Kids Bounce Back Fast: Cry, Process, Move On
Signs your child is more resilient than you think: They cry hard and then act like nothing happened 10 minutes later. The feeling came, they felt it fully, and they moved on. That's healthy emotional processing.
Track Returns to Test Your Portfolio Management Skills
The reason I record and post my investment returns is to force myself to face this reality head on. Am I good enough to manage my own portfolio or not? This question is very important to figure out early. You...
Choose Your Perspective, Find Happiness Amidst Noise
Today’s a great day - in fact the best day ever … so now let’s go out there and not let the noise stop us from “getting it” .. you have so much opportunity to find happiness and fulfillment .....
CEOs Must Train Their Health Like Their Business
Being a CEO is like being a professional athlete. The role is demanding and relentless. You can't compete unless your body, mind, and spirit are in tip-top shape. Most CEOs don't run their health like a CEO. They run it like a patient. https://t.co/V6hjnDkJRX
Never Appease Lunatics; Saying No Is Essential
There's never any appeasement possible with these lunatics. Whatever concession or apology you offer, there's always another round of demands coming. The sooner you learn to say no to these people the better.
Cut Ties with Those Who Fuel Your Self‑doubt
DELETE that friend or family member that constantly powers the voice of your inner critic and self-doubt.
Commit to Your Career Success and Keep It
“Make a commitment to yourself about your career success. And keep it. Because you acknowledge that your career is important to you, and you’re determined to make a success of it. Because your career dreams matter.” https://t.co/MRLsQRmDx9 #careers #careeradvice #careergrowth https://t.co/0GENVd3vNl
Start Now: Action Beats Waiting for Perfect Timing
Most people wait for the perfect moment to start. A founder I know waited 18 months to leave his job. Better timing. More savings. Less risk. Meanwhile someone with half his skills and twice his urgency built what he kept planning. Markets don't reward...
Great City Design Makes Walking Effortless
25,208 steps today in Montreal. I didn’t plan to walk that much. The city just made it easy to keep going. That’s the thing about good environments — they do the work for you. https://t.co/yTw0fDi8HO
Living in Memory Blinds You to the Present
When you live within your memory, you cannot see what is right in front of you. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/AduvGSMRMR
Excuses Kill Success; Vision and Preparation Drive Achievement
"Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation. Where there is no vision. There is no hope." -George Washington Carver
Our Brain's Built‑in Lies Boost Motivation
“Your brain evolved to lie to you about your chances, your control, and your capabilities…” Sounds very very similar to my recent article on “useful falsehoods”
Guard Against Arrogance When Success Arrives
All of us need to be on guard against arrogance, which knocks at the door whenever you are successful. —Steve Jobs https://t.co/ySumBVrZQh
True Success Is Working Hard Despite Fatigue
Those times when you get up early and you work hard. Those times when you don’t feel like working, you are too tired, you don’t want to push yourself, but you do it anyway; that is actually the dream. —Kobe Bryant...
Fear Setting Turns Worst-Case Thoughts
Business is hard. Stressful. Difficult. But always dwelling and thinking about the worst thing that can possibly happen will cripple you and slow you down. Instead, I prefer to do an exercise called “fear setting” where you write down all...
Find Powerful Why's or Rethink Your Goals
If you aren’t making progress, you need to spend more time creating an intense, emotional set of reasons driving you toward your goals. Or, you need to be honest with yourself if you don’t have strong enough reasons for that goal,...
Effortless Idea Capture Unlocks Productivity Success
Most productivity systems don’t fail at execution… they fail at the very first step: Collection. If capturing ideas feels like a chore, your system is already leaking energy. In this video, I break down how to make collection effortless, friction-free, and...
Sell Smarts, Not Software: Reframe to Close Deals
In 2012 I was a college dropout SDR making $36K a year with a kid on the way. I had no business being in tech sales. But I also had no backup plan, which turned out to be the only competitive advantage...
Mastering Managing Up: Purposeful Leadership Beyond Your Role
What do you think of "managing up"? Not your job? Something you do on purpose? I really liked this post from @wes_kao who explains what it's about, why it's important, and how to do it well. https://t.co/LlgRsfCQf4
Stay the Course: Short Stress, Long‑term Payoff
Never quit something with great long-term potential just because you can't deal with the stress of the moment.
Kids Mirror Your Fear Response: Model Courage Over Safety
Your kids are watching how you respond to fear. Every time you play it safe they learn that safe is the goal. Every time you bet on yourself they learn that ownership is possible. Teach them with your actions.
Tim Cook Admits Maps Flop, Celebrates Apple Watch Triumph
NEW: As his tenure as CEO winds down, Tim Cook shared with employees his biggest mistake and proudest moment in the role over the past 15 years. Here’s what he said — https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-22/tim-cook-regrets-maps-flub-sees-apple-watch-as-his-proudest-work?srnd=undefined
Work Isn't Separate: Choose Your Life Mix
Coca-Cola Exec Says Work-Life Balance is a ‘Weird’ Term — Here’s How He Thinks About Career Success https://t.co/uU5u6cKmNy Work is “part of life, not separate.” "You have to choose how you want to invest your life and that mix can...
Junior Devs Must Value Pause over Speed
I think now is a great time to be a junior developer. But I'm worried. The pressure juniors feel: I was hired to do a thing. The faster I do it, the prouder they'll be. But you can go very fast in exactly...
Own Your Creator Identity to Truly Thrive
I know some peope don’t wanna hear this but you can’t thrive as a creator/influencer while simultaneously being embarrassed about being a content creator/influencer.
Set Boundaries to Block Emotional Bait and Manipulation
When someone can't control you, they'll try to control what other people think of you. This is when you set clear boundaries. How To Not Take Emotional Bait:
Experience Stoic Wisdom Live This Summer
This summer, I’m taking The Daily Stoic Live Tour on the road. We’re kicking things off on the West Coast, heading to Australia, and wrapping up back in the US — and I’d love to see you there. Expect a...
Believing You Exercised Boosts Health, Mindset Matters
Mind-set matters: Why Thinking You Got a Workout may Actually Make You Healthier 👉 “ “Whether the change in physiological health was brought about directly or indirectly, it is clear that health is significantly affected by mind-set…” https://t.co/gVlr8q4jzL
True Consistency Means Adapting, Not Rigid Discipline
In theory, consistency is about being disciplined, determined, and unwavering. In practice, consistency is about being adaptable. Don't have much time? Scale it down. Don't have much energy? Do the easy version. Find different ways to show up depending on the...
Reignite Your Conviction: Choose the Dream Daily
Year one feels electric. Year five? That’s where most people quietly settle. Not because the dream died, but because they stopped choosing it every day. Conviction isn’t something you find once. It has to be bigger than your comfort, bigger than your...
Start Your Day With Your Top Three Priorities
Set the top 3 things you absolutely must do, and in what order, at the top of the day (or some would say, the end of the previous day), and do those things (or at least make progress on them)...
Turn Your Resilience Into Purposeful Action
Everyone here has been through something. Something that could have stopped you completely. But somehow you kept going. Now what do you do with that? https://t.co/qsOBCBqFF5
Eight Simple Buckets to Balance Every Life Area
The 8 buckets I use to organize my life: 1. Health 2. Thoughts 3. Wealth 4. Family 5. Friends 6. Fun 7. Environment 8. Business Covers all the bases and works well for me.
Gratitude Reveals We Already Have Enough
Try to enjoy what you have. There's always more, but do we really need it? When we appreciate all that we have in our lives, we often realize we have enough. We are enough. #WednesdayVibes #WednesdayMotivation #gratitude #appreciation #selflove #Happiness #Mindfulness...
Read, Execute, Ignore Critics: Traits of Top Performers
The most successful people I know have three things in common: They read obsessively. They execute relentlessly. They ignore criticism from people who haven't built anything.
Money Serves Purpose: Empower Others, Build Legacy
You shouldn’t make money for money's sake. You should make money so you can help more people, build better things, and leave a bigger mark. The mission and the money are the same thing.
Cooperation, Not Independence, Drives True Autonomy
Autonomy is supposed to come from independence. It often comes from cooperation instead. A recent paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences tested this idea directly. 👇🧵
Rejection Isn't Personal: Selection Focuses Elsewhere
Would extend this to “You are aggressively socialized to read a rejection as being about you and attributes within your control. When you actually operate a selection process, 90% of thoughts will not be about the candidate. Few people reconcile...
Ten Questions to Trim Your Paper Clutter
Can’t decide what papers to keep? Ask yourself these 10 questions: https://bit.ly/4tOyPcM (Spoiler: you can get rid of much more than you think.)
Train in Easy Times, Survive the Hard Ones
A lesson I wish I learned earlier: challenge yourself when the going is good, so you'll be ready when the going gets tough.
Quick Breath Reset Beats Midweek Stress
It’s Wednesday. The "Hump Day" cortisol is peaking and so is the noise. Take 30 secs. Inhale twice (quick), exhale once (long). The world isn’t ending; your brain is just being "extra." Calm the f down. We’ve got this. #SundayScaries #ThePauseButton #Mindfulness #calmtheFdown
Prioritize Happiness First, Then Success Follows
Without going too far out on a limb, I believe almost everyone would like two things from their jobs and careers: success and happiness. They want to do well financially, receive recognition for their accomplishments, enjoy their work as much as...
10 Self‑Limiting Beliefs Sabotaging Your Success
Here's a great list of 10 self-limiting beliefs (obstacles) that could be blocking you and preventing you from achieving the level of success and/or happiness you want. https://t.co/SiX7K2nxY7
Schedule Tasks, Turn Intentions Into Completed Actions
Be honest… how many things on your to-do list never happen? Because you didn’t decide when. That’s where most people get stuck. They collect. They organise. But they never actually do. The COD Method fixes that gap. It turns “I should do this” into “I did it.” Start...
Break the Glycolytic Trap with Bulletproof, Data‑Driven Rules
"The Rule-Follower" & The Intensity (glycolytic) Trap Somebody "they trusted" — a coach, a program, an influencer, a culture — told them this was the answer. They didn't knowingly choose the glycolytic trap; they inherited it through conformity. And once they're...
Simplicity Wins: Prioritize, Focus, and Scale Down
The most effective systems are often the simplest. Pick a few priorities, focus on one thing at a time, and when something feels like too much, make it smaller. #productivity #focus #startsmall #getthingsdone #simplicity https://t.co/ZbpunFY432
Detail Matters: Apple CEO’s Screw‑Groove Lesson
Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus gave commencement speech at Penn Engineering School in 2024. He does version of Steve Jobs “paint both sides of the fence even if other people don’t know” attention-to-detail story…about screws for the Cinema Dislay...
Chaos in Life Mirrors Chaotic Information Consumption
If your life feels chaotic -> look at your inputs. A scattered mind is often a reflection of scattered consumption.
Ambition and Marriage: You Can Have Both
There is another important way ... which is to speak directly to the MEN who are marriageable Modern ambitious young men often take in the message that Hard Work/Career is something things that comes *before* Marriage and Kids. You do the first,...
Think Better, Not Just Build: Prioritize Mindset Over Hacks
Stop consuming content about how to build Start consuming content about how to think Because: • Strategies • Shortcuts • Tactics • Hacks Change. Psychology doesn't