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The Life Chart

Note: I originally meant to keep this private, but after sharing with some friends I had a lot of interest. So I’m writing up a quick post about the chart I use to help me determine what in my life is “on track” and what is “off track”. I share this in the […]

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The Word I Hate the Most

There’s one word I hate more than any other word. I wish I could remove it from the face of the earth. Blot it out from every book, article, and mind on the plant. It’s a word I’ve eliminated from my own vocabulary. It’s the word that’s been responsible for my deepest fears and darkest […]

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How To Lose Weight and Eat Whatever You Want

*Note: This is not fitness or nutrition advice. Please consult your doctor or another professional before doing any kind of diet. But I wanted to share my experience – because I find nutrition dazzling complicated given the information overload available. At one point, I thought weight loss was really complicated. If you spend anytime online, […]

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A vs. B Players

Lately, I’ve been spending a good deal of time thinking about what makes the biggest difference between “A” players (successful people) and “B” players (generally less successful). I used to think it was knowledge or ability. However, I’m becoming more convinced that it’s simply one thing – execution. B players can’t get stuff done. They […]

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Nobody Has It Together

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend a men’s retreat. Somehow I always had this idea that as I got older, things would just make more sense. That through natural attrition, things would begin to fall into place. Hanging out with a bunch of people nearly 2x as old as myself made me […]

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On Taxes

The main question with taxes is: Do you think you or the government can spend your money in a way that’s more productive to society? I think I can. The government disagrees.

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On Studying Leadership

I used to think you couldn’t study leadership. I made fun of the people who were leadership majors. But I’ve changed my tune – a little. I’m still convinced you can’t study leadership. But you can study aspects of leadership. Things like: Communication Empathy Public speaking Writing Dreaming Vision casting Focus Motivation Encouragement And that’s […]

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