Money. It’s the most important topic that no one wants to talk about. If you want to create an awkward silence at a social gathering, just ask someone “how much money do you make?” or “what’s your net worth?” You might as well have asked them to strip naked! Some of us love money. Some [Continue Reading]
Your Team: The Main Ingredient of Stardom
Entrepreneurship, investing, and life can become lonely roads. It’s easy to feel like we have the weight of the world on our individual shoulders. That’s why I love reminders from great teachers like hall of fame basketball coach John Wooden, who said “The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of your team.” No matter what [Continue Reading]
You’re Not Superhuman! Interest and Energy Are Cyclical
Alternating periods of activity and rest are necessary to survive, let alone thrive. Capacity, interest, and mental endurance all wax and wane. Plan accordingly.” Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek I take pride in working hard. I like to hustle. But, this can also get out of hand. I’ll be the first to stand up and say: Hello, [Continue Reading]
Shift Your Financial Focus: Less Knowledge, More Behavior
Knowledge is important. That is why I regularly study and share information to help you learn how to win with money. But, I have come to realize that financial knowledge is not enough to win with money. It’s not even the most important thing. Instead, your consistent behaviors and choices will determine your success (or failure). You [Continue Reading]
Winners Make the Most Mistakes
My coach at Purdue, Piggy Lambert, constantly reminded us: ‘The team that makes the most mistakes will probably win.’ That may sound a bit odd, but there is a great deal of truth in it. The doer makes mistakes … The individual who is mistake-free is probably sitting around doing nothing. And that’s a very [Continue Reading]
Optimism: The Last of the Human Freedoms
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search For Meaning On April 27, 1945 near the end of World War II, Viktor Frankl was liberated from [Continue Reading]
Sir Isaac Newton Proves How to Be an (Un)Intelligent Investor
Sir Isaac Newton was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of all-time. As a physicist he helped to define the law of gravity and the motions of planets and stars, and as a mathematician he invented calculus. Newton’s discoveries guided other scientists and mathematicians for hundreds of years. As you might imagine, Newton possessed [Continue Reading]
Beginner’s Mind: Be Dumb and Persistent
It is possible to be too smart. Knowing too much can lead you to focus on all of the reasons why something won’t, can’t, and shouldn’t work. Many great human breakthroughs have come from persistent, curious people who maintained the openness of a beginner. This is also called a beginner’s mind. The Beginner’s Mind and Genius of Elon [Continue Reading]
The Secret of the Loftiest Dreams and Tallest Skyscrapers
“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” Henry David Thoreau Have you ever marveled at the sheer audacity of tall skyscrapers? Isn’t it amazing that buildings can soar so high into the air? As of 2015 [Continue Reading]
Gazelle Intensity: Entrepreneurs Wake-up and Start Running
“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion, or it will be killed. Every morning, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle, or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a lion or gazelle. When the sun [Continue Reading]
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