Gap Minutes
“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” – Charles Darwin I was sitting on the couch. It was the afternoon. I still had an hour until I needed to go pick up my daughter from school. And I wasn’t sure what to do with myself. […]
Looking in the Mirror
“Treat yourself like you are someone you are responsible for helping.” – Jordan Peterson Did you know I’m currently watching 100 Foot Wave on HBO and it’s AMAZING?! Seriously, if you enjoy documentaries and watching people surf (and sometimes, crash) in waves as tall as eight-story buildings, then I highly recommend checking it out. It’s […]
Rose-Colored Glasses…
“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it’s unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making it so. If you assume that there’s no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope.” – Noam Chomsky What is real? Daniel Kahneman, […]
Diversifying Your Identity…
I think ensuring that you diversify your identity is very, very helpful — and it’s a big safety net.” – Tim Ferriss On my own Facebook profile, I have the following for my bio… “Co-Founder of The Tonic | Forbes-Featured Copywriter | Wannabe Comedian | Family Man” (And I have the cutest picture you’ve ever […]
Your Daily Dose of Poison
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller If I gave you a bit of poison every day for the next year, do you think you’d become immune to larger, normally lethal doses of that same poison? It’s iffy. But this practice is called Mithridatism and that word is derived from […]
Sunday Insider – Edition #3
“We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.” – Albert Einstein Here’s some stuff that inspired us this last week. Enjoy! Listen: THE NAVY SEAL’S GUIDE TO NEVER BEING LAZY AGAIN [MASTERCLASS] EP 1440 (Lewis Howes) David Goggins emphasizes the importance of facing personal challenges and […]
Effort > Outcome
“If there is one lesson I’ve learned from failure and success, it’s this. I am not the outcome. I am never the result. I am only the effort.” – Kamal Ravikant Did you know as astronauts spend months traveling to Mars, their eyeballs change shape? Some scientists believe that’s due to the pressure from fluids […]
The Gazelle & The Lion
“Wild animals run from the dangers they actually see, and once they have escaped them worry no more. We however are tormented alike by what is past and what is to come. A number of our blessings do us harm, for memory brings back the agony of fear while foresight brings it on prematurely. No […]
Compound Interest
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb According to a compound interest calculator I found online, if I invested $100 every month with a 10% interest rate, after 10 years I’d have around $20,000; 20 years and I’d have almost $70,000; 30 […]
Fuccess
“Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years.” – Japanese Proverb Every couple of months, Dr. Ai, the founder of Classroom Without Walls, asks me to speak to one of her students, who is usually of high-school or college age. We hop on a Zoom call and I tell them a […]