Start with a Job, Then Bet on Yourself
As the kid who knew he wanted to work for himself one day (I got fired from every job I had in high school), I still: 1. Went to college 2. Got a full time job 3. Then started my own companies I’ll always recommend getting a job working for someone else (college or no college), saving money, building good habits, and learning new skills on someone else’s dime. Build a strong foundation first, then bet on yourself every time.
Two Hours Daily Turns Year Into Transformation
If you spent 2 hours a day for 12 months: Learning your craft. Building your offer. Making it public. Making mistakes. Learning. Experimenting. Trying again. Iterating. And committing. You'd be unrecognizable But most won't. Because 2 hours feels like nothing And 12 months feels...
Optimism and Drive Are Contagious—Choose Your Circle Wisely
One of the most important lessons of my happened in my early twenties. I learned that that optimism and drive are extremely contagious. And so are complaining and negativity. My eyes were opened to this when I moved to San Francisco after...
Stop Changing Others, Invest Energy in Your Own Life
It's not on you to change the other people in your life. Your frustration is wasted energy. Re-focus that energy on creating a remarkable life for you.
Design a Business Model That Prioritizes Passion and Balance
The ultimate business model: Wake up. Have a moment for yourself. Sweat. Work on problems that genuinely interest you. Get paid more than enough. Have time left over. Learn. Spend time with loved ones. Anything less is negotiable.
Live Authentically: Pursue Your Passion, Ignore Others' Judgments
Do your thing, do it well, and fuck what anyone else thinks... Is a great mantra to live by.
Imagine a Better Future to Break Anxiety Loops
Whenever I feel anxious, I ask myself this question: What if everything works out better than I’ve ever imagined? It’s easy to get caught in a doom loop about the future. Force yourself to see the unlimited potential. The future...
Small Dreams Demand More Courage Than Grand Ambitions
Small Dreams Are Dangerous Small dreams require more courage than big. Big dreams enable sophisticated procrastination. Small dreams are dangerous because delay sounds ridiculous. Don’t worry about Everest until you climb the hill behind your house. https://t.co/MioN6ZfYvR
The Real Challenge of Tech Shifts: Unlearning Habits
I spent longer than I'd like to admit still thinking in CSS float layouts after Flexbox arrived. Not because I couldn't learn Flexbox. Because I'd gotten fast and confident with the old approach, and fast and confident is genuinely hard...
Changing the World Demands More than a 40‑hour Week
“There are way easier places to work, but nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week.” — Elon Musk https://t.co/sz38rI9C0T
Breakthroughs Come From Consistent Repetition, Not Luck
Harsh truth: You don’t have a luck problem. You have a repetition problem. Most breakthroughs come after boring consistency.
Learn to Upgrade Yourself: The Ultimate Upgrade
Had a conversation with @MaxMckeown that kept folding back on itself in the best way. Loops, space, metaplasticity, and why the upgrade you need most is learning how to upgrade. https://t.co/rjmLt2W6q2 https://t.co/eXb6KiAPBw
Cut Distractions, Protect Purpose, Choose Growth over Comfort
If they’re pulling you away from your purpose, that’s your sign 👀 The right people add to your life‼️ They don’t subtract from your ambition, your goals, or your peace ✨ and once you SEE it? you can’t unsee it 💀 so now...
Prioritize Duty Before Desire for Success
The 1 rule highly successful people follow: Do what you need to do before you do what you want to do.
Execution Beats New Ideas: Focus on What You're Doing
Daily reminder to self: You don't need any new business ideas You need to better execute the ideas you're already working on
Quiet Writing Beats Digital Noise for Intentional Productivity
In a world full of notifications, there’s something powerful about slowing down with pen and paper. The quiet scratch of a fountain pen. The feel of genuine leather. The focus that comes when your thoughts aren’t competing with pop-ups and...
Embrace Failure: Key to Success, Says Nvidia CEO
“If you want to be successful, I would encourage you to grow a tolerance for failure.” — Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang
Ask “What’s over There?” To Curb Phone Habit
A surprisingly effective question for reducing social media addiction is, What's over there? Next time you reach for your phone, say it: What's over there? What do you hope to find over there? Most of the time you won't have a good...
Constraints Spark Better Ideas Than Unlimited Resources
We think more resources lead to better ideas. The research shows the opposite. When options are limited, your brain stops coasting and starts searching. If you want a better solution, give yourself less to work with. Link in bio for more info and links...
Guard These 8 Essentials for True Freedom
Underrated life hack: defend these 8 things ruthlessly 1. Time in nature 2. Saying no 3. Great hires 4. No meetings 5. Deep sleep 6. Do not disturb mode 7. Controlling your schedule 8. Spontaneous adventures Freedom is the real measure of success
Your Unseen Effort Is About to Pay Off
Passing the phone to the person who’s been doing the work in silence… The early mornings. The hard conversations. The discipline. The faith. The setbacks nobody saw. Your season is coming. Claim it below.👇
Saying Yes More Often Unlocks Success
It's super important that people start saying yes more often. Way too many of you say no without ever even trying. People defaulting into no or that I won't like this or this won't work for me is the biggest...
Work Fuels Me, but Evenings Revive My Humanity
I love to work, but my God do I look forward to 5 PM every day when I put my phone down and go put myself in front of other human beings
Start Now, Embrace Gaps, Seek Help, Keep Going
No one is ever completely “ready” for something difficult that they’ve never done before. So: Just start. But also: You know you’ll run into gaps, so realize that along the way, back off, get help, then get back to it.
Embrace “Good Enough” Over All‑Or‑Nothing Fitness
Imagine if we approached everything in our lives with the all-or-nothing mentality - yet that’s what so many of us do with our fitness and health. 😅 Let good enough be good enough 🫶💛
One Habit Away: Transform Your Life Today
I've spent my career studying the science of habits and the research is clear — any habit can be created, any habit can be changed, and you have the power to become exactly who you want to be. The life...
Team Success Starts with Personal Growth, Not Just Work
I tell my team to work harder on themselves than on their jobs. Because the best version of the team comes from the best version of YOU.
Commit to Start Now, Perfection Can Wait
Just get started. You don't need to be excellent day one. You don't need perfection in the first year. You just need to make the commitment to doing it. Start in private. Shine in public.
Delete Instagram, Focus on Daily Learning for Wealth
Money advice I would give my 22-year-old self: Pick a topic, read about it every day, and write about it on Threads Actually first, delete Instagram from your phone. It is poisoning your brain and making it harder for you to make money. You...
Your Strength Grows with the Person You Become
Your strength isn’t defined by your circumstances, it’s shaped by who you’re becoming. So commit to investing in your growth and take a step into the future you deserve. 💪
Track Emotions, Not Just Trades, to Gain Edge
Your setups aren’t the problem… your emotions are 😳📊 If your journal only tracks entries, exits, and P&L, you’re missing the MOST important edge in trading. In this video, I break down how emotional journaling helps expose revenge trading, greed, impatience, and...
True Progress Is Mastering a Faster Comeback
Most people think the goal is to stay steady all the time. It isn’t. You will lose your footing. Everyone does. That is not the problem. The skill is coming back. The work is learning how to come back faster.
Own Your Journey: Stop Comparing, Embrace Self‑Direction
you are on your own path, a lecture ✍🏼 your path is only yours 💓 you are the explorer and the observer 👁️ you decide where, when, how far, the pace, when to rest, when to push forward 🌟 you are the only one...
Three Participants Test Shared Productivity System for 30 Days
For the first time, Forte Labs ran a productivity challenge Three Second Brainers, 30 days, three projects under real pressure One shared system: Capture, Organize, Distill, Express https://t.co/s6d8jtRWri
From Missed Flight to Nostalgic Reminder of Humble Beginnings
I was a hot, sweaty mess sprinting through the SLC airport. Trying to make my connection to Palm Springs to host eCom Camp — @ecomfuelco’s 8 and 9-figure store owner event. I missed it by 60 seconds. Stuck overnight in Salt Lake, I...
From $100K to $1.64M: 20 Sales Secrets
My first few years in sales I never made more than $100,000. I thought "features, advantages, and benefits" were all I needed to know. 10 years later? I made $1.64 million in a year. 20 ways I learned to double your...
Ego Blocks Growth: Delegate to Unlock Success
Delegation is fighting the ego. "I can do this job better so get out of my way and I'll do it." It is the natural tendency of so many owners. But it holds them back from growth because they become the bottleneck inside...
Your Body Stays Adaptable at Any Age.
A fantastic series on the pillars of long-term movement from @hjluks , This is module 1 for a reason... When we are young we move without fear... sometimes stupidly... but we survive 😊 As we age, we dial this down too much, we...
Find Three Things to Appreciate About Difficult Coworkers
If you hate a co-worker, I've got a trick for ya. Anddd let's be real, we have allllll had that co-worker who gets under our skin. You've probably heard of gratitude journaling (and don't be one of those people who rolls their...
Consistency Beats Talent: Show Up Even When Hard
“The future belongs to the consistent. Not the talented. Not the lucky. But the ones who show up, even when it is hard. Show up. Effort does not betray you.”
Even Top Performers Crumble Gradually, Not All at Once
High performers rarely fall apart all at once. Perseverance erodes under fatigue. Self-belief gets fragile under stress. Presence disappears when recovery is poor. The body keeps the score before the mind explains it.
Your Circle Determines Your Future Reality
Something I know (but still underestimate): Your environment shapes your entire reality. The people you surround yourself with determine your outcomes. Surround yourself with people who are constantly talking about the past, you'll be stuck in it. Surround yourself with...
Choose Mentors Who Survived, Not Just Fast‑money Winners
Way too many folks wipe out chasing fast wins, instead of setting things up for long-term growth. You want advice? Look for people who’ve made it through the rough patches...not just the easy money runs. The people you surround yourself with...
Consistency Turns Good Into Great
The difference between good and great is often just a willingness to show up consistently.
Schedule Rest Like a Client Commitment, Not a Nice‑to‑Have
I've been trying to work out why "protect your recovery time" is advice everyone agrees with and nobody actually follows. I've had this conversation more times than I can count. Someone admits they've been working through evenings and weekends for weeks....
Short-Term Losses, Long-Term Wins: Embrace the Battle
“I never feel stressed after losing money. I may feel for 5 minutes but as Churchill once said - you will loose many battles to win a war.” - Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Obstacles Spark Action, Rewiring Your Brain
“The impediment to action advances action.” - Marcus Aurelius Problems force action, and action is the only thing that rewires your brain. What stands in the way becomes the way.
You’re Not Behind; You’re Evolving.
girls in their 30s be like “omg I’m so behind” but they’ve healed their inner child, stopped people-pleasing, left that toxic job, started therapy, traveled to 50 countries, own real estate, have financial freedom, found joy in being alone and will...
Outgrow the Past: Embrace Change, Leave What's Holding You
Advice I wish someone gave me: People will say “you’ve changed” because they don’t know how to say “you’ve grown.” So if you’re looking for permission to outgrow someone or something, this is it. Not everyone will be a part of...
Challenge Yourself, Achieve Goals, Then Surpass Them
When we challenge ourselves, we achieve our initial goal to then move far beyond. https://t.co/wSc4ahimjR