Want to know one habit ultra-successful people have in common? They read. A lot. In fact, when Warren Buffett was asked about the key to his success, he pointed to a stack of books and said: “Read 500 pages like this every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but
When I was 8 years old I was diagnosed with ADHD, and for most of my childhood I felt broken. Taking Ritalin everyday to help me “be normal” left me with a super low self-esteem and many bouts with depression, that almost ended in me taking my life in a drug crazed high speed chase. Three things saved my life…
In my early 20’s I was a workaholic. It took a toll on my health, my relationships and my business… … although I didn’t know it at the time. Even though the financial outcome of that work ethic resulted in the acquisition of my company Spheric at 28 years old… … I wouldn’t do it again. It was stupid.
Even though he almost fired me after 2 weeks… … my leadership style came from a guy named Darcy. I was 21 years old, and just got a contract position with a company in Fort McMurray, Alberta working on the tech team at Syncrude. Somehow I was hired even though the people reporting to me were 10 years older. Darcy
IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! (and I’m wearing my party shirt today!) It’s also the 100th episode of my YouTube business channel?! Crazy, right?… … both fell on the same day! You think it’s a sign? You betcha! So, today is a special video 🙂 Over the past 100 weeks I’ve published a video every Monday with insights and strategies to live
Scared of growing your business? Totally cool with business as usual? Don’t want to get “too rich?”… … well let me tell you a couple of stories. One day I was talking to my buddy Matt and he was like, “Hey man, I love all the stuff you’re sharing, but is it okay if I just keep my business the
Do you want to improve the quality of your life? I know that’s a big question … but hear me out. Last week I shared a killer strategy for overcoming MAJOR challenges in your business. Today I want to dig deeper and share some important areas that I think could serve you even further. A few weeks ago I had
Imagine this… Our startup Flowtown was exploding, we’ve got thousands of customers, we’re growing at 30%+ month over month and we decide to raise our next round of funding. We start meeting with VC’s doing the Sand Hill Road shuffle, and they’re going great. Then one day as we sit in the parking lot of one of Silicon Valley’s biggest
Over the years I’ve had some pinch-me-is-this-really-happening kinds of moments. From spending a week with Richard Branson, to having Mitch Kapor (inventor of Lotus Notes / spreadsheet) invest in my company, Flowtown. One of those moments happened in 2009 when somehow we got introduced to Gail, the CEO of ConstantContact – the FIRST publicly traded SaaS (Software as a Service)
A few weeks ago I was asked by an old high-school friend for business advice. He was just starting off and was wondering if he should go to the bank and take out a $10K loan to get started. Fearing a series of bad decisions on his part, I invited him to a Founder’s Dinner so he could meet successful
