When I was 40 I completely gave up. I wanted to disappear. Screw passion and purpose. I was done. I had no friends. Or I was scared of my friends. Or I…
When I was 40 I completely gave up. I wanted to disappear. Screw passion and purpose. I was done. I had no friends. Or I was scared of my friends. Or I was ashamed of myself. I forget. Lots of bad things were happening. I remember talking to a friend and crying on the phone, […]
I don’t like thinking about the future too much. It makes me nervous. Dwelling on things you don’t know for certain is a surefire way to give yourself heartburn. At least it…
I don’t like thinking about the future too much. It makes me nervous. Dwelling on things you don’t know for certain is a surefire way to give yourself heartburn. At least it is for me. That’s why I don’t really like making predictions about the future. There’s always a 50/50 chance I’ll be wrong. But […]
I was a salesman snob. Like many people, I always looked down on the concept of “selling.” It seemed like something lower than me. To some extent, selling appears manipulative. You have…
I was a salesman snob. Like many people, I always looked down on the concept of “selling.” It seemed like something lower than me. To some extent, selling appears manipulative. You have a product and you try to portray that it has more value than it actually does. So you need to manipulate people into […]
If you believe money will buy your freedom – you’re wrong. I believed it…. So I did everything I could to make a lot of money. I started a company. I was…
If you believe money will buy your freedom – you’re wrong. I believed it…. So I did everything I could to make a lot of money. I started a company. I was building websites for huge companies (think ABC.com). And I was making more money than I knew what to do with. I was finally […]
Someone wrote on Quora: “I want to benefit all of humanity as much as possible. But how can I get over all the doubts I have?” My response: You’re going to totally…
Someone wrote on Quora: “I want to benefit all of humanity as much as possible. But how can I get over all the doubts I have?” My response: You’re going to totally fail. Your doubts are completely correct. I’m not saying this in some reverse psychology way. You’re not a teenager (if you were – […]
You’re on the most important elevator ride of your life. You have 10 seconds to sell someone on your idea—the classic “elevator pitch.” I’ve been on both sides of this equation. I’ve…
You’re on the most important elevator ride of your life. You have 10 seconds to sell someone on your idea—the classic “elevator pitch.” I’ve been on both sides of this equation. I’ve had people pitching to me. But mostly, I’ve been scared and desperate and afraid to ask someone to give me, want me, love […]
Writing is my guiding philosophy of life. It’s not a passion or a purpose. It’s the way I live. Because I write, I think of ideas. Ideas lead to things I can…
Writing is my guiding philosophy of life. It’s not a passion or a purpose. It’s the way I live. Because I write, I think of ideas. Ideas lead to things I can sell. Writing helps me sell these things. I live for writing well… I’m an addict. If I can’t write well for two days, […]
