Eye contact with a bull in the crowded, stony streets of Spain. The smell of coffee outside a small café in Brazil. Watching the liquid from my nose freeze before it hits the ground at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. By the seat of my pants, I’ve been able to run a business and travel…
We all set goals and we all have great intentions. Yet the majority of us come up short. A few days ago, I read something that helped me connect the dots as to why this is the case: “We don’t get our goals, we get our standards.” Goals Can be Fucked With We can write…
Business owners, lawyers, and strippers alike, we all group our days into one of two categories – good ones and bad ones. The good days are full of accomplishments, laughs, and praise. The bad days start and end with a sigh and maybe even a shoe caked with dog shit. We all love the good…
I learned something really cool the other day… It’s that, “Most of us don’t know shit.” Investor, plumber, lawyer, doctor, window washer – we all fall into two camps. Those of us that know nothing and accomplish nothing. And those of us that know nothing and go on to accomplish something extraordinary. So, what’s the…
His eyes were strong. They pointed to the sky in a way that convinced me his thoughts were coming directly from God himself. Finally, they lowered until they met my own. Raising one hand towards the sky, he said, “Every year that goes by passes faster than the one before it.” I was in the…
I’ve had a few things on my mind lately… Should I buy my niece fireworks for Christmas? Are the calories in a Busch Lite worth it? What are the odds that I get food poisoning from the Chinese place next to the gas station? Life is full of empty decisions. But Some Choices Mean Everything…
Interest rates are high, inflation is through the roof, and bread costs seven cents more than it did a month ago. Imagine how lucky we would feel in October of 2005 when the Fed’s rate was 5.21% (over 2 points higher than it is now). Or back in 1980 when inflation was quadruple what it…
About a month in, and we’ve done more deals in one week than we’ve done over the course of the past year. And it makes me want to throw up. Let’s Call it Overwhelm Roughly $1M in new business, down payments that are the size of most people’s annual income, and a shit load of…
“How Are You Going to Survive?” My Favorite Response “How are you going to get out of bed tomorrow?” For many people, whether they are friends or family, with intentions good or bad, it’s difficult to understand why someone would forego the comfortable life afforded by a consistent paycheck. Stability, social validation, and a paycheck…