Mar 31, 2020Member-onlyHow I Manage Stress in a Crisis [and Prevent Burnout]Early in my career, I inadvertently adopted the “screw it, let’s do it” mindset that Richard Brandson has famously promoted. I have said “yes” to a great many opportunities that have dropped onto my lap, which typically goes against advice most give to others from a career perspective. …Stress18 min readStress18 min read
Feb 13, 2019The Horrifying Roadtrip of a Startup [Part 1]ROADTRIP! Your battle cry. You have a great idea — you and your closest friends are going to jump in a car and drive to a place that none of you have been before. Just to make it exciting — this place might not even exist! You heard this little…Adventure5 min readAdventure5 min read
Published in HORIZONthree·Feb 12, 2019A Simple Formula to [Rapidly] Grow a Culture of InnovationI get asked a lot about how to create a culture of innovation. If you search for “How to create a culture of innovation” you’ll get a huge list of articles, blog posts, methodologies, and tales from the trenches. I like to simplify things, so, here’s my post to add…Innovation3 min readInnovation3 min read
Published in HORIZONthree·Feb 7, 2019How your product or service must overcome Newton’s First Law[+ a free worksheet to help you do that]Newton’s First Law An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. When you’re creating a new product or service you must think really (really) hard about this…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published in HORIZONthree·Dec 7, 2018Want to be 54% more alert and increase your performance by 34%? Take a nap.I nap. I nap every single day. Sometimes twice a day! I don’t nap because I’m lazy. I nap because I want to get more done — lots more done. I nap because I’m committed to my work and my family and I want to be the best version of…Productivity3 min readProductivity3 min read
Published in HORIZONthree·Dec 5, 2018Going from One Brain to Many Brains is Crazy Hard To Do for an Innovator [one huge reason teams fail]There’s one characteristic of an Innovator that seems to define them. Innovators love to solve problems. I mean.. they really love to solve problems. To an Innovator, solving a problem is a compulsion. They are compelled by curiosity. They are compelled by the challenge. They can’t stop themselves. …Innovation6 min readInnovation6 min read
Published in HORIZONthree·Nov 19, 2018Succeeding as an Entrepreneur requires GritI think the word “success” is overused and misinterpreted. With that in mind, let me first start by clarifying what I mean by success. Success means you have achieved a goal that you have deliberately set out to accomplish. If you start a marathon and then finish it in the…Goals3 min readGoals3 min read
Published in HORIZONthree·Jun 8, 2018Why I Mentor Entrepreneurs“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” — Winston Churchill [men-tawr, -ter] — noun a wise and trusted counselor or teacher. an influential senior sponsor or supporter. That definition has never done it for me. In my experience, mentors are different. …Coaching6 min readCoaching6 min read
Published in HORIZONthree·May 5, 2018Want to be a better Innovator? Sleep.Have you ever wondered why we sleep? I’ve always found it really strange. It seems that sleeping would have evolved out of the human race by natural selection by this point. Think about it. When we’re sleeping, we are just lying there… unconscious, unable to respond to danger. …Sleep6 min readSleep6 min read
Published in HORIZONthree·Apr 26, 2018Manage Flow, Not Time“Control of consciousness determines the quality of life.” ― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience I measure my day by how long I’ve been in a state known as Flow. Flow refers to a mental state where one is completely immersed in a feeling of energized focus, and…Productivity4 min readProductivity4 min read
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