Having been a non-employee for about 14 years now, I’ve made my share of stupid business mistakes. I’ve also coached a number of people to start their own businesses, and I’ve seen many of them make similar mistakes. …

Did you know that a task that’s interrupted takes 50% longer and has 50% more mistakes than an uninterrupted one? It takes a while for our brains to get into a focused state where we’re able to concentrate fully on a task without feeling distracted. …

Who is the happier man? This is from a short essay called “Security” by Hunter S. Thompson: Security… what does this word mean in relation to life as we know it today? For the most part, it means safety and freedom from worry. …

Habit Change Is Like Chess Changing a habit is like playing a game of chess. In chess there’s an early game, a middle game, and an endgame. The same is true for habit change. Many people try to change their habits by skipping straight to the endgame. They dive in…

If yes, you will relate to this chart. If not, this is what overconfidence will do to you. “How can I be wrong?” It can easily be claimed that no problem in human judgement and decision-making is more prevalent and more potentially dangerous than overconfidence. We are generally overconfident in our abilities. …

Whenever you set an ambitious goal, it’s virtually guaranteed you’ll encounter some roadblocks. There’s no reason to let that stop you though. A roadblock isn’t much of an obstacle for a human being. …

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in that grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” – Theodore Roosevelt It’s so easy…

In this article I’ll share some practical tips for raising your financial vibration and expanding your financial comfort zone. If you dislike the term vibration, don’t worry about it — it’s arbitrary anyway. Feel free to substitute other words like acuity, prowess, intelligence, or even results. Over time we tend…

In his famous book Learned Optimism, Martin Seligman points out how our present use of language can be a fairly accurate predictor of future success. Seligman explains how he was able to predict outcomes of sporting events with reasonable accuracy by comparing the language used by the coaches and players…