The Thought: Financial motivation is enough to get you going but not enough to keep you going (with fulfillment, at least). The Context: Money and things were the things that I derived my status, security, and worth from. Looking back, it wasn’t a good long-term…

The Thought: When you know the parts of something, you can build, grow, and adapt anything. Context: This is the mental model Elon Musk used to start and grow Tesla and SpaceX. When you understand this mental model, you can grow what you want. First…

Pressure Is A Privilege Shout out to our new subscribers! Welcome to the fam! The Thought: How we feel is determined by what we think. We have two thinking systems: conscious and subconscious. Changing our perspective on a situation can change our feelings and well-being.…

The Future Belongs to Agile Businesses   Shout out to our new subscribers! Welcome to the fam! The Thought: I’ve had seven and 8-figure businesses. I’ve had massive teams and infrastructure. I’ve had vast amounts of revenue. Nothing inherently wrong with those things. But I…

The Thought: We live in a world that values speed and hurry over slow and steady. The result leads to burnout, depression, and anxiety because we’re behind and can’t keep up. We lack margin, peace, and joy. This is where I found myself—on the brink.…

The Art of Letting Go   [I’m heading to D.C. with the family for fun, good food, and to tour some amazing sites and museums. It’s also my wife’s birthday. So this week’s letter won’t be long.] The last year has been an incredible growth…

The Biology Gap   When your body can’t take you where you want to go.   “Your estrogen is <.5, and I’d like you at 40. Also, your testosterone is deficient. It makes a lot of sense why you don’t FEEL good.” That’s what the…

The Resources Gap   Identifying what’s keeping you stuck. If you missed Part 3, check out last week’s email. Today, we’re talking about The Resources Gap. So far, we’ve discussed Clarity, Belief, Alignment, Knowledge, and Skills. If you’ve identified and filled those gaps, I think…

Identifying what’s keeping you stuck. If you missed Part 2, check out last week’s email. Today, we’re talking only about The Skill Gap. The Skill Gap When you don’t know how to execute the knowledge you need to accomplish your goal. For example, I might…

Identifying what’s keeping you stuck. If you missed Part 1, check out last week’s email. Today, we’re talking only about The Knowledge Gap. I felt like last week’s email was too much for one newsletter, so I will cover The Knowledge Gap today. The Knowledge…