My friend has a business that paints house numbers on the sidewalk. When he first started, he tried flyers, cold calling, and selling door to door. Nothing boosted his business. One day he had an idea: a flyer depicting a fireman talking to a woman with the caption, “In case of fire, a legible house …
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My four-year-old daughter sprained her ankle while playing in the school yard. My wife walked over: “Let’s go home and RICE it.” On the way to the car, we bumped into a friend: “You should RICE it.” We parked the car and our neighbor saw us: “RICE is the way to go.” Next day we …
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In January of 2019, an actor, Jussie Smollett called the Chicago police to report that he had been assaulted by two white men in the early morning. Smollett, who is a black gay man, alleged that the men had shouted racial and homosexual slurs at him, had poured a chemical substance on him, and had …
What is a perfect day for you? My wife asked me that question on a wine tasting trip. I thought about it for a second and asked her to answer for me: “What do you think my perfect day is?” She’s known me for over a decade, so I thought it’d be fun to get …
The idea was totally ridiculous and wrong. But I wanted to give it a try. I wanted to watch it—only a little bit, just to see what it was like. I was thinking about it all day. I couldn’t focus on work, family or anything else. At the dinner table, I was staring into blank …
Do you do your thinking in house or do you outsource it to other people? I used to outsource my thoughts. I let other people think for me. That was a mistake. So I took back control of my mind. I became a free thinker. A free thinker is committed to knowing and understanding what’s true. …
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Do you ever wonder what makes you, you? Is it your DNA? Your surroundings? Experiences? It is probably all of them. Allow me to add one: It’s the books you read. Life-changing books help you get out of your comfort zone. They break your fixed mindset and evolve your mindset. Why Books Are Your Ultimate …
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport My Rating: 10/10 Reviews: Deep Work and Audiobook Top three takeaways Deep work is hard to replicate, highly valuable, and rare. Schedule up to four hours a day for deep work. Keep a scoreboard. Intro What is Deep Work? Deep work is …
I was at a job interview. And the interviewer asked me, “If money was no object, what would you do?” I paused. I had nothing to say. I never considered this type of question. I looked around his office, which was full of sports memorabilia. Insincerity, I said, “I’d be a coach. I love to motivate …
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What stands between you and time management? Eagerness. We are eager to get started on our work. We love to get things done. When we jump right in, we think we are being productive. But are we? Imagine this scenario: You asked me to help you move to a new house, and I agreed. We …
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