A few thoughts on suffering

I’m pedaling my bike up a steep hill in Austin. It’s steeeeep.I look up as far as I can see–and all I can think about is how I’m going to give up early.“I can just skip the last part of my ride. I’ve ridden enough. No one will even know.”I shake my h...

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Oct 29, 2024
Le Pause

It’s been over a month since I published a piece of content on the internet…What happened? Where did I go?The short answer: I had a baby 👶The long answer: I’ve been pausing to reflect on how I can better live in alignment with what feels right (righ...

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Sep 27, 2024
From employee to 9-figure CEO whisperer

Listen to our full conversation on Spotify or iTunesMeet my ex-CEO, Ayman Al-Abdullah. He joined AppSumo in 2016, and took the company from $5M to $70 million per year in revenue in only 6 years.Now, as a CEO coach, Ayman helps 7-figure CEOs get to 9...

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Aug 22, 2024
What I Learned Working For Mark Zuckerberg

Listen to this email instead :) - Spotify - iTunesWhen I walked into the first floor of the Facebook building on University Avenue, in Palo Alto, I wasn’t sure if I was in a frat house or a startup.There were cables falling from the ceilings, people...

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Aug 15, 2024
I hated Sam Parr

Who's Sam? He’s the founder of Hampton and co-host of My First Million podcast his new show Moneywise.He was annoying when I first met him, well sometimes he can still be annoying today 😆BUT he’s someone I’ve become close friends with and have been...

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Aug 08, 2024
The $500,000,000 meat stick company 🐄

Listen to our full conversation: Spotify - iTunesYou’re crushing it as a commercial real estate broker. Your biggest deal was for $62M!!But then the housing market bottoms out and you’re forced to file for bankruptcy.What then? How do you respond?Thi...

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Aug 01, 2024
Cal Newport changed my life

This week’s email is about Dr. Cal Newport:• Full-time professor at Georgetown University• Author of multiple best-selling books• Has ZERO social mediaHe also has a new book called ‘Slow Productivity’ about how to accomplish more (with...

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Jul 25, 2024
He makes 100M/year but will die with 0. Here’s why:

Listen to my full conversation with Bill on YouTubeGo to college, get good grades, find a ‘stable’ job, work 40 hours a week in a boring cubicle, work until you’re 65+, and save your best adventures until retirement.Who decided this was the norm?Rece...

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Jul 18, 2024