When youāre young, you look like your parents. When you grow up, you look like your decisions. This morning, I showed my passport photo from ten years ago to my friend Zach. His jaw literally dropped to the floor. āThereās no way thatās you,ā he said, eyes wide with genuine shock. He wasnāt just seeing […]
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No-Code Automations for Any Business (w/ Grant Hushek)
Grant Hushek, employee #1 at Hampton, quit his job to grow his automation agency.Ā In this episode, Grant shares his favorite automations, the big trends he sees, and how anyone can get started today.Ā Check it out on YouTube: Or your favorite podcast player:
How to Light Up Your Life (w/ Paul Millerd)
Paul Millerd, author of The Pathless Path and Good Work, shares his journey of leaving the corporate world to find deeper meaning in writing and creative work.Ā He shares actionable tactics, resources, and frameworks to help you discover your own path, including:
How to Stop Loafing Around
The harsh truth is most people donāt meet their āpotential.ā Especially those working in groups. The Ringelmann effect is a teamwork problem where individuals become increasingly less productive as the group size increases. This is also referred to as āsocial loafingā Assuming that āsomeone else is probably taking care of that.ā Loafing is a lose-lose. […]
20 Seconds of Courage
Thereās a scene in a random Matt Damon movie, We Bought a Zoo, that everyone should watch. I havenāt even seen the movie, but I LOVE the scene. Damonās character describes to his kids how he first met their mom. He stopped by a cafe and knew he had to meet her, but was terrified. […]
Where Attention Goes, Money Flows šø
Thereās a blatant shift in āmedia modelsā happening right now. Everyone sees it, but no one is talking about it. Except for Liquid Death VP Andy Pearson who understands it best: Let that sink in for a second. The feed = attentionAttention = sales Now letās look at a real example using two other companies: […]
Personal Board of Directors, Lessons from “3-Day Startups”, College Lecturing (w/ Cam Houser)
Cam Houser is a 4x founder who builds entrepreneurship and leadership programs. I loved his blog post on How to Run a Personal Board of Directors Meeting. In this episode, we talked about these personal board of director meetings, starting companies, guest lecturing at universities, and much more! Camās Links:
Joke Writing, Comedy Business, & Laughing 15+ Times a Day (w/ Comedian Joel Byars)
Joel Byars is a comedian and founder of Hot Breath! Comedy Network. We cover (and laugh) a TON in this episode. A few highlights:Ā All links and timestamps are in the episode show notes. Feel free to leave a review or let me know what you thought of the episode!
Ayahuasca: a Transformational Night in the Jungle
There are few experiences in life where after experiencing them, we are a different person. This was one for me. But it was NOT easy. This one night in the jungle was the most intense, profound, and beautiful experience Iāve ever had. In that order. The intensity (and letting myself get to that point, through […]
WTF is Trauma?
27 minutes into the Zoom call I felt tears come down my cheek. I remember thinking āwow this was a great investment, I didnāt know anything was here!ā My eyes were closed as I was working with a coach going through inner child work. I didnāt really seek this out, but Iām so glad I […]