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How to be more productive, more creative & even get a better brain
The other day I took a break. I freed myself from my desk, leapt into my car, and headed out for wild adventures on the...
On failure, Willy Wonka, and what every entrepreneur understands (that no one else does)
What if it doesn't work out? It will. But what if it doesn't? It has to. But what if it doesn't? I will make it...
Why your quarter life crisis is a gift
It's 3;00 AM and you're awake again. Shaken out of a restless sleep by the sense that something is terribly wrong. You kick free of...
When is too late? Three true tales of longing, triumph & despair
She was twenty-seven. For a year she had dreamed of taking time off to travel and work in Australia. She wanted to quit the job...
On confidence, faking it, and every entrepreneur’s dirty little secret
I stuck my head into the room hesitantly. Crap. It was already filled with people. Talking, laughing, arguing over who had the coolest new toys....
You don’t get a second chance to make a good first impression…or do you?
Starting a new business? You've probably come across a ton of advice to work hard on your strategy, your branding, your business planning before you...
How to do what you were put on the planet to do
She had a great idea. Her years of experience told her that this was a problem that needed solving. Her head insisted that she had...
I’ve found my tribe and they are hookers
Bet you didn't see that one coming, did you? Yes, I will explain myself. In October, I decided to finally join the rest of the...
You know more than you think
The problem, she said, is that I don't really have any skills. She had come to me to make a change. She had worked for...
How to speak Spanish perfectly
She was looking at me like I was a crazy person. I had been living and working in Ecuador for well over a year. After...
The year of doing it anyway
It was a year of jumping in before I was ready. The first year of my business, I went to a networking event before I...
Why I’m WAY better than your girlfriend
Girlfriends are awesome. They give you the support and acceptance you need to thrive. They laugh at your jokes and listen to your tales of...
How to sell anything to anybody (including that pen)
You remember that truly terrible boss I had to fire? Well, that was the end of the story. The beginning of the story is when...
Quit your job, fire your employees, tell off your co-workers, and live to tell about it-a survival tool for anything scary
A few years ago, I had to fire someone. And, unlike some ex-Presidential candidates I could mention, I do not enjoy firing people. I had...
Let’s assume you’re not wrong
My clients spend a lot of time telling me how truly, deeply bad they are. They are, apparently, the most undisciplined, unfocused, unmotivated, lethargic, flawed...
