Do you ever feel like nothing more than your ability to regulate your own emotions is keeping you from the life you want? Your mental health dictates the level of energy you’re able to put into improving your life. When I say mental health, I’m using the colloquial version of the term. I’m not a […]

You’re in a war with your mind every single day. You find yourself caught between daydreams you feel like you’ll never truly reach and the sobering reality you have to live out day to day that makes you complain. You feel like you should be doing more, then you don’t do more, and you feel […]

It’s poison, this idea. Even worse, it seems kind and benevolent on the surface. In theory, it sounds great, but in practice, it will ruin your life. I’ve seen this idea spread and permeate into the culture and, honestly, I’m not looking forward to seeing the long-term results of this idea coming to fruition. The […]

In the not too distant future, there will be a vaccine, cure, or reliable treatment for co-vid 19. The election will be over. The economy will have recovered. The question is, what will your life look like at this point? You can look back and be proud of yourself because you adapted to the situation, […]

Have you ever had this moment happen to you? I’m sure you have. You might have it once a month, once a week, maybe daily depending on how aware you are of your own circumstances. What moment am I talking about? That moment where you think to yourself “How did I get here?” or “What […]

If you’ve been following my work for a while, you know that I draw heavily on my experiences to shape the things I tell you. Well, I thought today, for once, I might talk about myself a bit more than usual and give you more of a window into my life. Of course, I can’t […]

Why did you click on this article? What were you hoping to gain? Did you genuinely think you were going to gain life-changing insights from reading another article about Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, or Bill Gates? You can draw amazing life lessons from billionaire entrepreneurs, but most people draw the wrong lessons. Reading an article […]

Anyone who guarantees success is a charlatan. But, there are traits you can adopt that dramatically increase your odds of being successful. That’s what you want, better odds. And if you embody these traits, your odds will be so high that on a long enough time scale success is likely. People of all races, genders, […]

I get push back every time I say this, but I’m going to say it again. You’re better off focusing on your goals, your immediate environment, your family, your tribe, and your local community to the exclusion of everything else the majority of the time. The push back I get when I say this is […]

Some smart people suffer a strange form of torture. Their brain works well and processes information quickly, but their intellect doesn’t translate to the things that make you successful: Smart decision making — Which is in an entirely different universe than being smart Emotional regulation — Smart people often have a horrible time regulating their […]