your purpose. They seem less daunting. The lack of purposefulness is quite easy to see in people. They languish. Their days have no arc and hum. In short, they just go to pot. For many […]
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Advice For Interns
I’ve worked with a lot of interns in my career. Here are some suggestions for any prospective intern on how to get the most out of your experience. Most interns are intimidated by the new environment. This causes them to be tentative and a bit withdrawn. This is totally normal for the first few days. […]
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Bite-Sized Blog Posts
Many of my blog posts are short. This is on purpose. I am working to shift your thinking on earning, saving, and investing. This shift happens by challenging assumptions and planting seeds. Bite-sized posts are like mental seeds. They make you think a moment. Then you move on. But the seed germinates. I hope these […]
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Face Reality? Here’s A Better Idea….
“Stop Facing Reality. Start Creating One, Instead.” ~ TomJohnston.org
continue reading...Maker’s Time or Manager’s Time? Paul Graham’s Thoughtful Essay
This essay from Paul Graham about the “Maker’s Schedule” vs. the “Manager’s Schedule” is quite profound. If you haven’t already, please go read it. Go ahead. I’ll wait…. What did you think? Ring true? For me, maximum maker time is anytime from early in the day until about 2:00 pm. After that, I can still be […]
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