I disagree with self-help gurus on a ton of topics. There’s one in particular that bothers me – the idea that fear isn’t real.  Yes, fear is a product of your imagination, but that doesn’t make it imaginary. Your reality is perception. The way you experience the world dictates what the world is in a literal […]

I’m not a big fan of habit porn. You know what I mean — the guides that say “you must wake up at 5 a.m. or else!” Habits are important, though. Build the right ones and they can change your life. If I had to pick one habit that can not only make a huge […]

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. “Tell me where I’m going to die so I never go there.” The sentence above […]

I used to be a slave. I was a slave to what the world wanted me to be. I was a slave to my mind, my emotions, that little voice in my head telling me who I could and couldn’t be or what I was or wasn’t worthy of. I’ve been there — that rock […]

Have you ever read something that fundamentally changed the way you view the world? These books all have a telltale sign — not only do you want to read them again, you have to read them again. Because they’re not easily summarized, the ideas are woven in a way that sends you into rabbit holes of thought, […]

This is all useless,” I thought. I’ve had this scenario occur several times throughout the process of formal schooling. I felt it in high school while learning the “SAS” rule to compute angles for a triangle. I felt it in college when I had to listen to my professor — who never had any business experience […]

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. Strengths and talent matter most. Forget about passion. Passion is like a unicorn in the […]

You want more for your life. I can guess that about you because everybody wants more for their lives. There’s nothing wrong with wanting more — a better job, a better business, the right partner, great health, more opportunity, more reach more impact — but we all have a natural tendency to go about it […]

I hate positive thinking. Well, I don’t hate positive thinking in and of itself, rather the idea it magically works on its own. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” Really? I’m dreaming of running a marathon, can I skip the training part? I want to create the next Apple or Google, can […]

You try. Like all of us, you have a goal in your life you’re struggling with. You want to get in better shape, make more money, find more clients for your business, switch careers — the list goes on. What do you do? You set a goal. Your goal is always reasonable — work out […]