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Starting Your Day With Forward Momentum
I try to give myself major items to complete every day. Beyond a to-do list, these are the items I want to progress on that given day. it may be a goal about how I want to structure my life, a topic I...
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Blogs for Excellence
Given some of my recent posts on productivity and excellence (see the PIE category for some examples), where I outline habits and log my progress in my project to become the best version of myself, I...
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Liberation Towards Excellence
In his recent post, “The Days are Long But The Decades Are Short,” Y Combinator cofounder Sam Altman notes some of the things he’s learned in three decades of life. Some of these are pretty common...
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A Distractionless Retreat
I am currently at the Praxis company retreat in Wilmington, NC, with my colleagues at a beach house with nothing but a notebook, a pen, and several books. No phones. No computers. No tablets. No...
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Failure is Overrated: Hacking Failure for Success
There’s plenty of literature in the entrepreneurship and leadership genres about the glory of failure. Conference speakers talk about times they have failed and how they wouldn’t be where they are...
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The Individualist is an Essentialist
Individualists often find themselves in a difficult position when it comes to time management. As people who are determined to know their values, understand what they want from life, and strive to...
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Update on Project for Individual Excellence (PIE)
As part of my ongoing Project for Individual Excellence (PIE), I have committed to intellectual, physical, creative, and virtuous goals for each month. My ongoing intellectual and creative goals are to...
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Burn Your Backup Plan
“If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession.” — Mark Cuban Do you have something that keeps you going when things get tough? Do you have a vision you want to bring into reality? A lifestyle...
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Now Reading: June 2015
As part of my ongoing Project for Individual Excellence, I try to consume new information and material every day and read at least 3 books per month. The books I am reading for June (with some overlap...
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Hunter S. Thompson on Reaching a Goal and Enjoying Life
[A] man must choose a path which will let his ABILITIES function at maximum efficiency toward the gratification of his DESIRES. In doing this, he is fulfilling a need (giving himself identity by...
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Work Ethic as Necessary for Fulfillment
Work ethic is at the core of becoming a fulfilled person. If you’re somebody who pursues work as a way to fulfillment, failing to have good work ethic will make it impossible for you to truly become...
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How I Work
This is a little exercise my friends and colleagues at Praxis have been up to. Location: Some combination of West Palm Beach, FL, Pittsburgh, PA, and miscellaneous airport terminals Current gig:...
View ArticleBlogs for Excellence
Given some of my recent posts on productivity and excellence (see the PIE category for some examples), where I outline habits and log my progress in my project to become the best version of myself, I...
View ArticleI Am A LinkedIn Top Voice for 2015
I’m honored to have been selected as a Top Voice on LinkedIn for 2015 in the Education category. Based on shares, likes, comments, and interactions with my posts, LinkedIn calculated that I am one of...
View ArticleThese Are the 5 Traits That Drive Success
This was originally published at the Praxis blog as “The Extraordinary: 5 Traits of the Best Praxis Applicants.” The traits that I have observed make the best Praxis applicants also are the traits...
View ArticleThese 6 Habits Are Obliterating Your Ability To Create
Originally Published on Medium We all want to find better ways to create. After all, it’s only the creators who really drive inspiration, innovation, and progress. But how can we overcome barriers to...
View ArticleOn Resolutions
I was originally going to save this post for tomorrow night, but I figured I’d go ahead and do it tonight so that it didn’t get lost in the flood of posts and articles reflecting on the relative...
View ArticleWhy Are There So Few Young Entrepreneurs?
There’s a popular trope right now that a ton of young people are founders and entrepreneurs. Thanks to a handful of young founders with a disproportionate impact (ala Mark Zuckerberg) and cultural...
View ArticleWhy I Don’t Engage With the Comments
“Somebody commented on my post. Do you think I should respond?” “No.” “Why? They’re disagreeing with what I have to say! Shouldn’t I at least try to make my case?” “No, you shouldn’t. Don’t respond to...
View ArticleProject for Individual Excellence: April 2016
It’s been a while since I publicly announced my monthly Project for Individual Excellence. I like to announce it for the sake of shared accountability. If I don’t meet my public goals, others can call...
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