Feedback loops run your life. What are feedback loops? I’ll explain. Let me know if you’ve been in this scenario before. You make a mistake, fail to get an outcome you want or run into an obstacle. Instead of bouncing back from that mistake or overcoming the challenge, you let that individual “failure” or setback […]

“Don’t eat too many carrots. You’ll turn orange.” While incorrect, it illustrates the fact that too much of a good thing can be harmful. The same can be said for different concepts, emotions, and situations. They’re good or bad depending on how you use and perceive them. And almost always, you use them in a […]

Two liters of vodka in my stomach and multiple shards of glass in my arm, I found myself in the emergency room. I remember being so drunk that I watched the doctors stitching up my arm, sewing together the gaping hole where you could see down to the bone with a little digging, and being […]

“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” – Blaise Pascal I woke up this morning and did something I haven’t done in years, maybe even a decade or more. Rather, I didn’t do something — check my phone the moment I woke up.  I decided to try […]

How do you start a billion-dollar company? Simple. Just make a few phone calls.  Sir Richard Branson was stuck at an airport after his flight was canceled en route to Puerto Rico. In a pinch, he came up with an idea that would spark the creation of Virgin Airlines. He collected money from fellow travelers, […]

Want a free copy of my brand new book, Real Help an Honest Guide to Self-Improvement? If you’re new to Audible you can get the book for free along with a trail membership (cancel anytime). Click here for more details. Ugh, another blog post on the benefits of waking up early. Don’t we already have […]

Do you find yourself feeling like a failure? My consensus shows many people do. My inbox is filled with depression. On a daily basis, I get emails from people who feel like abject failures, but I know for a fact that they’re not. Yes, there is such a thing as a real loser. But that’s […]

What is the meaning of life?  The deep profound question that endless amounts of people have tried to answer.  Hunter S. Thompson famously had this to say in a letter he wrote to a friend (found in the book: Letters of Note) who asked him the meaning of life: “You ask advice: ah, what a […]

I hate Tom Brady. Every.Single.Year. It doesn’t matter which team the media hypes. The regular season itself doesn’t matter. It’s as if the rest of the NFL doesn’t exist, except for the New England Patriots. As much as I hate Tom Brady (Packers fan), I secretly love, admire, and respect him. He’s in that class […]

Of all the life lessons I’m about to give you, one stands tall above the rest. Your life belongs to you.  You can shirk responsibility for it all you want, but the consequences of your decisions will occur either way. You can tell yourself whatever narrative you want, but your results will be your results. […]