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It’s All Awesome Data!

Have you ever made a mistake? (Hah.) Right. (I’ve made a mistake or 3 million as well.) Here’s the deal: When we approach it with the right mindset (that would be a growth, experimental mindset), we come to realize that those mistakes are P R E C I O U S. The data we get on what DOESN’T WORK is pri...

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Mistakes? They’re Just Mis-takes
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You As the Director of Your Life

Imagine yourself as the Director of a movie. Huge budget. You have an amazing crew. Best actors in the world and an impeccable script. Question: Do you think you’re going to film the whole movie in one long, perfect take? Even with decades of experience and the best of everything you know that’s ABSU...

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Speed Is a Force
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The Force Is with You - Use It Wisely

The very first thing Phil Stutz taught me in our very first session together was the fact that Speed Is a Force. He told me that the longer we wait between feeling inspired to do something and actually doing it, the more our confidence and self-respect erodes. Obviously every idea isn’t worth pursuing ...

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Little by Little
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The Buddha on How to Optimize

One of my favorite gems from the Buddha is this wisdom: “Little by little one becomes evil, as a water pot is filled with water. Little by little one becomes good, as a water pot is filled with water.” The optimal way to Optimize? Drop by drop by drop. +1. +1. +1. Back in the day, I used to get all f...

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Two Easies
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Easy to Do. Easy Not to Do.

Jim Rohn tells us that our success in life is all about the two easies. It’s all about consistently doing the tiny (!) fundamentals that are simultaneously super easy to do and super easy not to do. For example, it’s super easy for me to turn off the wi-fi and my phone when I’m done for the day. It...

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Commitments: 100% Is a Breeze
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99%? Not So Much.

So, as per our last +1, bright lines are super helpful in making deals with ourselves. Here’s another way to look at the same basic idea. When you make a commitment to yourself, know that making a 100% commitment is, somewhat surprisingly, WAY easier than a 90% commitment or even a 99.9% commitment. Th...

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How to Make Good Contracts with Yourself

I dropped out of law school before a semester was over but I do remember one Big Idea from Contracts class. Lawyers like to say that a contract is a good one when there are “bright lines”—when it’s super obvious what everyone is agreeing to. Fuzzy lines? Not so good. We want super crisp, obvious,...

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The Stockdale Paradox
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I’m Confident It’ll Happen AND… I Know It Will be Challenging

Vice Admiral James Stockdale was shot down during the Vietnam War. He spent seven and a half years in a brutal prison camp. He spent four of those years in solitary confinement and two years in leg irons. He was tortured fifteen times. Stockdale heroically embraced his role as the clandestine commanding ...

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Speed Is a Force
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