Your Biggest Setback Could Be Your Greatest Breakthrough
What if the worst thing that happened to you is actually the best thing to ever happen to you?
A System Eliminates Guesswork, Drives Consistent Action
You don’t lack discipline. You just keep guessing what to do next. That hesitation? That’s what slows you down. When everything is already decided, you stop overthinking and just move. That’s the power of a system. Collect what’s on your mind Organise what matters Do what’s scheduled No guessing. No...
Stop Urgency, End Burnout without Quitting
Here’s what I wish someone had told me before I burned out: You don’t need to quit your job. You don’t need to change your life. You need your body to stop reacting like everything is urgent. THAT’S how you stop the stress spiral,...
A 20‑Minute Walk Can Turn Bad Days Around
You can turn a bad day into a great day just by going for a 20 minute walk.
Tiny Steps Disarm Fear, Reveal Its Illusion
"One way to beat fear is with steps so small they don't scare you. As you get closer to fear, you realize there was never anything there to be afraid of." via @farnamstreet (or my take.... just take the bigger scary steps...
Founders Battle Inner Pain, Not Just Hustle
Most people have no idea how hard it is to be a founder. And it’s not about work ethic or grinding or IQ. It’s about managing your own psyche against the relentless pain of failures inherent in going 0 to...
Choose Your Own Path, Not Society’s Approval
This is for all the people in the arena ( your life, your career, your family ) who are doing it for them .. not for the validation of the crowd One of the great issues in our society right...
Constraints Spark Creativity; AI Risks Stifling Thought
Check the link in my bio for more info and pre-order links for my new book, Inside the Box, in which I share science and stories that show how constraints can make you more creative, productive, and satisfied. Everyone worries that...
Boost Luck by Trying New Side Quests Daily
You aren't going to get lucky repeating the same day. You need to go on more side quests. Weekly. Daily if you can. Even one tiny new decision can substantially increase your chances at luck.
Stop Announcing Plans, Start Delivering Results
Don’t be the person constantly telling everyone what you’re about to do or build. It’s so boring. You see the same serial losers always talking about their “new beginning.” Just go do it. Then show everyone after.
Your Weekend Media Builds the Future You
The person you’ll be in five years is being built by what you’re reading, watching, and doing every weekend.
Clarity Emerges Through Action—Start When It Matters
Rumí said, "As you start to walk on the way, the way appears. Clarity doesn't come before action. It comes from action." In other words, if it’s important to you, do it. Start now.
Leadership Grows: From Supervisor to Consultant to Friend
When you lead students and young adults well, the relationship evolves from supervisor to consultant to friend.
Embrace Minor Setbacks, Gain Resilience Over Stress
I call it Spilled Milk Syndrome. The people who suffer from it live difficult, stressful lives, no matter how well things may otherwise be going for them. They freak out when their iPhone screen cracks. Their flight gets delayed an hour,...
Success Comes From Daily Meaningful Actions, Not Worry
Don't worry about success. Worry about doing the things that matter every day. That is already success.
Greatness Requires Risk, Not Playing It Safe
I’ve found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks.Nothing. There is no passion to be found playing small—in settling for a life that’s less than the one you’re capable of living. —Denzel Washington, 2011 University of Pennsylvania ...
Lead Courageously: Decide Now, Flow Like the River
In this moment of so much uncertainty, the ability to make decisions and move forward takes a particular kind of courage. If I try to decide based on all that could happen, I risk not being able to move at all....
Therapists: It’s Emotion Regulation, Not Nervous System Talk
Therapists. Do we really have to keep calling it nervous system regulation? It's called emotion regulation in like 99% of the science. "Nervous system regulation" is the pop psych term.
Speak Your Truth, Unlock Unlimited Creative Ideas
You've run out of ideas because you're scared to speak honestly. When you dig deep into what you believe and what you really want to say - not what others think - you'll have endless ideas.
Risk and Failure
“Don’t be afraid to take risks and embrace failure. That’s where the best opportunities often lie.” — Jim Simons https://t.co/7VIyWgzoiE
AI Turns Decades of Mastery Into Weeks
The cost of trying something has dramatically decreased. So experience that took decades to accumulate can now be speed run with the help of AI. Change is cheaper Failure is cheaper Learning is faster So young people can get world class...
Munger's 10 Habits That Stall Men's Success
10 Bad Habits Of Unsuccessful Men Who Never Move Forward In Life, According To Charlie Munger https://t.co/iCah5qwYnw
Protecting Quiet Mornings: My Weekly Planning Ritual
Sunday morning ritual. Open the laptop before the house wakes up. Plan the week. Write 2 posts. Don't open Twitter. Do open Threads for 10 minutes to check replies. This used to feel like work. Now it feels like the quiet part...
Buffett Reads Daily for Love, Not Profit
Buffett runs $1 trillion in assets and still shows up every day to read. Not because he has to. Because he loves it. The proceeds were never the point. Process compounds. Passion compounds. The portfolio is just the receipt.
Diagnosing ADHD Restored My Brain’s Control and Focus
Recognizing that I have ADHD has helped me to regain much more control of my brain. I now have been able to better recognize overstimulation, get help with additional organization in my business, and leverage my hyperfocus time. I still...
Stoic Wisdom: Thriving Amid War and Uncertainty
Marcus Aurelius, born on this day in the year 121 into a war-torn world without democracy, sanitation, and science, on how to live through difficult times https://t.co/48hIieoTgS
Embrace the Impossible: Dance Your Way to Growth
Someone asked me why I decided to learn salsa and I told them it’s because I didn’t think I ever could. I didn’t think I could get my body to move like a salsera. And I almost cried after my...
True Credit Belongs to Those Who Step Into the Arena
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena. #TheodoreRoosevelt #Quotes #SaturdayMotivation #SaturdayThoughts #WeekendWisdom https://t.co/hSRkvRUpYI
Possibility Depends on Skill, Conviction, and Willingness
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned as a serial entrepreneur is that anything is possible to achieve, but possibility is limited by: (1) my skills, (2) level of conviction, and (3) willingness.
Neglect Breeds Narcissistic Survival Strategies in Adults
The boardroom is full of people whose parents never saw them. Not absent. Not abusive. Just… emotionally unavailable. And the child learned to survive it. Here are 10 ways neglectful parenting creates narcissistic adaptation in adults:
Log Every Name to Strengthen Future Connections
Simple habit I recommend: track the name of every person I meet in a simple Apple Note. Gym staff, waiters, baristas, random people at WeWork, everyone. Goes a long way in building relationships, greeting them by name the next time...
Mantras Reduce Stress Anytime, Day or Night
Mantras are helpful to lower stress day or night. 💚 #SaturdayThoughts #SaturdayMotivation #WellnessJourney #stressless https://t.co/L35Emr9fmK
Stress Less: Be Selectively Ignorant, Focus on What Matters
To reduce your stress, try not to have strong and loud opinions about everything. Smart people are selectively ignorant about most things, and focused on some things.
Trainability Beats Talent: Experiment to Find Your Ceiling
We think talent shows up right away. But the most important kind is trainability, how you respond to different types of practice. No two people improve the same way. The only way to find your ceiling is to try different approaches and see...
Definitive Language, Proven Follow‑through Reveal True Commitment
Great Q: "How do you know that an athlete means what they say?" That they'll keep their commitment? A few thoughts: 1. They don't use whiffly language. They don't say... "I'd like to.." "I'll try to.." "I do have a busy life, but.." "I'm looking...
Ask the “Stupid” Questions; Avoid Growing Ignorance
Knowledge grows when you ask stupid questions. Stupidity grows when you do not ask anything. —Professor Richard Feynman https://t.co/qjBKZC7iiv
Sales Success Comes From Leading, Not Closing Deals
"Selling is an act of leadership." It means guiding someone through a decision they're afraid to make. The best reps I know don't "close" deals. They lead buyers to a conclusion the buyer was already leaning toward. Internalize that frame and watch how...
Kind Acts Boost Your Mental Health Strategically
Doing an kind act for someone else is actually a tactical move for your own mental health. Who knew? Subscribe to my "Postcards From: The Exhale" and I'll explain the why on Tuesday. https://t.co/5d5AESi7vq
Forgiveness, Gratitude, Love Release You From Bitterness
If you are living an angry life, feeling like a victim, and you think you are hurting or spitting others by being unkind or apathetic, you are only depriving yourself of the fullness of life and you are living a...
Family Values Can Seed Physician Burnout Before Practice
Physician burnout is often inherited before it is experienced. Amna Shabbir, MD, an internal medicine physician and geriatrician, traces her own burnout not to medical school, residency, or the pandemic, but to the year she was born. Her mother was...
Embrace the Present: Acceptance Over Resistance
"What would it be like if I could accept life; accept this moment; exactly as it is?”~ Tara Brach Acceptance versus resistance. This is the first step and often the most difficult one when moving forward. It's #mindfulness in action. https://t.co/uWNYJH5Ruq
Procrastination Is Lack of Belief, Not Ambition
People don’t procrastinate because they lack ambition. They procrastinate because they don’t believe their effort will produce results. The reason they don't have that conviction is probably how they were raised or the environment they grew up in. Maybe a friend...
Bruce Lee Reveals Willpower, Imagination, Confidence Secrets
The reason of emotion – Bruce Lee's unpublished writings on willpower, imagination, and confidence https://t.co/DNwcuwQzbt
Coherent Breathing Beats Meditation for Anxiety Relief
Was only a matter of time until people started going (rightly) crazy about coherent breathing.
Invest in Mentors to Accelerate Your Growth
If you want to make rapid progress, pay to learn from people ahead of you. Almost always the highest-return investment you can make. Every “power level” came immediately after I made an uncomfortably large investment in myself. The problems and...
When Simple Tasks Overwhelm, Lists Aren’t Enough
Executive function - me: "I'm having trouble doing simple things" the advice: "here's a list of simple things you can do"
Simple Daily Practices Transform Your Day’s Quality
A few simple practices can shape the quality of a day: planning the day, moving the body, expressing love, noticing moments of wonder. In this video, I share 7 things that make my days feel amazing. ▶️ https://t.co/WupNWslpOj #dailyhabits #simplicity #mindfulness
Lead Authentically: Share Experience, Not Pretended Confidence
Coaching my Finish Line participants on how to become more effective thought leaders Faux confidence in things you have yet to experience is one path, that will keep you feeling like a fraud I prefer the more sustainable path of just...
Wealthy Founders Work 4 Hours, Automate the Rest
The wealthiest entrepreneurs I know work 4 hours a day. They have systems for the other 20.
Keep Experience Adaptive, Not Fixed, Thanks to AI
This gets at something I see all the time. Experience only stays valuable when it keeps updating. AI lowers the cost of trying, learning, and changing your mind. That makes stale judgment easier to spot. The most effective operators treat experience like a...