Reading a Book Is Having a Conversation With the Author
Often, a writer has distilled 20 or 30 years of their wisdom and expertise and experiences in a single volume (that you can read in a few good evenings or a series of early mornings). Associating with...
21 Syys 6min
The "Kill Your Darlings" Mantra for Masterwork Creation
Kill Your Darlings. It’s an old writers mantra (credit: William Faulkner) which speaks to the fact that to make your magic real you need to delete everything from your creative project except for tha...
18 Syys 6min
Your Ecosystem Shapes Your Mindset
When you are building something meaningful, be deliberate about what you let in. Use the news strategically, not reflexively. Seek out places that elevate you—art galleries, forests, great architectu...
17 Syys 6min
Live Fully While You're Alive
Although I spoke a lot about legacy years ago (even wrote a book on it 25 years ago called Who Will Cry When You Die?), I no longer think it’s a thing worth pursuing. Because we’ll be dead. So who car...
16 Syys 6min
Know Your Cause
To be human is to crave a cause. We all need a powerful purpose to get us out of bed every morning and draw out the finest within us. I viscerally believe that one of the dominant reasons so many amon...
15 Syys 5min
Become Not an Injustice Collector
To not die when you get knocked down is to play with the gods. And soar with the angels. Sometimes—in the hardest and darkest of times—what helps you survive and then thrive and then fly is putting o...
14 Syys 5min
The Super Spiritual Skill
Sure you can meditate and pray and heal and go silent. All such practices work. To help you step into who and all you’re meant to be, as you realize your highest destiny. But, if you and I were having...
11 Syys 4min
The 8 Forms of Wealth Model I Teach to My Billionaire Clients
Most (not all!) of the billionaires, celebrity CEOs and famous entrepreneurs that have come to me for mentoring over the past 3 decades have one thing in common: they are ultra-rich yet happiness poor...
10 Syys 5min
