To tell you the truth You have never known the real me You always thought you did But I am really as wide as an ocean And you only saw one end I let you go on believing it because you liked it Why show you more if you already…

The struggle is real. — Since late March I have been to my family’s mountain home in the French Alps. I came here to spend the lockdown with my dad. Unfortunately, my dad got Covid-19 and died. Now it is just me and my toddler. My three older kids stayed in San Francisco with my…

For workaholics who don’t believe in work-life balance — People who achieve success definitely don’t practice work-life balance. Talent, luck, timing, and connections can contribute but one thing is certain: they work a lot. I don’t mean forty-hour workweeks. Try more like sixty or more hours. Let’s look at the work habits of some of the greatest achievers in…

It’s not something you can afford to ignore anymore — Do you roll your eyes at social media influencers and think they are mostly pathetic, attention-grabbing fake people? While clearly, some are cringe-worthy, times are changing. Building a personal brand is becoming mandatory in the modern world for EVERYONE. People without one will regret it. Now I am suspicious of…

A No-BS Approach That Is Realistic for Service-Based Experts First off, know that hitting one million dollars is the exception. SBA’s 2022 report says that small businesses with no employees have an average annual revenue of $46,978. Only 9% of small businesses reach $1 million or more in revenue. According…

Your Money or Your Life — What if I told you to choose between $5,000 or five years of your life? I genuinely hope your answer is that you’d rather have five more years of life! If you don’t, there are more serious issues than this article can help you with. This is what you are doing by working instead of building a business that can feed you. You are giving up five…

Gurus are selling bogus courses on “How to Make 100k in 3 Months”. Coaches who have never run a business are advising in areas they have no business in. On YouTube, 20-year-olds are making videos in their parents’ basement about the secrets to becoming a millionaire. Meanwhile, I am outside…

And How to Do a Streak The Right Way — Are You Looking to Improve Your Habits? More than likely, your answer is ‘yes’. It seems nearly everyone is looking for a new hack to improve themselves. Don’t believe me? Let’s look at some numbers: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod, a book about morning habits, sold over 2 million copies and has been translated into 37…

The single-member entrepreneur revolution is coming — Show me how you spend your time and I’ll tell you who you are. Time is the true currency, not money. You can always earn more money, but you can never get back lost time. Smart people cherish and protect their time. Do you own your time? If not, who…