Sep
14
The 4 Ways You Torture Yourself
People with anxiety and depression are unaware that their problems are mostly self-inflicted....
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Articles
Sep
10
In Memory of My Friend
The other day, a very good friend of mine passed away. He swallowed pills, and died by himself. He was loved by everyone, but was alone late in his life. I hadn’t spoken to him in over a year. I really regret that.
4 min read
Sep
07
How Playing Games Made Reid Hoffman $4.7 Billion
In a fantastic episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, Tim asked Reid Hoffman about how he developed such incredible strategic abilities as an entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Linkedin (300 million users), and is known as “the Oracle of Silicon Valley”. Here is what he said...
2 min read
Jul
05
The Key to Making a Living: “Get Shit Done”
Steve Sims is the CEO of The Bluefish, a luxury concierge service. He delivers amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experiences for the elite. His clients include Richard Branson and Elon Musk. How did he earn this amazing job?
2 min read
May
11
Thinking of Killing Yourself? Read The Suicide Prevention Checklist First
Andrew spent 12 months in Iraq as a lead gunner during his 4-year term in the Army, and attempted to take his own life in November, 2010. Charlie has written books on saving his mental health. For five years, his blog was the #1 Google result for the search “cure anxiety.”
8 min read
Mar
18
How to be a Better Friend and Son
When we’re just 4 years old, we imagine wild things. We talk about how our imaginary friend visited Antartica to get a leopard seal skin to make a coat (to keep herself warm), then she moved to the moon because it was higher. But then, just a couple years later, it’s all about RULES.
6 min read
Feb
24
The Truth about “Networking”
The best networkers don’t call it “networking.” They don’t “build relationships.” They call it something else...
Feb
18
Why I Shut Down BookPop
I’ve had a lot of job offers over the years from authors who want help marketing their books. I turn down 90% of these offers; usually because I didn’t help create the book...
4 min read
Feb
04
Recession Proof Graduate en Español
Today, I’m happy to announce the (abbreviated) Spanish version of Recession Proof Graduate originally released in the summer of 2009
Jan
31
Are you skilled enough to get paid?
A reader named Joe reached out and asked: “How good at something do you need to be before reaching out to companies for free work?" Good question. I’ll tell you my story so you’ll be able to put the pieces together for yourself.
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