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Liberation Towards Excellence
In his recent post, “The Days are Long But The Decades Are Short,” Y Combinator cofounder Sam Altman notes some of the things he’s learned in three decades of life. Some of these are pretty common...
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Failure is Overrated: Hacking Failure for Success
There’s plenty of literature in the entrepreneurship and leadership genres about the glory of failure. Conference speakers talk about times they have failed and how they wouldn’t be where they are...
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The Individualist is an Essentialist
Individualists often find themselves in a difficult position when it comes to time management. As people who are determined to know their values, understand what they want from life, and strive to...
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Burn Your Backup Plan
“If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession.” — Mark Cuban Do you have something that keeps you going when things get tough? Do you have a vision you want to bring into reality? A lifestyle...
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Hunter S. Thompson on Reaching a Goal and Enjoying Life
[A] man must choose a path which will let his ABILITIES function at maximum efficiency toward the gratification of his DESIRES. In doing this, he is fulfilling a need (giving himself identity by...
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Work Ethic as Necessary for Fulfillment
Work ethic is at the core of becoming a fulfilled person. If you’re somebody who pursues work as a way to fulfillment, failing to have good work ethic will make it impossible for you to truly become...
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How I Work
This is a little exercise my friends and colleagues at Praxis have been up to. Location: Some combination of West Palm Beach, FL, Pittsburgh, PA, and miscellaneous airport terminals Current gig:...
View ArticleI Am A LinkedIn Top Voice for 2015
I’m honored to have been selected as a Top Voice on LinkedIn for 2015 in the Education category. Based on shares, likes, comments, and interactions with my posts, LinkedIn calculated that I am one of...
View ArticleThese Are the 5 Traits That Drive Success
This was originally published at the Praxis blog as “The Extraordinary: 5 Traits of the Best Praxis Applicants.” The traits that I have observed make the best Praxis applicants also are the traits...
View ArticleOn Resolutions
I was originally going to save this post for tomorrow night, but I figured I’d go ahead and do it tonight so that it didn’t get lost in the flood of posts and articles reflecting on the relative...
View ArticleWhy I Don’t Engage With the Comments
“Somebody commented on my post. Do you think I should respond?” “No.” “Why? They’re disagreeing with what I have to say! Shouldn’t I at least try to make my case?” “No, you shouldn’t. Don’t respond to...
View ArticleContent Roundup and Updates on Forthcoming Work
I’ve been busy with work with the Praxis team the last few days and building out our improved education program for preparing apprentices for on-boarding at startups across the country. The End of...
View ArticleWork Out Your Discipline Like a Muscle
A lot of the most successful people I know have habits that appear odd at first glance. They may eat an inordinate number of pistachios and eat no carbs (or, even odder, somehow eat only carbs and...
View ArticleWhy I Forced Myself to Become a Morning Person (and How You Can, Too)
I am naturally a night-owl. Some of my biggest moments of productivity and inspiration used to come late at night, working at my desk, while everybody else was asleep. I would work furiously at the...
View ArticleThree Virtues of Thanksgiving
I love Thanksgiving and Christmas. These two holidays capture everything I find inspiring about the human spirit and the culture around them has a tendency to bring out the best in people. Between the...
View ArticleNavigating the Labyrinth of Life with Ambition Mapping
One of my deepest fears is waking up one day and living a life that I did not create. I’ve met far too many people — young and old — who realize they are living a life that they fell into rather than...
View ArticleThe Most Valuable Thing You Can Do Right Now: Author Yourself
This piece was originally published at The Mission. I consider myself a pretty ambitious person. There are things I want to accomplish, people I want to influence, and places I want to see. But it is...
View ArticleShow Up Every Day and Do The Work
This piece was originally posted at The Mission. There’s an old Woody Allen quotation that “80% of success is just showing up.” This quotation is used to motivate people to get started on what they...
View ArticleStephen Covey’s Favorite Quotation
This week, I had the pleasure of hearing Chris McChesney give a fantastic keynote on his book, The Four Disciplines of Execution (which is discussed in Doers 017 with Joshua Fischer), at the State...
View ArticleOn Resolutions
I was originally going to save this post for tomorrow night, but I figured I’d go ahead and do it tonight so that it didn’t get lost in the flood of posts and articles reflecting on the relative...
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