Lessons learned as a gigolo reflects on what went wrong Photo by Johnny Cohen on Unsplash I was listening to some music yesterday while working, when all of the sudden a recording of “Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody” by Louis Prima came on. If you’ve never heard the song before, take a listen — at least to the… Read More »Living the Transactional Life vs. the Generous Life
A tiny manifesto for those of us who fail every day Photo by DESIGNECOLOGIST on Unsplash Every day, I find myself doing things that I wish I hadn’t. I say things which, upon consideration, weren’t wise to say. I give in too quickly to anger. I fail to reach outside of my own head, and ruminate on… Read More »On the Magic of Mistakes
Photo by Micah Tindell on Unsplash If I would have heard Stephen King’s sage advice earlier, it would have changed how I felt about my own journey For years, I beat myself up about not finding my “one thing” — my life’s path. So many books and articles I’ve read talk about how important it is to focus on… Read More »I Wish I Had Heard This Advice on Finding My Life’s Path Years Ago
How to use some weird, but effective tricks to more easily change established behaviors — both in yourself, and in others Photo by Isaiah Rustad on Unsplash Nearly every story of lasting success you’ll hear will have one thing in common: habits. Those who have achieved what they set out to achieve, and sustained that success, have managed to… Read More »Using ‘Pattern Interrupts’ to Transform Bad Habits into Good Ones
Dealing with a lockdown in uncertain times is challenging, but if you approach it in the right way, you can use it as an opportunity for lasting self-improvement Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash Depending on where you live, you may be in week 2 or week 10 of some kind of “shelter in place” order — which… Read More »How to Get Through Sheltering in Place and Emerge a Better Version of Yourself
If you’ve ever tried to read more, but struggled to build the habit, it’s time to change the way you approach reading. Photo by Seven Shooter on Unsplash Would you like to be able to read more? Do you have a list of books you’d like to get to, but you’re struggling to just make it through… Read More »A Simple Framework to Help You Read More and Get More Out of What You Read
Photo by Brett Sayles from Pexels The most valuable skill in this turbulent business climate is the ability to lead — no matter your experience or title, and it comes from 5 simple habits The landscape of business is changing rapidly. And so is the trajectory of many careers. Everything from changing business models, to remote working, to the… Read More »The Most Indispensable Skill for Any Person in Any Job Market
My introduction to intermittent fasting had nothing to do with weight loss, but it’s helped reshape both my body and mind Photo by Stefan Vladimirov on Unsplash What if you heard about a new method that promises to do things like enhance neuroplasticity, reduce inflammation, and reshape your physique by teaching your body to burn fat consistently?… Read More »Why I Only Eat One Meal A Day
What you DO know can most definitely hurt you, or at least keep you from thinking of great ideas. Photo by Jacalyn Beales on Unsplash If you could snap your fingers and become an expert on something — anything — by tomorrow, would you? Most of us probably would. It feels good to be the expert on something. People turn to… Read More »The Einstellung Effect and Functional Fixedness: Two Dangerous Cognitive Biases and How to…
A plan for those spontaneous pockets of time Photo: ConvertKit/Unsplash We tend to think about “productive time” in long, uninterrupted stretches, which is why we never seem to have much of it. But the key to good time management isn’t finding more time to work on the things that matter — rather, it’s about effectively using the chunks… Read More »The Most Meaningful Things You Can Do With 2, 5, 15, 30 or 60 Minutes
