Athletes work hard to develop incredible muscles. They use these muscles to make quick, powerful movements that lead to success in their individual competitions. As an entrepreneur, your essential “muscle” is your ability to make decisions. You either cultivate and strengthen this ability, or you let your decision muscles atrophy through procrastination and indecisiveness. If you [Continue Reading]
Getting Things Done, by David Allen
( Print | Ebook | Audiobook) What I Like About the Book It is possible to be effectively doing while you are delightfully being, in your ordinary workday world. ” David Allen, Getting Things Done Stress. Anxiety. Rush. Busyness. Overwhelm. Do you experience any of those sensations in your life? I know I do. Getting Things Done by David [Continue Reading]
The 4-Hour Workweek, by Tim Ferriss
Brief Commentary People don’t want to be millionaires – they want to experience what they believe only millions can buy… $1,000,000 in the bank isn’t the fantasy. The fantasy is the lifestyle of complete freedom it supposedly allows. The question is then, How can one achieve the millionaire lifestyle of complete freedom without first having $1,000,000.” [Continue Reading]
Lessons on Real Estate Investing, Alligators, and Fleas
[My Investor & Entrepreneur Profile Series features big ideas, questions, and answers from fellow entrepreneurs and investors. I hope you find these people as fun, interesting, and helpful as I have.] This article features Dr. Louis Stone, who after my parents has been my most important mentor in business and life. Dr. Stone has been an entrepreneur, a [Continue Reading]
Let It Ensue: How Success Comes Without Caring About It
This is my favorite quote from an amazing and inspiring person, Viktor Frankl. He survived a German concentration camp in World War II, and for many decades after he practiced psychiatry, taught, wrote, and inspired millions of people to find meaning and live better lives. I don’t know about you, but I often chase after [Continue Reading]
Get Better Results: Choose Consistency Over Intensity
Have you ever started something with motivation and excitement, only to fizzle within a few weeks or months? I think we all have. Here is the typical pattern: Intense motivation and excitement to get started Intense activity Injury, fatigue, or burn-out Stop the activity all together This unfortunate pattern happens with diets, exercise routines, saving [Continue Reading]