On confidence

dill's blogOn confidence Confidence is not a necessity. It’s a reward. I’ve had nearly a thousand coaching conversations with people. I’ve heard it every week for over a year. “I just need more confidence.” In other words: “I must first have this int...

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Mar 31, 2022
RSS

dill's blogRSS I’ll be making an RSS feed for this blog soon. That way, readers won’t have to check it every day. The posts will get sent directly to anyone who subscribes. Stay tuned. RSS

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Mar 30, 2022
Quitting coffee (for a second time)

dill's blogQuitting coffee (for a second time) Last year, I tried quitting coffee cold turkey. It sucked. It led to two of the most miserable days of my life. I had to cancel my calls the second day because my head hurt so bad. It felt like the life...

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Mar 29, 2022
Startups suck

dill's blogStartups suck That sounds harsh. Here’s what I mean. When I visited my friends in Philly this January, I walked one of them to the train station. We were chatting in the freezing cold about the next steps for my business. I mentioned I wan...

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Mar 28, 2022
Anyone can talk

dill's blogAnyone can talk For years, I said that family was one of the most important things to me. But that was a lie. How do I know? Because my actions tell the whole story. I never went out of my way to help my mom. I rarely spent quality time wi...

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Mar 26, 2022
Next level

dill's blogNext level I’m shifting my business. It’s scary. 2021 was the year of building my one-on-one coaching practice from scratch. Mission accomplished. It had grown to the point where I had to stop pursuing new clients in December. So I spent t...

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Mar 25, 2022
Hungover without the alcohol

dill's blogHungover without the alcohol Two nights ago, my sleep tracker told me I got two and a half hours of sleep. I woke up in pain. I trudged through my first two sessions yesterday. Then for my third, he asked if we could reschedule. I was elat...

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Mar 24, 2022
New rule; fewer blogs

dill's blogNew rule; fewer blogs Last month was an eye-opening experience for my mental health. After hitting a wall, I made some changes. No more working on Sundays. No calls past 3pm. Friend and family time are to be prioritized. I just made a new...

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Mar 22, 2022
Done, or perfect?

dill's blogDone, or perfect? My friend and I are recording a podcast episode today. Our first one didn’t go so well. It wasn’t absolutely cringe, as the kids say. But it was tough to listen back to. We gave too much backstory. We didn’t interrupt eac...

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Mar 18, 2022