Fail fast and experiment Photo courtesy of Nick Wolny — Edited by the Author “Do what makes you happy” is common advice but not everyone agrees. Nick Wolny, the Founder of the Hefty Media Group, followed his passions and lost his life savings because of it. He started his business with $30k in the bank
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Because who wants to do the same thing every day Photo courtesy of Zulie Rane — Edited by the Author Daily routines have become a buzzword in the personal development world. People have all kinds of wacky and unrealistic ways they preach how others should live their lives. The implication is if you can’t stick
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A system for prioritizing what matters Photo: Dougal Waters/Getty Images Over the past year and a half, I’ve heard people say they don’t feel like they are working from home, but living at work. It’s hard to deal with all the competing interests in our lives: work, relationships, family, friends, relaxation, and exercise. There’s one
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It takes under a minute to test it out Image created by the author — original image from pexels I was sharing hot wings and discussing life’s big mysteries with a friend when she said something weird. “Oo great point, give me a second. I’m going to send myself a message about that.” I gave
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If you can’t remember what you read, then this is for you Created by the author — original image from Pexels You’re in the right place if you actually want to learn from self-help books. This isn’t going to be about speed-reading and boasting about the number of books you’ve read. We want to stop
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Expanding the Eisenhower Matrix Created by the author — original image from Nara “Dad! I got to talk to you… I’m scared Dad” It’s Christmas Eve and Walter is delivering a big presentation to his board of directors. You can see the jitters in his face, he knows his head is on the chopping block if
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Lessons from the founder of Naked and Kosan Created by the author — original image provided by Joel Primus My introductory call with Joel Primus went well over an hour over schedule as we drifted way off-topic. As his wife put her foot down that he had to greet their guests, where most people extend
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For humans who want easy ways to live better Created by the author — original image from Pexels It feels like everyone is taking on some kind of crazy challenge at the moment. This isn’t one of those 30-day challenges where you need to wake up at an ungodly hour or put your body through torture.
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With simple infographics Created by the author — original image pixabay For many people, the only matrix worth knowing includes Keanu Reeves but they’d be missing out on great tools to navigate the complex world of running a business. It takes passion to start a company but this same fire can blind entrepreneurs to the
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