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The Best Mental Model You’ve Never Heard Of
As the aircraft lurched forward down the catapult track, the acceleration took my breath away. The F-18/F Super Hornet weighs roughly 66,000 lbs when loaded to max capacity, as mine...
The Manifestation Trap
I once met a couple who told me they believed so fervently in manifestation that they decided to sit in their empty house and do nothing but concentrate on receiving...
The Time Billionaire
Most of us won’t ever be financial billionaires. And that’s ok. Most of us don't want or need to be. But anyone can be a time billionaire. The fact is,...
Playing Full Out
I sat in the hot seat in front of the room, and I could feel myself sweating. I was in a quaint fishing village on the west coast of Ireland...
Too Smart To Try
My dramatic meltdown on the boiling blacktop at the bottom of a barren red rock slot canyon in St. George, Utah was a turning point for me, though I didn’t...
When Talent Runs Out
In my early 30s, I was obsessed with triathlon. And I mean obsessed. My brother introduced me to the sport. He was a card-carrying professional who was competing on the...
The Jack of All Trades
My whole life I’ve had a voracious appetite for learning. This manifests in a lot of different ways, but there is one in particular that I seem to share with...
The Post Exit Playbook
Selling a company, often considered the holy grail of entrepreneurship, isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. The financial windfall and newfound freedom we so desperately seek can actually become overwhelming. After...
The Swiss Cheese Model
When we made the decision to sell our company, it was based on market timing as opposed to the more common reason a lot of entrepreneurs end up selling. More...
Staring Into the Void
The day I sold my company, I thought I would never be unhappy again. I was on a private island off the coast of Croatia, celebrating with some of my...
