Belief in Possibility Is the First Key
Step one you must believe it is possible and the effort is worth it Without that belief you are screwed
Invest in Yourself: Entrepreneurship Redefines Life in Your 20s
The best investment I ever made is in myself, to make the decision a long time ago to jump into entrepreneurship, to take the risk, to take the chance. Many people don't do it. Only about a third of the...
Victors Choose Future Over Circumstances
Victors don't have fewer problems and they don't have easier circumstances. They just refuse to let their circumstances dictate their future.
Steinbeck’s Daily Diary Disciplined His Pulitzer Masterpiece
"Just set one day’s work in front of the last day’s work. That’s the way it comes out. And that’s the only way it does." The Grapes of Wrath was published on this day in 1939, earning Steinbeck a Pulitzer and...
End Your Day on Purpose, Not Exhaustion
Your day doesn’t end when you’re exhausted. It ends when you decide it’s complete. Start protecting your evenings. - Start closing your loops. - Review what you completed - Plan tomorrow’s “top 1.” - Clear your workspace FREE Notion Evening Shutdown Checklist 👇
Productivity Thrives on Pen, Paper, Not Endless Apps
I recently sat down with Jerzy Rajkow for a conversation that went deeper than tools and into how we actually think about productivity. We talked about why constantly switching apps isn’t real progress, why paper still has a powerful place in...
One‑minute Mindfulness
One minute #mindfulness practice to reduce stress. Get out of your head and into your body-relax your jaw and drop your shoulders, Loosen your arms and hands. Soft belly. Now take 3 long breaths. Inhale through the nose to a 5...
30 Minutes Outdoors Daily Boosts Remote Workers' Mental Health
No matter the day, I always get outside for 30+ minutes. It’s so important for mental health, even more so when those that wfh like me.
Dear Younger Me: I Never Gave Up
Write a letter to your younger self telling them how far you've come. Tell them all you've learned. Share how you never gave up. Your inner child is impressed beyond what you can imagine.
Job Search Success Starts by Seeing It as a Process
The mindset shift that matters most in a job search is accepting that it's the process, not you. Internalizing that distinction changes everything.
Short Breaks Between Virtual Meetings Significantly Lower Stress
In 2021, Microsoft actually did a brain study on how virtual meetings fried your brain. It strapped EEG caps on people and had them sit through meetings. Main finding (shocker) is doing multiple meetings in a row spiked stress level…but a...
Maximize Your Worth by Valuing Every Working Hour
Time is the ultimate constraint. There’s just only so many hours you can work and deliver your services, before you run out of time. As a result, maximizing your economic value as a professional is all about maximizing the value...
Three-Step Listening: Ask, Reflect, Confirm for True Understanding
The simplest way to make someone feel heard is also the most underused. Ask them why, reflect back what you heard, and then ask if you got it right. Most people never make it to that third step. https://t.co/oVqxqlBwf2
Only Chase Passion if It Pays the Bills
Another piece of advice I'd add: Do not follow your passion unless your passion is becoming not broke.
True Success Demands Genuine Passion, Not Fake Curiosity
You can’t fake curiosity and passion. Whether it’s building a portfolio of traditional businesses that generate cash flow... Or raising capital in venture, or running a B2B software company... You’re competing with people who live and breathe their craft, and if you don’t,...
Novelty Drives Procrastination; Use Productive Distractions Wisely
Our brains like novelty, and protect us from negative emotions. Is this what makes us procrastinate on work we know we HAVE to do, but keep putting off? Good post on productive procrastination, and how to combat it: https://t.co/cQJPPLLPb6 https://t.co/7jta7dFLjN
Disbelieving Doctors Undermine Psychotherapy Progress Amid Illness
In my work, people typically get better over time. You know what tends to make people suddenly, reliably worse? What tends to near-universally halt or totally undo progress in psychotherapy? New onset medical struggles. But not medical struggles alone. Medical struggles...
Greatness Comes From Relentlessly Refining Fundamentals
The difference between good and great is rarely talent. It’s the willingness to keep refining the same basics long after they stop being exciting.
Great Managers Confront Low Performers, Not Ignore Them
Low performance doesn’t fix itself. Leave it unchecked and it’ll drag the entire team down. Sh*tty managers avoid the situation... Great managers hit it head on. Here’s how the best managers deal with low performers:
Build Lasting Habits Slowly: Consistency over Intensity
Lasting habits are built gradually, not dramatically. 👉 Focus on one micro-habit at a time 👉 Track it daily 👉 and layer habits slowly until they stick. Consistency beats intensity.
Choose Positivity: Break the Cycle of Negativity
Negativity breeds negativity. Positivity breeds positivity. Both are abundant. But at a certain point it's on us to decide which one we want to embrace.
Consistency Beats New Strategies for Lasting Business Success
At some point, your business doesn’t need a new strategy… it needs a version of you that stays.
Follow Your Passions to Unlock Your Inner Growth
Do things you know you love to do. If you love to cook, cook. If you love to build, build. If you love to run, run. If you love music, play... This is not just about pleasure. It's about activating the innate growth drive that...
Read Meditations Like Marcus: Personal Growth, Not Just Inspiration
Marcus Aurelius didn’t write Meditations for you. He wrote it for himself — to stay grounded, to stay disciplined, to stay human while ruling an empire. Join @dailystoic for Meditations Month and read Meditation’s along with hundreds of Stoics around the...
Identify the Crabs Holding You Back
Where are you allowing the crabs to pull you back down? #growth #mindset #relationships #friendship #love
Solve Your Own Problem, Build a Product, Let Customers Market It
How anyone can make $1 million in 12 month (this is what I did): 1. Solve a problem you have 2. Package your solution into a product 3. Put that product for sale on the internet 4. Tweak your solution until it's so good...
Joyful Deliberateness: The Secret to Elite Performance
What does a high-performance environment look like? Relentless work ethic, high expectations and standards, excellence, optimization, accountability? Maybe...it's simpler: Fun. How two elite teams emphasize "happiness" & being "joyfully deliberate": https://thegrowtheq.com/to-perform-better-be-joyfully-deliberate/
Fasting Builds Discipline to Endure Market Turmoil
Every week I fast. Not because it's easy — because the discipline carries over. Oil whiplash. VIX spikes. Geopolitical chaos. Most people panic. The ones who don't have practiced sitting with discomfort. Patience isn't passive. It's a skill. Train it. $SPY https://t.co/yd2RdTINGa
Resist the Pixelated Conveyor: Protect Your Agency
Perhaps the greatest risk of the modern world is that we go wherever the current takes us, like automatons floating along a pixelated conveyor belt to nowhere. The only thing that separates us from this dystopia is ourselves. Our agency—our...
Billionaires Cite Reading as Top Success Habit
JP Morgan surveyed 100+ billionaires and found that reading ranked: • #1 in habits they attributed to their success • #7 in hobbies they were most passionate about If you want to go far in life, it helps to be a...
Break Free: Stop Letting Plastic Define Your Worth
Struggling with emotional eating? You don't need another peptalk on why its just carbs, sodium or water. You've heard it before. You need to stop letting a €15 piece of plastic dictate your self-worth, mood and eating habits. It's never too late to...
Long Hours Don't Equal Founder Freedom
Hustle ≠ Freedom Working 80-hour weeks doesn't make you a founder. It makes you an employee of your own company.
ADHD Flips Focus: Chaos when You Need Calm
ADHD in a nutshell: My brain during a day when I really need it to focus: ".... please leave a message at the sound of the tone ..." My brain randomly on a weeknight at 11pm, as I'm trying to sleep: "Here...
Fight-or-Flight Narrows Perception to Threat‑only Filter
Your nervous system is your filter for reality. When in fight or flight, your energy is narrow, rigid, and hyperfocused. You can only "see" what's delegated by your threat response. Your awareness cuts off everything that isn't "useful."
Retirement Needs Purpose, Not Just Money Planning
Most people plan their finances for retirement… but forget to plan their life. And that’s where the real struggle begins. Purpose doesn’t just appear—you design it. 👉 Learn how to build a meaningful retirement. Enrol today. https://t.co/Rc3LUwe2Ys https://t.co/936Rcwe5RH
Success Isn’t a $1M Target, It’s Personal Goals
Every time a client tells me they want to hit $1M in revenue, I casually ask why. Why THAT number? *Usually* no math was done to get to that number, it just sounded good. Seemed reasonable. Makes them a 7...
Avoidance Costs More Than Effort; Seek Alignment
Avoidance is expensive. Not immediately—but over time. You can keep earning, investing, and moving forward and still feel unclear, because the issue isn’t effort. It’s alignment. Wrote about where that changes.
Living Confidently in God’s Validation, Not Others’ Approval
I’m no longer looking for validation on what God has already validated. I’m not second-guessing what I was called to do. I’m not shrinking to make others comfortable. I’m not explaining myself to people committed to misunderstanding me. God already approved me. God already equipped...
Stop Avoiding: True Clarity Begins with Facing Reality
Avoidance doesn’t look like failure. It looks like progress that doesn’t feel right. Clarity starts when you stop avoiding where you are.
Red Plaid Tie Habit Fuels $30B Hedge Fund
Who wore the same red plaid tie every day — and built a $30 billion hedge fund on 3am wake-ups?
Create Your Own Path as Systems Lag Behind
I recently came across my new favorite Latin phrase: “Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.” I will find a way, or I will make one. It's a perfect description of the life philosophy I've had long before I had language for it. As a rambunctious...
Managing Managers Requires Different Rules Than Managing Teams
Going from IC to manager is hard… But becoming a manager of managers is next level. You’re no longer managing the work. You’re managing the people who manage the work. Throw your vanilla management advice out the window. Instead, focus on these...
Imposter Syndrome: Old Self Battling Your Evolving Identity
Your "imposter syndrome" is just: Your old identity fighting your new one. The person you were can't comprehend who you're becoming. Destroy the old self or stay stuck.
Skip Academic Advice: 9 Counterintuitive Tips for Success
This is Steven Bartlett. At 30, he's built multiple 8-figure companies, hosts Europe's #1 business podcast, and sits on Dragons' Den. He believes 99% of entrepreneurs fail because they follow advice from professors who’ve never built anything. His 9 counterintuitive advice every entrepreneur...
Leadership Shows up in Everyday Acts of Guidance
Leadership takes many forms. You’re a leader when you help your team clarify the next steps in a project. You’re a leader when you teach a friend a new skill. You’re a leader when you mentor a child in your...
Musk: First‑principles Thinking Beats Analogy Shortcuts
Elon Musk on why it is better to reason based on first principles versus analogies https://t.co/xhhbm7cZar
Stop Wasting Time; Define Goals and Optimize Relationships
I never did this intentionally, but... I *clearly* remember when I made the selfish conclusion that hanging with a girl just for sex was a waste of time–and was keeping me from meeting someone I actually liked. The problem for most young...
Four Essential Skills You Must Build, Not Inherit
4 Skills that we are not born with, but must be built: 1. Communication. 2. Nervous system regulation. 3. Positive Mindset. 4. Confidence.
You Control Your Response, Not the Chaos
In a world that feels out of control— here’s what’s still yours: • your breath • your attention • your energy • your boundaries • your nervous system • your pace • your choices • your voice • how you speak to yourself • what you consume • when you rest • when...
Consistency May Bore, But It Guarantees Success
Consistency is boring. That’s why it works. Most people quit before results show up. The ones who win stay in long enough for the compounding to kick in. Comment "consistent" if you’re playing the long game. raisingcapital #realestateinvesting #secattorney #sethbradley #entrepreneurship