There’s something I’ve been noticing lately as I’ve started to try and develop several new habits. It’s not just me – I’ve had this conversation with several of my friends who’ve also felt or noticed the same thing. The phenomenon is this: when trying to improve at something, prepare to actively get worse while you try to […]

You’ve decided you want to do something in this world. You’ve internalized the fact that you can do anything you want. How do you succeed? Let’s say your goal is to be a millionaire by age 30. What do you do? Focus on becoming the type of person that can become a millionaire at 30. Why? Because focusing on the process […]

There are certain moments in life I remember like they happened yesterday. The time on the digital clock (9:52) I stared at, eyes wide open, during my first kiss. My Dad giving me a pep talk before my first high school hockey game about how the worst that could happen was I give up 10 […]

“I haven’t read your last 5 emails. Shorten your emails or stop emailing me these book-length updates.” The message flashed across my laptop screen at midnight. That’s not the response I wanted to get from one of my advisors – someone who’d been nothing but helpful as I stumbled through the process of trying to […]

A few weeks ago, I took an Uber from my apartment to a friend’s place in the Mission. On the way I was making small-talk with my driver. We started talking about his recent divorce and how it’s impacting his finances and his mental health. I felt bad for the guy. He started giving me […]

Sometime in February of 2013, I decided (inspired by my buddy Scott Britton) to write down and publish my goals for 2013. Though it was a great year in a lot of ways, I didn’t accomplish much of what I thought I wanted at the start of 2013 (original list of 2013 goals here). Goals […]